Longbottom

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NameLongbottomAlternative NameTransported 1833 'Asia' for stealing 150 yards of woollen cloth - 14 yearsDescriptionEsau George Longbottom was born in Yorkshire in about 1814. He was convicted of stealing 150 yards of woollen cloth and was transported to Australia aboard the 'Asia' in 1833.

Esau had four known children with Catherine (Kate) Lippear, an Aboriginal woman from the Newcastle area.

George b.1846 (married Ann Judson)
Jane 1849 (died 1931, Stockton)
John 1852 (married Minnie Broughton)
James 1854 (married Maria Amotto, died 1895, Berry)
Esau b.1856 (married Mary Russell, died 1896, Berry)

The couple moved to the Shoalhaven, and their children were born at Kiama and Bolong.

Catherine died at Nowra in 1864, and Esau in 1879. They were buried at the Numbaa Cemetery.

Esau and Catherine’s son Esau Jnr, married Mary Russell in 1877 in the Shoalhaven. Mary was the daughter of Ebenezer and Jane Russell of Croom.

Esau and Mary lived in both the Shoalhaven and Croom areas. They had several known children including

Ernest Scott 1877 (married Kezia Bonser, died 1950, Redfern)
Esau ‘Pluck’ 1879 (married Emily Lucas, died 1944, Kiama)
Frederick ‘Bailey’ 1882 (married Alice Lucas, died 1942, Kiama)
Mary Ann 1883 (married Walter Conlon, died 1946, Murwillumbah)
Laura 1885 (died 1885, Kiama)
Ida 1886 (married Samuel Hill)
Bertha 1888 (married Frederick Lucas, died 1934, Kiama)
Reginald 1891 (married Elizabeth Weir, died 1938, Rockdale)

Esau ‘Pluck’ Longbottom was a renowned South Coast cricketer and passed the love of the game to his sons William, Arthur, Henry and John.

External LinkDeath Esau Longbottom 1879Esau Longbottom Jnr 1878Riotous Conduct 1879Kiama Police Court 1880Quarter Sessions Case 1880Kiama Police Court 1885Indecent Assault 1899The Late George Longbottom 1936Obituary Mrs Emily Jane Longbottom 1938Obituary Mr Fred Longbottom Aged 60 Years 1942Esau Longbottom 64 Years 1944Obituary MR E Longbottom 1944

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CollectionFamiliesFirst NationsFamilyRussellLongbottomLocalityCroomPersonRussell, John

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