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NameReddallDescriptionJohn Reddall arrived in Sydney in 1820 with his parents, the Reverend Thomas and Isabella Reddall, and six brothers and sisters. In 1828, he married Martha Wentworth, the daughter of original Peterborough Estate (Shellharbour) owner D’Arcy Wentworth, and half-sister to explorer and politician William Charles Wentworth.

John Reddall was active in trade between Sydney and India, and by 1827 had a 400-acre grant with permission to purchase a further 6000 acres in the Colony. In 1840, John went bankrupt and by 1844 was confined in the mental asylum at Tarban Creek, Gladesville. His wife Martha, died in 1847, but even before this, John’s mother Isabella cared for his children.

John and Martha’s son, Thomas Alexander Reddall was born in 1832. Thomas Alexander inherited 2741 acres of his grandfather D’Arcy Wentworth’s original estate on his mother’s death in 1847. The area was north of Shellharbour Village.

In 1857, Thomas married Charlotte Osborne, daughter of Henry Osborne of Marshall Mount. The family lived at Captain Addison’s original home on the shore of Lake Illawarra near Mount Warrigal. Stephen Addison had also married one of D’Arcy Wentworth’s daughters and managed the Peterborough Estate for his father-in-law in the early 1800’s.

Thomas and Charlotte had several children, and sadly, many died as babies.
Sophie b.1858,
Maud b.1860 (died 1860),
Osborne b.1861,
William b.1863,
George D'Arcy b.1865,
Sarah b.1866,
John Ernest b.1868,
James b.1869 (died 1870),
Charlotte b.1870 (died 1870),
Jane b.1870 (died 1871),
Mary b.1873 (died 1873), and
Thomas b.1875.

Osborne Henry went on to become a doctor, and left an estate worth 83,003 pounds on his death in 1927
Thomas and Charlotte’s son, John Ernest Reddall, the great grandson of D’Arcy Wentworth, married local girl Sarah 'Maud' Craig.

Maude was the daughter of John Craig and Sarah Ann Baxter. Sarah Ann Baxter was the daughter of Captain William who arrived as a convict, and was one of the earliest European settlers in Shellharbour.

John and Maude settled at Stoney Range where they built their family home, and named it 'Wentworth'.

Wentworth Cottage Park marks the site of the Reddall homestead today.

External LinkJohn Reddall Supreme Court 1836Law Intelligence Supreme Court Criminal Side 1836Convict John Mead 1842Marriage Reddall - Osborne 1857Reddall's Gate 1861Death William Charles Reddall 1886Messrs Reddall's Auction 1893Marriage Reddall - Craig 1899JE Reddall vs Henry Harris 1899Birth Reddall 'Wentworth' 1900Shellharbour 1905J Reddall Sheep 1905The Farmer - A Sheep Farm 1907J Reddall Sheep Farming 1908J. Reddall Foxes 1909Obituary Miss Catherine Roach, Housekeeper to TA Reddall 1910Death Dr OH Reddall 1926Early Illawarra by Frank Wilkinson 1935Obituary John Ernest Reddall 1944Mrs M Reddall 1950Late Dr Reddall Estate 1927Dr Osborne Reddall Estate 1927

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