Russell

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NameRussellDescriptionEbenezer and Jane Russell and their 6 children, sailed from Scotland to Australia on the 'Portland' in 1840. Ebenezer came to work on the Terry’s Meadows Estate (Albion Park).

Isabella Croker’s Croom Estate was advertised for sale in August 1840 and was sold to Ebenezer Russell. Isabella Croker (nee Reddall) was daughter of the Rev. Thomas Reddall, and sister of John Reddall who married Martha Wentworth.

Ebenezer purchased 1280 acres for 5 shillings an acre in 1852. Ebenezer cleared the land for wheat and potato growing, later converting the land into farms most of which he leased.

Ebenezer and Jane’s farm at Stoney Creek, Croom, included a dairy, stables, and basalt flourmill, and was the focal point for the Stoney Creek farming community. The buildings still exist today and are some of the oldest in Shellharbour.

Ebenezer was present at the meeting regarding steam communication between Shellharbour and Sydney. He was elected as a councilor for the years 1859- 1864 and 1869-1876.

He joined a committee to build churches in the area and another committee to form the Southern Coast Steam Packet Co.

Ebenezer and Jane’s son John Russell was 26 when he bought farms at Terry’s Meadows and Johnston’s Meadows on the northern bank of the Macquarie Rivulet at Albion Park. He inherited his father’s Croom Estate and became the most prosperous man in the district, owning six other farms as well as town lots in Albion Park. John bought Marshall Mount House for his sister Elizabeth, who married George McDonald in 1871.

Ebenezer and Jane’s descendants, the Hamilton, McGill, Russell, Mathie and McDonald families, have carried on farming for generations in the district.

Children of Jane and Ebenezer:
Agnes bn.1830 Scotland died 1915 married James Hamilton.
Janet bn.1832 Scotland died 1904 married Moses King
Isabella bn.1832 Scotland died 1902 married James McGill. Janet and Isabella were twins.
John bn. 1834 Scotland. Unmarried.
Jane bn. 1837 Scotland died 1871 Unmarried.
Marion bn 1839 at sea died 1877 Unmarried.
Elizabeth bn.1842 Illawarra died 1920 married George McDonald.
Annie bn. 1845 Illawarra died 1905 married William Mathie.
Mary bn.1848 Illawarra died 1892 married Esau Longbottom.

Sources:
Shipping Records.
N.S.W.Birth,Death and Marriage Records.
Tongarra Heritage Files.

External LinkRussells Farm Croom 1870Local Intelligence 1873Obituary Mrs RussellOriginal Poetry, Lines Written to the Memory of Ebenezer RussellObituary Mrs Moses KingDeath Mrs MathieObituary Miss Catherine Gow housekeeper for John RussellDeath of Mrs HamiltonObituary Late Mrs Agnes HamiltonObituary Mrs McGillA South Coast Pioneer Mr John RussellEstate of Late John Russell Valued at 70,000 PoundsJamberoo 1864

John Russell, c.1870.

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CollectionFamiliesFamilyMcDonaldHamiltonMathieMcGillKing, (Moses Branch)Gray (John and Janetta)LocalityCroomPersonRussell, JohnPlaceGlenbrook Homestead GroupKimmorleyRelated ItemHome of Ebenezer Russell 1856Jane RussellElizabeth Russell (1842-1920)View south-west from Ebenezer Russell's homestead, 'Croome'Ruin of the flour Mill on Ebenezer Russell's original 'Croom' EstateThe stables at Ebenezer Russell's Croom farmThe Dairy on Ebenezer Russell's 'Croom' farmThe Dairy on Ebenezer Russell's 'Croom' farm

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