Thomas Gordon.Thomas married Ann Smith.
Ann Smith.Ann married Thomas Gordon.
They had the following children:
M i Charles Molston Gordon
John Pilmore Collitis [Parents] was born 1 on 8 Feb 1803 in Castlereagh, Nsw, Australia. He died 2 on 2 Jun 1886 in Myall Park, Forbes, New South Wales, Australia. He was buried 3 on 5 Jun 1886 in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia. He married 4 Hannah Lees on 28 Jan 1822 in Christ Church, Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia.
NOTES FROM "OUR FAMILY ROOTS" by Lorna Hawkins & Gai Rimmer
John Pilmore spent his early years in the Castlereagh area where Pierce and Mary lived at Birds Eye Corner. In 1824 he was still at Castlereagh working his father's farm, whilst his mother and father had moved to the Hartley District.
In 1839 John was granted 150 acres at the Vale of Clwydd (Hartley). John and Hannah later moved further afield to the Canowindra area.
Hannah is said to be the first white woman at Canowindra. They were the first to hold Bangaroo Station, however, they were driven off Bangaroo by natives, and the following was made up about them -"With spears and womeras, and boomerangs too,
They hunted poor Johnny from Bangaroo,
And Hannah and Bridget and children, too,
Were forced to flee from Bangaroo"It would appear that John and his family returned to Hartley, no doubt due to their trouble on Bangaroo and also his mother Mary, passed away in 1841 followed by Pierce in 1848.
Pierce, in his will dated 1st August 1841, left to John "two farms of 150 acres, each situated in the County of Cook...these farms adjoin and are bounded on the North by Mt. York Farm on the East and South by Mountain range and on the West by James Morris' farm and are now in the occupation of my son John Collits". Mt. York farm was left to his brother James.
They eventually settled at Back Creek near Cowra and John died at Myall Park near Forbes in 1886 at the age of 83 years from Senile Decay 10 days. In his will he left everything to his daughter Esther Young, who was a widow at the time.Notes for JOHN PILMORE COLLITS:
John was the first Collits child to be born in the Colony and was aged 18 when he married 17 year old Hannah Lees at Christ Church, Castlereagh. (Taken from notes by Lorna Hawkins).More About JOHN PILMORE COLLITS:
Baptism: 11 August 1805, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
Burial: 5 June 1886, Forbes, New South Wales, Australia.
Cause of Death: Senile Decay
Death Registration: Transcription18
Medical Information: Duration: 10 DaysMore About JOHN COLLITS and HANNA LEES:
Marriage: 28 January 1822, Christ Church, Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia.
Hannah Lees [Parents] was born 1 on 24 Jun 1804 in Castlereagh, NSW, Australia. She died 2 on 26 Dec 1874 in Back Creek, near Cowra, NSW, Australia. She was buried 3 on 27 Dec 1874 in Cowra Cemetery, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia. She married 4 John Pilmore Collitis on 28 Jan 1822 in Christ Church, Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia.
Notes for HANNA LEES:
NOTES FROM "OUR FAMILY ROOTS" by Lorna Hawkins & Gai Rimmer:Hannah was the daughter of John Lees and Mary Stevens who arrived in the colony within 3 years of each other - John as a private soldier on the "Ganges" 2nd June 1797 and Mary as a convict on the "Earl Cornwallis" 12th June 1801. John Lees was granted 90 acres at Castlereagh, and appears to have been an alcoholic until one day he decided to change ways and devote his life to God. On 7th October 1817 a small wooden Church was opened for worship - John had given the land and had the first Wesleyan Church built in the Southern Hemisphere. He and Mary are both buried in this Churchyard. (Taken from notes by Lorna Hawkins).
More About HANNA LEES:
Burial: 27 December 1874, Cowra Cemetery, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
Cause of Death: Asthma
Death Registration: Transcription
Medical Information: Duration: 5 Months
They had the following children:
F i Maria Collitis was born 1 in 1824 in Castlereagh, Nsw, Australia. She died 2 on 14 Jun 1883 in Walgett, Nsw, Australia. F ii Mary Collitis F iii Susanna Collitis was born 1 on 5 May 1829. She died 2 before 1826. F iv Jane Collitis was born 1 on 4 Jun 1831. She died 2 on 12 Jun 1847. She was buried 3 in Mt York, Nsw, Australia. F v Esther Collitis was born 1 on 10 Oct 1833 in Belubula, (Canowindra), New South Wales, Australia. She died 2 on 18 Jan 1912. F vi Sarah Collitis was born 1 on 30 Aug 1836 in Mt York, Nsw, Australia. She was christened 2 on 1 Sep 1836 in Henry Fulton, Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia. She died 3 in Dec. M vii Pierce Collitis was born 1 on 13 Mar 1840 in Hartley, New South Wales, Australia. He died 2 on 7 Aug 1914 in Sand Hills, Jemalong Shire, District of Asburnham at Forbes, New South Wales, Australia. M viii John M Collitis was born 1 on 25 May 1842 in Mt York, Nsw, Australia.
Pierce Collitis.Pierce married Mary Hardwick.
Mary Hardwick.Mary married Pierce Collitis.
They had the following children:
M i John Pilmore Collitis
James Sherringham was born 1 on 11 Mar 1815 in Castlereagh, Nsw, Australia. He died 2 on 27 Oct 1862 in Mount Victoria Inn, District of Hartley, New South Wales, Australia. He was buried 3 on 29 Oct 1862 in County York Burial Ground, New South Wales, Australia. He married 4 Mary Collitis on 26 May 1845 in The Hermitage, Bowenfels, New South Wales, Australia.
More About JAMES SHERRINGHAM:
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Medical Information: Inquest Jury found cause of death as apoplexy
Mary Collitis [Parents] was born 1 on 8 Dec 1826 in Castlereagh, Nsw, Australia. She died 2 on 3 Mar 1851 in Mt York, Nsw, Australia. She was buried 3 in Mt York, Nsw, Australia. She married 4 James Sherringham on 26 May 1845 in The Hermitage, Bowenfels, New South Wales, Australia.
James Torbett was born about 1845. He married 1 Elizabeth Montgomery on 11 Nov 1856 in Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland.
No 37 in DGFHS Booklet LESWALT Erected by James TORBETT in loving memory of his wife Elizabeth MONTGOMERY who died at Ervie 25th April 1900 aged 65 years. Also their daughter Grace who died 13th Sept 1877 aged 13 months. Also their son James who died at Ervie 18th Dec 1915 aged 49. Also the said James TORBETT, who died at Ervie 18th Dec 1915 aged 49. Also the said James TORBETT who died 28th sept 1916 aged 82. Also their son Andrew who died 2nd May 1918 aged 45. " Be thou faithful unto death and I shall give thee a crown of life". No 39 (Granite stone within a cast-ron frame) "Erected by Mary KERR in memory of her affectionate husband Alexander MONTGOMERY North Douloch who died 30th March 1866. Also their children William died 30th Dec 1850, Margaret died 9th Aug 1865, Agnes who died 27th April 1875 aged 44 years. Also the above Mary KERR his wife who died 24th June 1877 aged 72 years. Also their grandson George MONTGOMERY Batchelor of Arts, Newzealand University who died at Edinburgh 30th Sept 1880 aged 24 years. Also their grandson Charles Grole KERR who died at *Wei..... 20th June 1902 aged 24 years. "Blessed are the dead, who died in the Lord". *could be Weirston 36A Erected by Janet RAMSAY, High Ervie in memory of my beloved husband Alexander TORBETT who died 12th Feby 1901 aged 39 years. Also the above Janet RAMSAY who died at Weirston 1st Nov 1950 aged 83 years.
Elizabeth Montgomery.Elizabeth married 1 James Torbett on 11 Nov 1856 in Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland.
They had the following children:
M i William Torbett was born 1 on 2 Oct 1857 in Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland. F ii Mary Torbett was born 1 on 9 Jul 1859 in Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland. M iii Alexander Torbett was born 1 on 12 Apr 1861 in Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland. F iv Anne Torbett was born 1 on 28 Apr 1863 in Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland. M v James Torbett was born 1 on 30 Oct 1866 in Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland. M vi John Torbett was born 1 on 19 Feb 1869 in Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland. M vii George Montgomery Torbett M viii Andrew Torbett was born 1 on 31 Aug 1872 in Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland. M ix Adam Kerr Torbett was born 1 on 13 Nov 1874 in Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland.
Richard Thomas Lees [Parents] was born 1 on 5 Aug 1805 in Castlereagh NSW, Australia. He died 2 on 15 Nov 1891 in Bandon Station, Forbes, Nsw, Australia. He was buried 3 on 15 Nov 1891 in Forbes Anglican Cemetery Nsw. He married 4 Ann Styles on 20 Feb 1830 in St. James Church of England, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Other marriages:Foley, Ann
Ann Styles [Parents] was born 1 on 6 Nov 1814 in St. Phillips, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She died 2 on 16 Apr 1844 in Benevolent Asylum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was buried 3 on 17 Apr 1844 in Central Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She married 4 Richard Thomas Lees on 20 Feb 1830 in St. James Church of England, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Richard Hill was the Officiation Minister with Lewis Leak and Charlotte Harper as the witnesses. Richard was aged twenty five and Ann was aged sixteen years at the time of their marriage.
Occupation: Home Duties
They had the following children:
M i Edward Richard Lees was born 1 on 30 Jan 1831 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. He died 2 on 3 Sep 1912 in Trangie, District of Narromine, New South Wales, Australia. M ii Alexander Lees was born 1 on 27 Aug 1832 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. He died 2 on 16 Jul 1833 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. F iii Jane Ann Lees was born 1 on 25 Mar 1835 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. She died 2 on 13 Feb 1906 in Orange, NSW, Australia. F iv Lucy Lees was born 1 on 3 Sep 1837 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. She died 2 in 1839 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. M v Henry Lees was born 1 on 8 Feb 1840 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. He died 2 on 16 Feb 1840 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
James Styles.James married Mary Wilson.
Mary Wilson.Mary married James Styles.
They had the following children:
F i Ann Styles
John Lees [Parents] was born 1 on 19 Sep 1807 in Castlereagh, NSW, Australia. He was christened 2 on 2 Feb 1812 in St. Matthew's Church, Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. He died 3 on 22 Dec 1848 in Castlereagh, NSW, Australia. He was buried 4 on 24 Dec 1848 in Upper Castlereagh Methodist Church, New South Wales, Australia. He married 5 Ann Bolton on 24 Dec 1830 in Anglican Christ Church, Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia.
Notes for JOHN LEES:
FROM THE FILES OF ROBERT WRIGHT:John Lees Jr. was born at the River Nepean in the District of Evan (later renamed Castlereagh) in the colony of New South Wales on September 19, 1807, the son of John Lees and Mary Stevens. His parents, who already had five children, were married at St. Phillip's Church Sydney on November 20, 1809. John Lees Jr. was baptised at St. Matthew's Church Windson on February 2, 1812. He grew up on his parents' farm at Castlereagh, and one day in 1815 there came a knock at the door of the family cottage and a voice called out "Will you receive a Wesleyan missionary?" John opened the door and laid hold of the stranger's bridle with the one hand and the stirrup with the other and said "Get off sir, my father will be glad to see you" (John's father had recently undergone a religious awakening).
The newcomer was the Reverend Samuel Leigh, and he spent the evening in prayer with the family. This was the beginning of Methodist worship in Castlereagh, and the Reverend Samuel Leigh would become a frequent visitor to the Lees family over the years. In March 1821, at the age of 13, John Lees Jr. had Banns called for his marriage to Catherine Byfield, listing him as 21 years old, but this was forbidden by his father. By 1828 John was working as a labourer for his brother-in-law George Nash, a farmer in the District of Evan. On February 20, 1830 he petitioned Governor Sir Ralph Darling in the following terms:
"To His Excellency Lieutenant General R. Darling, Governor and Commander in Chief, etc, etc, etc.
The Humble Memorial of John Lees - native of the colony, Most Respectfully Sheweth
That you Excellency's Memorialist presuming on your Excellency's goodness beg leave most respectfully to approach your Excellency for the indulgence of a Grant of land, and to add for your Excellency's information the following particulats of his circumstances. viz
That Memorialist is twenty three years of age - unmarried.
That he never received any land from Government by grant or purchase. That he holds fifteen acres of land by inheritance.
That Memorialist is a farmer, and obtains an honest livelihood by the cultivation of his farm.
That being desirous of extending his cultivation should it please your Excellency to grant him a farm he will reside in an improve it.
That Memorialist is the second son of Mr. John Lees a very respectable settler formerly of the 102nd Regiment who resides in the farm granted him for his services in the district of Evan.
That Memorialist having the means, with the assistance of his father, of improving a new farm, and being of an irreproachable character he most humbly hopes your Excellency will be pleased to consider him worthy of indulgence.
Therefore most respectfully solicits your Excellency to be graciously pleased to order Memorialist a Grant of Land and your Excellency's Memorialist as in duty bound will ever pray.
John Lees."John's petition was countersigned by John MacHenry, J.P., and the Reverend Henry Fulton, who appended by way of character reference: "Memorialist is a very Sober, industrious and honest young man and deserves tobe encouraged".
Apparently there was some confusion in the Surveryor General's office between John and his father, and S.A. Perry, deputy to Surveyor General Sir Thomas Mitchell, returned the memorial to Captain Thomas Wright, Police Superintendent at Penrith, for clarification on July 29, with the following comment on the back of it: "Order dated 31 March 1821 for 80 Acres and 14 April 1825 for 284 Acres - but it is not known whether they refer to this person". On August 10 Captain Wright responded writing from the Police Office to Captain William John Dumaresq, a member of the Land Board in Sydney, in the following terms"
"Sir,
I have the honor to forward to you the accompanying Memorial an in enquiry, I beg to acquaint you that the quantity of land marked on the back thereof was granted to the applicant's father who resides in this district. I am informed that John Lees Jr., the Memorialist, never received any land from Government."On August 25 the Land Board stated that they had no objections to the application, and John was approved to received a small grant. The bond was transmitted to Captain Wright on October 20, and John was required to call on him to execute it. He did this on November 16, and on December 4 he was allowed to select his land grant.
John Lees Jr. married Ann Bolton, daughter of Robert Bolton and Ann Smith, by Banns at the Castlereagh Church of England on December 24, 1830 in the presence of John's sister and brother-in-law, Esther and Edward Field, the Reverend Henry Fulton officiating. John and Ann both signed with their mark. A month later, on January 31, 1831, they were witnesses at the marriage of Ann's sister, Sarah Bolton, to James Mills, also at the Castlereagh Church of England. John and Ann's first child Maria, was born at Castlereagh on August 8, 1832. They had her baptised on September 9 by Reverend Fulton. Their second child, Mary Ann, was born at Castlereagh on June 16, 1834. They had her baptised on July 27 by Reverend Fulton. Their third child, Esther, was born at Castlereagh on July 24, 1836.
Later that year John's father, John Lees Sr., died, and John inherited a further part of the family farm at Castlereagh, which he continued to work. John and Ann's fourth child, Sarah, was born at Castlereagh on October 19, 1838. They had her baptised on November 18 by Reverend Fulton. Their fifth child, John, was born at Castlereah on December 14, 1840. They had him baptised on January 6, 1841 by the Reverend Frederick Lewis. The same day the Methodists of Castlereagh, including John's wife Ann, held their first tea meeting to raise money for a new brick Methodist Chapel, the old wooden one built by John's father being dilapidated and too small for the congregation.
John carried on his father's religious work, remaining a devout Methodist all his life. Prayer meetings were regularly held at his house, which were attended by such men as Joseph Stanton and James Rutledge, and "many were subsequently brought into the glorious liberty of the children of God." On June 29, 1842 John was a witness at the marriage of James Rutledge to Lucy Ann Field at the Methodist Chapel at Castlereagh. Sometime around 1842 John and Ann moved to Llandilo, near South Creek, and their sixth child, Annie, was born there on April 23, 1843. John and Ann took their children over a rough bush track every Sunday to attend Divine worship at the Methodist Chapel at Castlereagh. John and Ann's seventh child, Samuel, was born on May 17, 1845. They had him baptised at Castlereagh on July 2 by the Reverend Jonathon Innes.
In 1846 the erection of the new brick Chapel was commenced at Castlereagh. John Lees Jr. assisted in the building, the bricks being made on land at the rear of the Church grounds. John and Ann's eighth and last child, Jane, was born at Llandilo on July 27, 1847. They had her baptised on August 22 by the Reverend William Scholfield. That year they moved from Llandilo to a farm on Castlereagh Road. That year too the building of the new Methodist Chapel was completed. It measured 40 feet by 25 feet and was built by the side of the old Chapel. It had cost £250, the money being raised by the Methodists of Castlereagh in a total of 22 tea meetings. The new Chapel was officially opened on Wednesday, February 16, and Sunday, February 20, 1848.
John Lees Jr. died at the age of 41 at South Creek on December 22, 1848. He was buried in the small cemetery adjoining the Methodist Chapel at Castlereagh on December 24, 1848, the Reverend Frederick Lewis officiating, and his grave may still be seen there today. He was survived by his wife Ann and his eight children. In his short but eventful life John Lees Jr. had been a labourer and a farmer, carrying on the work of his father by his devotion to Methodism and by helping to build a new Methodist Chapel at Castlereagh. He also raised a large family, as a result of which he has hundreds of descendants in Australia today.
Ann Bolton [Parents] was born 1 on 13 Mar 1814 in Agnes Banks, near Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. She died 2 on 22 Nov 1901 in Hutchinson Street, St. Peters, New South Wales, Australia. She married 3 John Lees on 24 Dec 1830 in Anglican Christ Church, Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia.
Notes for ANN BOLTON:
THE NEPEAN TIMES, PENRITH - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30th 1904 (Page 3 Middle Column)
BEYONE THE VEIL - ONE OF OUR OLDEST IDENTITIES GONE
DEATH OF MRS R REES, SEN.
A link with the far, far, past.
By death worn through at last.In the person of Mrs R Rees, sen., whose mortal remains were interred at Castlereagh on Saturday afternoon last, the district has lost one of its oldest identities and at that, one connected in the far past with the best life. Born in 1814, Ann Bolton was early in touch with the powerful religious forces which energised in the neighborhood of Castlereagh.
Those were the days when the missionary swam rivers, hungered often, and slept with his head in the saddle. This is by the way, in a sense; and yet no memoir of this lady now departed would be worth the writing if full reference was not made to her religion - which was her life. There are but few now living who can tell the history of this part when Mrs Rees (as she was known by a second marriage) was not an active and prominent figure in it.
Everywhere one moves, and whenever her recent death is a topic of conversation, grey-headed men are heard to say "Yes, she was a grand woman, and she has been like that ever since I first knew her - which must be over fifty years". At a very early age Ann Bolton became the wife of John Lees, who by the way, can not be passed over with that brief reference. For Castlereagh is the cradle of Australian Methodism, and the first of our no-so-many churches was, practically, the gift of John Lees, Sen., father of the man we have noticed above. The last named was host to Sammuel Leigh, first Wesleyan missionary to this country, and a congenial host he must have been "Like father like son", it was too; and the Methodist Church at Castlereagh found two pillars in John Lees, jnr., and his wife, the latter being converted some sixty years ago. Eight children resulting from this union, of whom four remain: Mrs J Flack, of Pennant Hills; Mrs C Colless of Mudgee; Mrs W Wright of Castlereagh; and Mr J Lees of Dubbo. Later, the widowed Mrs Lees was married to Richard Rees, and to him there were born six children, five of whom are now living: Mr R Rees, of Castlereagh; Mr B Rees, of Wellington; Mrs J Fog, of St. Peters; Mrs Willmott, Cooma; and Mrs T Mason, Castlereagh. But perhaps the most interesting feature in this connection is the unusual fact of the deceased having seen here descendants to the fifth generation - all natives, let us remember. This descent was to be traced in five instances. But to return to the lady herself. For many years she survived the second husband, and "Gran" Rees continued to be known when many of the young and strong had passed away. To know her was to love her, and where the religion of others might have repelled, with her it had a charm which was irresistible. She was an evangelist of the highest order, and in her day of strength knew how to minister to the bodies of her neighbours as well as to their souls. In fact one could not visitMore About ANN BOLTON:
Burial: 23 November 1901, Upper Castlereagh Methodist Church, New South Wales, Australia.
Cause of Death: Asthenia - Old age
Medical Information: Duration: 4 weeks
Occupation: Home Duties
Robert Bolton was born about 1789. He married Ann Smith.
Ann Smith was born about 1794. She married Robert Bolton.
They had the following children:
F i Ann Bolton
Frederick Charles Cassell.Frederick married 1 Elizabeth Carter in 1884 in Hillston NSW, Australia.
Elizabeth Carter [Parents] was born 1 about 1850 in England. She married 2 Frederick Charles Cassell in 1884 in Hillston NSW, Australia.
Other marriages:Weston, Edward
Immigration April 1853- Sacramento
They had the following children:
F i Ethel A Cassell was born 1 in 1886 in Hillston NSW, Australia. M ii Charles W Cassell was born 1 in 1887 in Balmain, Nsw, Australia. M iii Frederick Robert Cassell