George Gray
Bungarby 1837 Descendants
The following has been submitted by Kevin Farley <kevinfarley-at-optusnet.com.au>Letter Titled: GEORGE GRAY & OTHERS This document is a complete cop y of a letter supplied to the Gray family some 40 years ago It is not known who undertook the research It is basically extracts from the CCL (Commissioner of Crown Lands in NSW)
| 1828 |
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| Oct-Nov |
Census: Geo Gray, 56, Conditional Pardon, Ship "Britannia" in 1796, Life Sentence, Catholic, Laborer, (Had farm at Bringelly 12 horned Cattle) Hannah 38, Conditional Pardon, Ship "Lord Melville" in 1816, 14 years, Protestant, Eliza 15, Born Colony, Thos 11 do, Jane 9 do, Mary 4 do, Edward 3 do, George 1 do.(Additional Notes: Eliza is a misspelling and should
have been Alicia Eliza was not BC but came on the Lord Melville Hugh is recorded under McKenzie and came on the Lord Melville) |
| 1837 |
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| July 17 |
Henry Pingcombe "Monaroo to CCL – In notes of your last circuit Geo Gray has a station on the back of Snowy River nominally belonging to his son-in-law Thos McKenzie (Eliza 24) and he also conducts Mr. B Wharby’s establishment within ½ mile of this station. On 12th inst last Mr. Wharby’s establishment was supplied with Spirits, obtained from Gray’s – a large quantity having recently been brought there. (Additional Notes: Thos
McKenzie was Georges stepson not son-in-law and Eliza should be Alicia) |
| July 31 |
George Gray in charge of Benj Warbys Station at Bungarby (Bongarby) (Monaroo District) could not tell CCL whether Ben had a licence for it. Erected on Station are Slab Hut and Stockyard and 700 cattle are on run. It is near Mr. Henry Pingcombes residence. Ben lives at Campbelltown. George had his own property at Bungarby and also was the overseer on the Warby run |
| Oct |
(PP of CCL) Geo Gray took up Pelican Lagoon run Murray No 48, 12,800 acres, 350 cattle, between Ovens and King Rivers, Wangaratta "Geo Gray Snr and Executors" (Additional Notes: Not sure what Executors means as George Snr was still alive) |
| 1839 |
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| Aug 19 |
Geo Gray, Licensee & Superintendent Pelican lagoon (4 miles from Oxley Plains – 7 people, Slab Hut, Low Marshy country, watered by King River. 2 mile to station on opposite bank of Ovens (Laceby) Visited by CCL |
| Sept 19 |
Gray has station 7 miles up on the Left Bank of Ovens – The Pelican (from crossing place) |
| Nov 25 |
Gray at Ovens |
| 1840 |
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| June 30 |
G Gray |
of Pelican Lagoon Ovens River |
received Licence for |
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Situated in M’bidgee (District) |
1/7/39 to 30/6/40 |
Pd £10- |
| Sept 30 |
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1/7/40 to 30/6/41 |
Pd £10- |
| 1842 |
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| July 1 |
Geo Gray |
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1/7/41 to 30/6/42 |
Pd £10- |
| 1843 |
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| Sept 30 |
Geo Gray |
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1/7/42 to 30/6/43 |
Pd £10- |
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1/7/43 to 30/6/44 |
Pd £10- |
| 1844 |
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| Feb 23 |
Pelican Lagoon G.Gray Licensee – Thos Woster Supt, 8 People Slab Hut, watered by Ovens & King Rivers, Visited by CCL - Black Dog Creek (Lillyput) Final Station excised from Bontheramba – Woster, Gray, Gullifer *see also Rowan Bros from Black Dog Creek Station |
| July 1 |
(Stock Return) Geo Gray (Licensee) Pelican Lagoon Proprietors of Stock - Geo Gray - Thos McKenzie Superintendent Hugh McKenzie Mary Woster Hugh McKenzie - Edward Gray Nominal list of Persons Employed Geo Gray Proprietor – H McKenzie Supt, Thos McKenzie Laborer, Edward
Gray Stock Keeper, Hannah & Jane Gray, Mary Woster, Cornelius Donelly Laborer. 4 M Establishment extent, Watered by King & Ovens; 16 acres cultivated (signed Geo Gray) Free 5 males 3 females No bond people |
Notes : "Additional Notes" are not part of original letter" Hugh McKenzie took over as Sup’t after Thos Woster (Convict via Eliza 3, Arr 18/11/1828 from
London) was killed in the Melbourne Cattle Yards on 5/10/1844 after being kicked by a steer. Thomas Woster was the Overlander for the Gray’s and was married to Mary Gray - George and Hannah’s daughter - having married her at Goulburn NSW 7/4/1838 in the presence of her mother. We assume that George was at the wedding also as they were at Bongarby at the time. The Grays
had both The Pelican and Black Dog Creek Stations in North East Victoria. George Henry Gray held the licence for BDC We have no record of George Snr having a farm at Bringelly, but he did have his own cattle (refer census).The Crisps were also in the Bongarby area at the same time as the Grays – (Refer 1828 census under Amos and
Elizabeth Crisp F-G (family group)) 19 August 1839 – 7 people (the possible lineup): George Gray Snr - Licensee & Superintendent Hannah Gray Thomas Woster Mary Woster (nee Gray) George Henry Gray Edward Joseph Gray Hugh McKenzie Thos McKenzie
23 February 1844 - 8 people (the possible lineup): George Gray Snr - Licensee Hannah Gray Thomas Woster - Superintendent (Thos died 10/5/1844) Mary Woster (nee Gray) George Henry Gray Edward Joseph Gray Hugh McKenzie Thos McKenzie Jane McKenzie 1 July
1844 Stock Return – 8 people Geo Gray Snr - Proprietor H McKenzie - Superintendent Thos McKenzie - Laborer, Edward Gray - Stock Keeper, Hannah Gray Jane Gray, Mary Woster, Cornelius Donelly - Laborer.
Descendants of George Gray
Kevin Farley <kevinfarley-at-optusnet.com.au> 23.07.06, 22.11.06
Recompiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database: 26.06.08
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