James Taylor McDougall, 17951856 (aged 61 years)

Name
James Taylor /McDougall/
Given names
James Taylor
Surname
McDougall
Birth
Name of addressee: Jews Harp House Street
Note: Born 24 Aug 1795 (S233)
Emigration
Note: James arrived on the ship 'Barwell' as a child with his siblings and parents. They were free settlers. The ship's indent:Andrew - settler

James arrived on the ship 'Barwell' as a child with his siblings and parents. They were free settlers. The ship's indent:Andrew - settler
Elizabeth - wife of settler
Thomas aged 10 - child of settler
John Kerr aged 8 - child of settler
Andrew Jr aged 5 - child of settler
James Taylor aged 3 - child of settler
Elizabeth Maria aged 1 - child of settler.

Property
Note: John Howe's expeditions from the to discover an overland route to the Hunter were successful by 1820. Most of the explorers in the party were well known to the McDougalls and their journey was followed with great interest. Baulkham Hills was becoming overcrowded and the was prone at the time to near annual devastating floods. Andrew quickly secured grants at the Hunter for each of his five sons. The grants were proclaimed on 13 May 1823.

John Howe's expeditions from the to discover an overland route to the Hunter were successful by 1820. Most of the explorers in the party were well known to the McDougalls and their journey was followed with great interest. Baulkham Hills was becoming overcrowded and the was prone at the time to near annual devastating floods. Andrew quickly secured grants at the Hunter for each of his five sons. The grants were proclaimed on 13 May 1823.

James' grant of 900 acres ran northwest of Singleton and was named after the McDougall's ancestral castle.

Marriage
Note: Elizabeth was reputedly the first white woman to cross Dunolly Ford.
Property
Note: By 1833 James and his brothers formed Piallaway Station on the Liverpool Plains where they ran some 5000 cattle.
Religion
Note: From 1834, James and Elizabeth's relationship with the Presbyterian church became more entrenched. The first church service and baptisms were performed at their home by the Rev. McGarven in 1834.
Occupation
Address: 'Dunolly'
Note: By 1838 James had established a brickworks at Dunolly in addition to farming. A 'kiln' of bricks, destined for their new home, was instead donated for the construction of a new Kirk. James became a 'reader' in the church from then until his death. Other buildings made from Dunolly bricks included 'Abbey Green', 'Billingsley' and 'Merah'.
Death
Burial
Cemetery: Glenridding Uniting Church Cemetery
Note: James and his wife Elizabeth were first buried at the old Ptesbyterian cemetery and then reinterred at Glenridding on the Putty Road. Their impressive brick and sandstone vault includes a dedication to his settler father Andrew McDougall (the elder) and is next to brother Andrew and many other members of the family and friends.
Family with parents
father
17591824
Birth: June 9, 1759 Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United KIngdom
Death: March 20, 1824Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mother
17611817
Birth: December 17, 1761Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: October 27, 1817Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage MarriageMay 15, 1786Soho, London, England, United Kingdom
22 months
elder brother
17881826
Birth: March 15, 1788 28 26 St Pancreas, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: May 14, 1826Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
elder brother
17901838
Birth: September 24, 1790 31 28 St Giles, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: November 28, 1838Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
elder brother
17931880
Birth: May 19, 1793 33 31 Mary-le-bone, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: May 28, 1880Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
himself
17951856
Birth: May 19, 1795 35 33 Mary-le-bone, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: October 5, 1856Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
younger sister
17971886
Birth: June 4, 1797 37 35 Mary-le-bone, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: November 9, 1886Raymond Terrace, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
4 years
younger brother
18001888
Birth: November 23, 1800 41 38 Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: January 22, 1888West Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Family with Elizabeth Bowden
himself
17951856
Birth: May 19, 1795 35 33 Mary-le-bone, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: October 5, 1856Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
wife
Marriage MarriageJanuary 14, 1831Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
daughter
18321913
Birth: 1832 36 16 New South Wales, Australia
Death: April 29, 1913Elizabeth Bay, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 years
daughter
18351930
Birth: August 27, 1835 40 19 Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1930
2 years
daughter
18371929
Birth: 1837 41 21 New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 11, 1929Chatswood, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
daughter
4 years
daughter
18421937
Birth: 1842 46 26 New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1937
2 years
daughter
5 years
son
3 years
son
18491879
Birth: 1849 53 33
Death: March 1, 1879
3 years
son
18511865
Birth: 1851 55 35 New South Wales, Australia
Death: February 1865
3 years
son
18541905
Birth: May 24, 1854 59 38 Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Death: September 8, 1905
Birth

Born 24 Aug 1795 (S233)

Emigration

James arrived on the ship 'Barwell' as a child with his siblings and parents. They were free settlers. The ship's indent:Andrew - settler
Elizabeth - wife of settler
Thomas aged 10 - child of settler
John Kerr aged 8 - child of settler
Andrew Jr aged 5 - child of settler
James Taylor aged 3 - child of settler
Elizabeth Maria aged 1 - child of settler.

Property

John Howe's expeditions from the to discover an overland route to the Hunter were successful by 1820. Most of the explorers in the party were well known to the McDougalls and their journey was followed with great interest. Baulkham Hills was becoming overcrowded and the was prone at the time to near annual devastating floods. Andrew quickly secured grants at the Hunter for each of his five sons. The grants were proclaimed on 13 May 1823.

James' grant of 900 acres ran northwest of Singleton and was named after the McDougall's ancestral castle.

Marriage

Elizabeth was reputedly the first white woman to cross Dunolly Ford.

Property

By 1833 James and his brothers formed Piallaway Station on the Liverpool Plains where they ran some 5000 cattle.

Religion

From 1834, James and Elizabeth's relationship with the Presbyterian church became more entrenched. The first church service and baptisms were performed at their home by the Rev. McGarven in 1834.

Occupation

By 1838 James had established a brickworks at Dunolly in addition to farming. A 'kiln' of bricks, destined for their new home, was instead donated for the construction of a new Kirk. James became a 'reader' in the church from then until his death. Other buildings made from Dunolly bricks included 'Abbey Green', 'Billingsley' and 'Merah'.

Burial

James and his wife Elizabeth were first buried at the old Ptesbyterian cemetery and then reinterred at Glenridding on the Putty Road. Their impressive brick and sandstone vault includes a dedication to his settler father Andrew McDougall (the elder) and is next to brother Andrew and many other members of the family and friends.