Don Roulston Buzzard

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1st Generation of Dymock Family in Jamberoo District N.S.W.

Margaret is reported to have travelled to New South Wales to meet her brother who lived at Jamberoo, south of Sydney. When she landed in Sydney, she was met by her brother David Lindsay Waugh and then travelled in a party on the steamer “William 4th” from Sydney to Woolongong. The next part of their journey was on to the village of Woodstock, a distance of approx. 20 miles, over rough roads, brush and forests. Another brother of Margaret’s, James W. Waugh lived at Woodstock. Next day they travelled to David Lindsay’s property of “Waughope”, Jamberoo, in the District of Kiama. [5]

The name of the property was derived from “Waugh” and “Hope”, David Lindsay’s wife’s maiden name.

“Waughope” Jamberoo [6]

An artist, Abraham Lincolne, also drew a sketch of the property at about the time Margaret arrived at “Waughope”.

Sketch of “Waughope” 1840 - 1845 [7]

Margaret’s family continued to live in David Lindsay’s house until Margaret bought 100 acres of uncleared land in 1847 for £100 and called it “Linburn”. The family started clearing the land and built a rough hut, with no windows, just blinds. The land was probably brought from Mr. Edward Flood.

Margaret’s farm of 100 acres called “Linburn” [8]

Road leading to “Linburn Farm” [9]

In 1849, Margaret’s brother William went to work in an office in Sydney, and eventually became a bank manager. He married Mary Eliza Bell on 25th July 1868. He was appointed to General Manager of the Bank of New Zealand London’s office in March 1886 after serving some time in New Zealand, and retired in July 1893. He continued to live in London until his death on 18th December 1911. He was buried in the West Brompton Cemetery, London and was joined by his wife Mary in December 1923 and daughter Violet Jessie in January 1927.

Margaret’s sister Helen also left home in 1849 and went to her Uncle Dr. Robert Waugh, in Goulburn where she went to school for a year. She was about 13 years of age at the time. She never married and she died at Jamberoo 21st February 1880 of an ovarian tumour.

Margaret went to live at “Linburn” in 1850 where John and David Waugh worked the family farm.

“Linburn Farm” [10]

The children ages in 1850 were: John 16 years, Jane 14, Helen 13 and David 12. However, in 1851, John was caught up in the “GoldRush” and went to Turon. Located 170 miles north Jamberoo, Turon was a successful goldfield but it was not long before John returned to “Linburn” without the luck of some.

David Lindsay (called “Lindsay” by the family) couldn’t do the heavy lifting required on the farm but did succeed in some gardening and milking of cows. He made and took butter to a local store and sold it for 6d (6 pence or $3.15 per pound for approx. 500gm in today’s money). Prices of goods were very expensive with the influx of immigrant miners to the goldfields and the money David Lindsay made paid for the family expenses. John also started growing wheat which he sent to Woodstock to be ground into flour.

In 1854 John was taken, for further education, to Sydney by a relative but returned soon after as there was an outbreak of “fever” at the school. Margaret was then persuaded to send Lindsay to school in Sydney, to work without pay with Home, Walker and Co., merchants. However, Lindsay was unhappy with this arrangement and knew his mother was sacrificing many things to keep him in Sydney, so he returned to the farm.

John then went to rent a part of his uncle’s (also David Lindsay Waugh b. 1810) “Waughope” farm, which was owned by the former ship’s surgeon and brother of Margaret. In 1861 he married Mary Alexandria Menzies, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Menzies of Illawarra House. They had eight children.

[Hereafter John Waugh will be called John Waugh Senior (Snr) as later, he and his wife, Mary Alexandria would have, amongst many children, an eldest son named John Waugh Dymock. He will be called John Waugh Junior (Jnr).]

In the 1870’s John Waugh Snr. decided to become a Presbyterian Minister and by 1876 was ordained. He first served in Moss Vale. He then served in many other parishes until his death in Chatswood, N.S.W. in 1911.

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[5] Land (Sydney, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Wednesday 13 October 1954, page 14
[6] State Library of New South Wales
[7] Abraham Lincolne
[8] Stuart Richards
[9] Land (Sydney, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Wednesday 13 October 1954, page 14
[10] Stuart Richards