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William RUDD (1810 - 1885)
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William RUDD (1810 - 1885)

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Emma TERRY (1817 - 1902)
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b. 1810 at Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
m. 1838 Emma TERRY (1817 - 1902) at Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
d. 1885 at Camden, NSW, Australia aged 75
Near Relatives of William RUDD (1810 - 1885)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Thomas TERRY abt 1793 1823 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 30
Mother in Law Ann CROUCH abt 1789 12 Jul 1867 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 78

Father Thomas RUDD
Mother Mary (RUDD)

Self William RUDD 1810 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1885 Camden, NSW, Australia 75

Wife Emma TERRY 1817 Liverpool, NSW, Australia 1902 Camden, NSW, Australia 85

Brother in Law Joseph TERRY 1819 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1902 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 83
Brother in Law Thomas TERRY 1821 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1905 Albury, NSW, Australia 84
Sister in Law Elizabeth TERRY 1824 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1824 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 0
Events in William RUDD (1810 - 1885)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1810 William RUDD was born Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 1
1838 28 Married Emma TERRY (aged 21) Campbelltown, NSW, Australia Note 2 52
1885 75 William RUDD died Camden, NSW, Australia Note 3 52, 60
Note 1: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about William Rudd
Name: William Rudd
Birth Date: 1810
Father's Name: Thomas Rudd
Mother's Name: Mary
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1810
Registration Place: Parramatta, New South Wales
Volume Number: V1810707 148
Note 2: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 about William Rudd
Name: William Rudd
Spouse Name: Emma Terry
Marriage Date: 1838
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1838
Volume Number: V
Note 3: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about William Rudd
Name: William Rudd
Death Date: 1885
Death Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1885
Registration Place: Camden, New South Wales
Registration number: 7918

Sydney Morning Herald 7 March 1885
RUDD.—March 6, at his residence, Harrington Park, Narellan, William Rudd, aged 73 years.
(same address as his wife)
Personal Notes:
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Shortly after the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney in 1788, four cows and two bulls strayed from a Government Farm at Rosehill and found their way to a rich expanse of lush land southwest of Sydney. It was seven years before the healthy herd, which had grown in number was discovered.

Governor Hunter had the region surveyed in 1795 and named it Cowpastures in honour of the herd. The region was declared a Government reserve although settlers such as John Macarthur soon lobbied the Governor for land grants in the rich farming area.

In 1813 2,000 acres in the area were granted to trader Captain William Douglas Campbell as compensation for the loss of his scow "Harrington", which was seized by convicts from its anchorage in Sydney Harbour on the evening of 15 May 1808. In March 1809, His Majesty’s Ship Dedaigneuse fell in with the Harrington near Manilla, in the Philippines, and after a short engagement the vessel was driven on shore and totally destroyed. Campbell called the land Harrington Park in remembrance of his vessel.

When Captain Campbell died in 1827, he left Harrington Park to his two nephews, Murdock and John from Scotland, both of whom worked on the land. In 1833, young Murdock was shot on the property by bushranger James Lockhardt.

Abraham Davy bought Harrington Park from James Rofe in June 1853 for 2000 pounds. The property was sold by Jane Davy in 1875, after the death of her husband and eldest son, Daniel in 1874. There are interesting photos of Harrington Park and the family taken in 1871 in descendants possession. While the Davys lived at Harrington Park it was frequently visited by Quakers from around the world, and a sketch from 1854 by Frederick Mackie (a visiting Quaker) is in the Nan Kivell collection in Canberra (National Library).

Harrington Park Post Office opened on 16 October 1876.

Harrington Park was then leased for several years before being sold to Mr Abraham Davy in the 1859s, who later sold the property to Mr. and Mrs. William Rudd in 1875. After Mrs. Rudd's death in 1902, their grandson, William Britton and his sister Mrs. Dunlop took control of the estate. They then sold the property in the 1920s as a dairy farm to the Giddins family who in turn sold it to Mr Arthur Swan.

It was in 1944 that Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax (at that time Director of John Fairfax Ltd) bought Harrington Park and the adjacent property (which was land granted to Lieutenant Edward Lord on June 10, 1815) from Mr Swan. Sir Warwick Fairfax carried out renovations and additions to the homestead and set up a nursery in the 1950s specialising in camellias, roses and imported flowers.

Until 1976, Sir Warwick ran a Poll Hereford stud where he bred many show winning champions. Sir Warwick spent much time at Harrington Park with his family and dogs. It was a place where he enjoyed writing, country walks, picnics and devoting time to his family. The Harrington Park property is still owned by Mary, Lady Fairfax.
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about William Rudd
Name: William Rudd
Death Date: 1885
Death Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1885
Registration Place: Camden, New South Wales
Registration number: 7918
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 about William Rudd
Name: William Rudd
Spouse Name: Emma Terry
Marriage Date: 1838
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1838
Volume Number: V
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Sydney Morning Herald 7 March 1885
RUDD.—March 6, at his residence, Harrington Park, Narellan, William Rudd, aged 73 years.
(same address as his wife)