David Burgess

1856 - 1928  (72 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	David Burgess  [1]
  Born	1 Sep 1856	Ellalong, NSW, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Sep 1928	Cessnock, NSW, Australia
  Buried	22 Sep 1928	Ellalong, NSW, Australia   [1]
  	Anglican Cemetery
  Notes	Wilfred Burgess related the story about his father David when he got word on his first farm that the local bailiff was on his way to evict him and impound his possessions for non-payment of rent. So he borrowed a bullock and cart from Tom Crawford, loaded his family and possessions, and moved further up the valley and settled on the Eglinton Estate belonging to Tom Crawford., who was known to be a more sympathetic and kindly man than his brother Robert, who owned the Ellalong Estate and lived in Sydney. (This story provided by Donald Burgess) Their children, Laura, Reuben, Isabella, Wilfred, Albert, Basil, Elsie, Stanley and Gladys were all born and reared in Congewai. He had a small but productive farm which he inherherited from his father James. David Burgess, George Crossley, Dick O'Hearn, Augustus Chick, Walter Jones, Nipper Bridge and Fred McDonald were some of the men who worked on the Whyalla Road, now known as Main Road, Paxton, or the Middle Road. Doris Smith reported that her grandfather "liked his privacy". She never knew him without a white beard. He had black hair and very deep blue eyes. In spite of no schooling he taught himself to read and write. He loved to read. He was an exexcellent whip maker, and tanned the hides himself. Quite a few of the Bullock teamsters used his product. He also produced high quality sulky whips. David used a bullock dray to travel to Maitland for food supplies. The trip took a full week, and he made stops at Cessnock, Majors Lane, Bishop's Bridge and Telarah. [1]
  Person ID	I5901	Roy~Royes | Crossley
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	James Burgess           b. 26 Jan 1817, Manningford Abbots, Wiltshire, England           d. 18 Jan 1887, Congewai, NSW, Australia  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Caroline Spackman           b. 6 Feb 1820, Burbage, Wiltshire, England           d. 15 Dec 1880, Wollombi, NSW, Australia  (Age 60 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1841	Manningford Abbots, Wiltshire, England
  Family ID	F2626	Family Group  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann Crossley           b. 22 May 1855, Wollombi, NSW, Australia           d. 26 Aug 1938, Cessnock, NSW, Australia  (Age 83 years)
  Married	28 May 1878	Ellalong, NSW, Australia   [1]
  	St Thomas's Church - Witnesses were Thomas Crossley and Ann Burgess.
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2014 02:30:18
  Family ID	F3780	Family Group  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Sep 1856 - Ellalong, NSW, Australia Married - 28 May 1878 - Ellalong, NSW, Australia Died - 21 Sep 1928 - Cessnock, NSW, Australia Buried - 22 Sep 1928 - Ellalong, NSW, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S225] Rose Cocks, Correspondence re: Bailey Wm and Margaret.