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Richard and William Guise
GUISE FAMILY OF JERRIBIGGERY
Submitted by Terry Blackmore-Lee <blackmorelee-at-bigpond.com> Richard Guise senior was born about 1757 . Richard married Elizabeth Timblett. In 1791 he joined the New South Wales Corps [ 102 Regiment of Foot ] as a Corporal. On arrival in Sydney he was quickly promoted to the rank of Sergeant and served along side John Macarthur and Charles Throsby. Later to become the 73rd Regiment.
In 1809 Richard received a wine and spirit licence in Sydney Town at his premises called the ‘Jolly Sailor’ in Kent St until 1811 when it was offered for sale. He purchased land at Bankstown and later at Minto where he built his homestead, which he called ‘Casula’. Charles Throsby lived on the adjoining property and John Macarthur further south at Camden. Richard grazed
cattle on his property and died of a liver complaint on the 16th of April 1821.His grave is the oldest in the old Liverpool Cemetary. 1822 GENERAL MUSTER Richard Guise residing at Liverpool on 100-acre grant; 6 horses, 118 horned cattle, 15 hogs and 50 bushels wheat. William Guise residing at Liverpool on 100-acre grants; 3 horses, 85 horned cattle, 13 hogs and 50 bushels maize. The Guise brothers [ William ?] carted wheat and provisions to the men forming roads into the new County of Argyle and beyond towards Queanbeyan, a service for which a grant of 100 acres near Gundaroo was issued.
After the death of Richard Senior [ 1821] the family moved to their property at Jerribiggery on the Yass River just north of Sutton in 1826. They grazed their cattle on the shores of Lake George and surrounding district and in 1829 they completed ‘Bywong ‘ homestead, which they occupied permanently, and is known as Bywong station. Richard and William expanded their holdings rapidly in the 1830’s to include properties at Gunning, Gundaroo, Yass, Benenborough, Walwa, Bong Bong, Burra, ‘ Twofold Bay ‘, Williamsdale, Hay [Ili-Elwah], Groongal Station As well as properties further south at Buluko [ Beloco] in 1830-34 where landmarks still bear their name, ‘Guises Range’,’ Guises Lake’,’ Guises Ridge’,’ Guises Creek’ on the ridge dividing Dalgety and Moonbah. The original homestead still exists? and is good condition and dates back to the 1830’s [Kitchen building]. In Dr Loysky’s 1834 Census of principal stations of the Monero it shows “ Buluko “ having 1000 head, owned by Guises and had been operating for 6 months.
GUISE BULOKA RUN Dalgety- Moonbah Jindabyne 1833 James Keirle resided at Beloco from 1841. “ Bounded on the east by a range terminating on the Snowy River, and dividing this run from A Brierley’s run [Murranumbla] on the west, Guises range separating this run from R Holland’s run [Mowenbah], on the north by the Snowy River opposite T.W. Bloomfield’s ‘ Coolamatong ‘, on the south by creek called the ‘ upper sheep station creek ‘ which separates this run from John McGuigans. “[South]. Lambie Journal 1847.
Joseph Rawson was a convict who was assigned to T.W Bloomfield, Bloomfield’s brother in-law Richard Brooks owned ‘Turallo Station “ which he founded in 1824. His neighbours on the “ Bywong Station “ were the Guise’s. In 1837 Joseph worked for Richard Brooks on his run ‘ Coolamatong “ on the Monaro.
John McGuigan is believed to have started on “Boloco Creek“ [south] in around the same time as James Keirle 1841.It was comprised of 8000 acres, McGuigan combined the runs of Beloco Creek and Naronga to form 19 200 acres which he held on one licence.
In 1847 Charles Coleman applied to purchase 160 acres at Beloco creek. Again in 1856 Charles applied for a further 200 acres, which was accepted and signed by the governor. Between 1847 and 1858 Charles death, listed improvements of the property included a weather board house consisting of five rooms, a kitchen, a barn, a stable, milking yards, stock yard, garden …. Which where made prior to his death. A survey in 1881 recorded the Southern section “ the old Boloco run “ in which Charles had purchased as a 194 acre homestead block, which had an abundant water supply from Beloko creek. The Northern section, the old Beloco run, had a water supply from both the Snowy and Beloka creek. The original Guise “ Buloka run “ probably was composite of both in the early 1830’s.
BENAMBRA – ‘BELOKA’ [date to be ascertained 1833-38] Max Dyer [ Victorian high country historian ] accounts on the history of Benambra, ‘ Benambra was the name originally given to the area we know as Beloka [ an area of open country north-east of Benambra ], when I was a young bloke I used to spend a lot of time in the company of an old fellow called Jimmy Matthews. He was one of the original settlers out there at what we know as Beloka. He usually referred to his paddock as being ‘ out of Benambra’, for a short time the area we know as Benambra was known as ‘ Strathdowie’, it then became ‘ Omeo Plains ‘ before it became Benambra and the area previously known, as Benambra became Beloka. ‘ no doubt the name ‘ Beloka’ came with the early settlers from the Monaro, as there is a small settlement over there known as Beloka’.
Note by author Terry Lee The cattle route which can still be followed today begins just south of the present Beloca Creek station adjacent to Beloka creek heading to the West over Guises range into Ingebyra, it bares the scares of thousands and thousands of cattle which have left deep furrows, this area is 2km south of my property ‘Behrenslea, and is also now known as Paupong nature reserve which adjoins the Byadbo Wilderness, a section of Kosciusko national park.
1835 Mr George McKillop from the Monaro endeavours to find a route to Port Phillip , with the aid of an aborigal guide he succeeds by passing through rough country at the head of the Snowy River. In June of 1835 he found himself overlooking the magnificent tableland around Lake Omeo. Where the Mitta Mitta takes it’s rise he names the area ‘Strathdownie’.
John Pendergast from ‘Wollonibi’ [ wollondibby ] followed the example of Macfarlane who also brought cattle in from the Monaro by the head of the Snowy River in 1837.
Charles Huon in early 1836 accounts that early this year made his way under the guidance of local natives from the Monaro to to the upper Murray, he camped at the mouth of Greg Greg river and returned by way of Mt Boganandera. His brother Paul Huon had property at Bungonia and they were sons of ‘ Gabriel Louis Marie Huon De Kerilleau ‘ a French Royal who had also fled France and joined the NSW Corps in 1793. I presume he may have been related to Richard Guise and worked closely with the Guise brothers. Charles was later to be the founder of ‘ Wodonga’, which was adjoining to other Guise holdings. Grabiel was born on the 17th of April 1769 in ‘ St Pol de Leon ‘ Brittany France
In the mid 1830’s Richard and William Guise ventured into Khancoban district and are recorded to be the first whites in that area by local Corryong historians. By 1838 they had established ‘ Towong Station ‘ including a homestead .In 1840 Count Paul Strzelecki and James Macarthur [ Son of Hannibal ] passed by the Guises homestead at Towong on their ascent of Mt Kosciusko, which they reached by way of Hannels Spur.
By the mid 1840’s the Guise Family had amassed in excess of 280 000 acres in the Bywong and Gundaroo districts which does not include Squatting runs and stations in other areas. The homestead just south of Williamsdale was used as an Outstation and Rest spot as the Guises pushed cattle past the ‘ limit of occupation ‘ deep into their Monaro runs in the early 1830’s. In 1833- 35 John Williams and Sarah Nash Squatted at this homestead on Guises Creek according to local historians. It was rumoured that the Guises had forsaken the Monaro and moved to find new runs in the Riverina. The Williams later left [ went to Burra ] as it was deemed as an illegal squat age. Guises Flat is the current property’s name.
THE GUISES EXPANSION INTO CORRYONG REGION
In 1831 James Thorn took up ‘Wantabadgery’ run, shortly after William Guise secured ‘Cunningdroo’ [a little drop of water] at the junction of Tarcutta Creek with the Murrumbidgee. This run was soon after merged into there ‘Borambola’ holding. The need of defined boundaries in these days is well indicated by a claim made by the Guises to the possession of all the country between the Murrumbidgee and the Murray above Albury. Squatting prior to 1833 appears to have been held outside the settled districts without a legal right ,but by claim of first discovery. In 1833 an act was passed to protect Crown Lands. Under Act 7 certain obscure rights were given for occupation of these areas. No define licences where issued until 1836.These licences had no limits in area, no title and was a permission to graze.
CUNNINGDROO Cunningdroo is recorded as being held by Richard Guise in 1835
GLENROY 1836 Glenroy Station was formed by William Guise on the Boggy Creek, West of Tumbarumba.
MANNUS CREEK] William Guise first occupied Mannus Creek at the headwaters very early; the ‘Guise Waterhole’ perpetuates his name.
GUY’S [Guises] FOREST] In 1837 Richard and William Guise, two brothers from ‘Cunningdroo’ where the first holders of this rough district, which is south of the Burrowye and Walwa runs. They had it stocked by 1837 and also made a claim to a large extent of the country south of the Murray, including the river frontage of Tintaldra.
WERMATONG In 1837 Richard and William Guise
WALWA ‘A place of water ‘ Walwa was taken up by the Guise brothers of Cunningdroo early in 1838 at the same time as Towong. TOWONG This run was taken up in early 1838 by Richard and William Guise and is situated on the upper Murray, south of Tintaldra and opposite Bringembrong, some early maps show it as ‘Nowong’. This Richard Guise was William son who made it his Headquarters at the age of 22. Richard died in 1844 and is buried in the Guise vault at St Johns in Canberra. In 1845 his widow Eliza Guise [nee reace] took up the lease. She remarried to a man by the name of Alleyne and in 1848 the lease is shown in the name of ‘Mrs Eliza Alleyne’ covered an area of 25000 acres and estimated to carry 1200 head of cattle. Sir Donald Larnach of New Zealand married a daughter of Richard Guise, and after her death married her stepsister Miss Alleyne.In 1854 Towong was purchased by Matthew Hervey. KHANCOBAN OR SWAMPY PLAIN South east of Bringembrong on the Swampy River. It was first formed by William Guise in 1838, it then passed to Mr John Hay.
FRINGEMBRONG An extensive and valuable holding on the Indi River at the junction of the Swampy river south of Greg Greg. Taken up by William and Richard Guise in 1839, the lease was in the name of the Executors of William Guise and the area was given as 26 500 acres. They placed cattle on it but took little care of the herd. When Matthew Hervey purchased it in 1856 the stock had not been branded for five years.
CENSUS OF 1841 Charles Guise Cunningdroo Richard Guise snr Beneborough Richard Guise jrn Towong William Guise snr Walwa William Guise jrn Bywong
In 1836 –44 a severe drought caused the Murrumbidgee to cease running and Lake George to dry up. Stock numbers fell from an estimated 100 000 to 5 000 on the Monaro and Canberra areas. This may have prompted the Guises to push further south into Corryong district along the Murray River.
CONVICTS ASSIGNED TO THE GUISES
Richard senior [ Liverpool ] George McCurr 1809 who is reported to have ‘ run away’ on the 12th November. On the 12 February he is listed as ‘ still missing’.
Elizabeth Guise [ Liverpool ] Michael Andrews 1826 age 30
Richard Guise Mary Murphy 1828 – later married to Samuel Niblett an employee of William Guise. William also petitioned to the release of Mary’s daughter , Anne from the Parramatta Orphanage in 1831, Richard consented to this marriage and they both worked at ‘Bywong’ John Browne 1836 age 33 Eward Carney 1836 age 30 James Connell 1836 age 30 John Mee 1836 age 25 Patrick Quinlan 1836 age 48 Hugh Tarney 1836 age 30
William Guise Michael Andrews 1822 age 35 Luke Carlow 1829 age 30 John Corkery 1837 age 19 Patrick Dunn 1835 age 23 Owen Fox 1835 age 17 Isaac Johnson 1832 age 50 Peter Mackey 1832 age 33 John Mullens 1835 age 63 James Murray 1831 age 20 John Rooney 1831 age 29 Martin Ryan 1835 age 25 Richard Snook 1835 age 20 Thomas Styes 1820 age 30 Descendants of
Richard de Guise Recompiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database: 27.06.08
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