The Siblings - Albert, Ella and Daisy
Life was idyllic at "The Terraces" (also known as "Bleak House" or "Shepton Mallet) for the three youngest children- Albert James (1873-1954), Ella Tabitha (1875-1916) and Daisy Clare (1879-1963). There were cows to milk, eggs to collect, the citrus orchard to tend, horses to care for and to speed the sulkies to Richmond for mail and for attending church at St Peter's.
All this came to an end in 1907 when Jemima, Henry's second wife, died and he and the three unmarried children were ejected from what had been their home since 1866. This was after the incident with his sister-in-law.
At this time CJ owned the three acres of land at "The Crossroads" Berowra, and in the knowledge of his siblings being homeless, was spurred on to build "Whare Pakeha" in 1908 to accommodate them (Henry had gone off and married his third wife, Sarah, in 1908).
It is known that Albert had difficulty with speech, which was said to have been the result of being dropped on his head as a baby. However, his family could understand him and he was adept at farming chores with the horse and sulky, poultry and growing vegetables. Although around this time, CJ was surging ahead with his plans for poultry auctions at Quay Street, Haymarket and needed as much land as possible for egg laying activities. Ella was the housekeeper until Tuberculosis took hold of her. Ella was to move with CJ to "Eureka", his later property in Berowra, where she lived in a tent at the bottom of the property.
In 1907, Daisy went to live with her sister in Perth, Western Australia. She met a widower, Frederick Trenerry and married him the next year. He had a high position as Manager for Nestles and they subsequently went to New Zealand where some of their five children were born. Returning to Sydney to live at Summer Hill, Albert was able to re-join with his sister. As work was scarce in the 1920's and to return the favour to CJ for providing a home to Albert and Ella, Fred found work at Nestles for some of CJ’s grandsons. In the later years, Fred had to retire with blindness and Daisy had to send her brother Albert to convalescent care. When his money ran out, sadly he was taken to the Gladesville Mental Institution, the only Government home available for him, where he died in 1954. He left a small amount of money to Daisy that she later used to restore the family grave at St Peter's Richmond.
All this came to an end in 1907 when Jemima, Henry's second wife, died and he and the three unmarried children were ejected from what had been their home since 1866. This was after the incident with his sister-in-law.
At this time CJ owned the three acres of land at "The Crossroads" Berowra, and in the knowledge of his siblings being homeless, was spurred on to build "Whare Pakeha" in 1908 to accommodate them (Henry had gone off and married his third wife, Sarah, in 1908).
It is known that Albert had difficulty with speech, which was said to have been the result of being dropped on his head as a baby. However, his family could understand him and he was adept at farming chores with the horse and sulky, poultry and growing vegetables. Although around this time, CJ was surging ahead with his plans for poultry auctions at Quay Street, Haymarket and needed as much land as possible for egg laying activities. Ella was the housekeeper until Tuberculosis took hold of her. Ella was to move with CJ to "Eureka", his later property in Berowra, where she lived in a tent at the bottom of the property.
In 1907, Daisy went to live with her sister in Perth, Western Australia. She met a widower, Frederick Trenerry and married him the next year. He had a high position as Manager for Nestles and they subsequently went to New Zealand where some of their five children were born. Returning to Sydney to live at Summer Hill, Albert was able to re-join with his sister. As work was scarce in the 1920's and to return the favour to CJ for providing a home to Albert and Ella, Fred found work at Nestles for some of CJ’s grandsons. In the later years, Fred had to retire with blindness and Daisy had to send her brother Albert to convalescent care. When his money ran out, sadly he was taken to the Gladesville Mental Institution, the only Government home available for him, where he died in 1954. He left a small amount of money to Daisy that she later used to restore the family grave at St Peter's Richmond.