George Crisp Edwards

Notes by Nancy Gentle.

George Crisp Edwards, the oldest of Edward's sons stayed with his father at Bostobrick until just before his marriage in 1873 to Mary Ann Morley, when he decided to become a cedar getter at Grass Tree. The cedar George cut was loaded on his own waggons and hauled by bullock to both Grafton and Armidale; driving up to twenty two bullocks. The journey could take as long as six months for the round trip.

After spending some ten years on the road, George selected land at Waddells Plain in 1883. This was the first land selected in the Dorrigo area, we are told, and was later sold to W.R.H. Johnston. George then selected another property on Wiskey Creek in 1899 where he and his wife lived until their deaths in 1933 and 1949 respectively. Mary Ann was typical of the hardy pioneer women of the district, often riding horseback to Grafton carrying a child with her.

Source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=barrysinc... retrieved 27/11/2010