William Henry Small, Free Settler “China” 1841

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.

You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.

Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.

But let there be spaces in your togetherness,

and let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

- Kahil Gibran

William was killed in an accident where he received a fractures skull in June1867 in Camden, NSW, two years after his marriage to Liz Ditton, leaving two very young children.

The Camden area where William Small and Susan Ditton lived was discovered because of an accident of the first fleet. It became the major rural producing area for a growing colony. In may 1788, two bulls and four cows, which were all the cattle carried by the first fleet, escaped from the Government farm on the modern site of Sydney Botanical Gardens. They made their way over 60 kilometres south-west and settled just past Gledswood. A convict hunter found them in 1795 after rumours had reached Sydney. This was welcome news as no fresh beef had been eaten in the Colony for seven years.

On 18th November 1795, Governor Hunter personally travelled to see the herd. He noted 40 sleek black cows and two huge bulls grazing knee-deep in grass. The Governor named this area the Cowpastures and stated how beautiful the country was. In 1805 a hut was built for a herdsman overseer for the cattle and in September of that year James Meehan, under instructions from Governor Hunter, started work on the Cowpastures Road.

William, the times he lived in: Situated at No. 1 Mitchell Street, Camden, Nepean House has both a colonial and picturesque appearance. James & William Macarthur sold this 83' x 83' corner block to James Bensley, a prominent Camden citizen, in 1855 for 75 pounds. It is thought the house was built between 1855 and 1859. In 1862 the property was sold to Surgeon John Bleeck from Melbourne for 83 pounds. Dr. Bleeck lived and worked in Camden for over 20 years attended William Small on his death in 1867.

The house has small gabled windows on the first floor. Both the roof and window gables have decorative bargeboards. The cast iron railings on the veranda are a later addition.

Karen Rhonda Jurd nee Bussey

John Jurd, b.1941

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