Land Grants registered in the Parish of Prospect 1792-1807

Acres    Name

30        Thomas Adams

50        John Baughan

110      Charles Bishop

50        Thomas Bray

50        John Brown

50        William Butler

30        James Castels

30        James Cleaver

9345    Common Land

According to NSW Government Website commons were established in the late 1800s and early 1900s, for town residents and small-scale local farmers to use as a common area for grazing, watering of stock and collection of firewood. Commons are areas of Crown land, set aside by grant, dedication or reservation, to benefit local community.

25        James Conway

38728  Crown Land

75        William Cummings

49        Michael Donovan

30        James Dunlop

60        William Eggleton

30        Peter Ellam

50        Peter Ellam

30        Edward Elliot

30        John Fenton

30        Fergus Gallagher

30        Thomas Gardner

100      Matthew Gibbons

70        Lazarus Graves

30        Samuel Griffiths

25        James Harris

100      Thomas Hassal (Hassall)

50        Richard Hawkes

60        John Herbert

70        John Herbert

25        Thomas Holstrom (Holthorn)

160      John Kennedy

50        William Kilby

60        Anthony Landrin

50        John Limeburner

30        George Lisk

30        Abraham Martin

50        John Merritt

30        Edward Miles

30        John Nichols

30        Thomas and John O’Craft

60        William Parish

30        Joshua Peck

50        Joshua Peck

70        Edward Pugh

70        Edward Pugh

60        John Rowe

30        John Silverthorn

40        William Slaughter

40        Charles Smith

100      William Smith

20        George Stanbury

50        John Trace

50        John Williams

These land grants were located, variously, in Seven Hills & Prospect & supplied by State Record of NSW