Hi Jackie There is an entry in the Parramatta Pioneer Register under Annie's father's name, Henry GRANGER (& Annie gets a mention too), as follows:- GRANGER Henry b. 13-1-1826 Waldron SSX parents William Granger & Sophia Hassell d. 10-7-1920 Marrickville NSW buried All Saints Cemetery Parramatta Married 3-8-1847 St Andrew's Sydney. Rosetta ROGAN b.1828 (parents John Rogan & Susannah Farnen) d. 22-2-1903 bur. All Saints Cemetery Parramatta. Issue: Annie b.1848, William b.1850 (last 2 born Parramatta); James b.1854 Sofala, Henry Harvey b.1856, Emma b.1859, David Arthur b.1861, Jessie Sarah b.1862, Frank b.1865, Minnie b.1867, Ida Susan Sophia b.1870, last 7 born Parramatta. Henry came free per "Sultana" travelling as a steerage passenger and paying a fare of 26 pounds, arriving 26-2-1844. He had many relatives already in the colony, including an uncle, Henry Harvey, who was destined to have a great influence on his life. Henry worked initially for Harvey at the Cumberland Mills in Phillip St Parramatta. He later spent time in Sydney, where he worked at a windmill in Waverley and lived at Forest Lodge [Glebe area]. In 1847 he joined the NSW police force as a district constable, one of 78 then employed in Sydney. He set off for the goldfields in Central West NSW about 1852. He took a load of flour with him, presumably to sell to the diggers and later prospected at Tuena, Wattle Flat and Sofala apparently without results. His uncle, Henry Harvey, offered him more suitable employment back at Parramatta, proposing to help him get a start in the bakery business and by October 1854 Henry had accepted the offer and quit the goldfields. About the same time Henry contracted with his wife's step- father, Richard Donnelly, to purchase 20 acres of land at Baulkham Hills. Donnelly died in 1857 and Henry sold the property to Matthew Smith for 200 pounds in 1858. Henry commenced business as a baker in Parramatta in 1855, the establishment being called the "Premier". It became known as the father of all bakeries in the district and stood on the north-western corner of Church St & Pennant St (now Victoria Rd) Parramatta. He lived with his family in "Valentia House" in Pennant St, next door to the bakery and opposite Prince Alfred Park. Both the house and the adjoining bakery remained the property of Henry Harvey until his death. Harvey bequeathed them to Henry Granger, who immediately mortgaged them to the three trustees of Harvey's estate. They advanced him 800 pounds. In 1876 the mortgage was taken over by William Goodin, who advanced Henry a further 250 pounds and four years later Henry received another loan of 150 pounds. He discharged the mortgage in August 1887, by paying 1,200 pounds to the trustees of William Goodin's estate. He retired in 1878 at the early age of 52 and left the bakery in the hands of his second son, James, under whose direction business rapidly expanded. The bakery became an institution in Parramatta, where it continued until the 1970s. One of the 400lb ovens from the bakery is now in the kitchen at Old Government House, Parramatta. Stationery letterheads and advertisements in local papers claimed the bakery was "The Oldest Established Bakery in Australia" and this has not been challenged. Henry died at Walmer Hospital, Marrickville, having been cared for by his two widowed daughters, Annie Stewart and Emma Nicholson for the previous two years. Supplier of this info was: Mrs Nancye JARMAN, 30 Douglas Ave Epping 2121. Hope this fills in plenty of background! Regards Judy Dickinson Five Dock, Sydney > > > > > > > > > Boss <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi List, > > > I am looking for > the > > > STEWART > > > from Parramatta NSW. > > > > > > John STEWART married Annie GRANGER in Parramatta 1873 .They