from http://www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/library/local_history/Suburbs/documents/kincumber.html History of Kincumber "Early settlement Henry Gunsley Watson appears to have arrived in the Brisbane Water District sometime in the late 1820s. Two grants of Crown land to the south of Kincumber Creek and which had been earlier promised to other settlers, were sold to Watson . One property of 100 acres was named "Toowgill or Toorogil", and the smaller property of 60 acres was named "Cowringan". Henry Gunsley Watson was a cousin to Willoughby Bean, who was Brisbane Water's first resident Police Magistrate. In the late 1830s it was recorded in the Convict Muster that Watson had five assigned convicts at Kincumber. Little is known of his activities in the District, other than he sat on the local Bench as a Police Magistrate, and was probably a Justice of the Peace. In 1843 he was elected as one of the first Councillors in the first District Council of Brisbane Water. During 1846-1847, Watson is recorded as having left for India. Henry Gunsley Watson retired to Ceylon, and died "with straightened means" about 1870. Section based on pg 91, Bench Books & Court Cases, GDLHS)". Does anyone have any further info about Henry Gunsley Watson (date/place of birth, his exact relationship to Willoughby BEAN, etc)? Regards Anne Napier Victoria -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "margm" < margm@integritynet.com.au> Subject: Who was Henry Gunsley WATSON ? Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 20:26:29 +1000 Dear Lister I tripped over ref to this fellow this morning while checking info on a convict, William CURTAIN who has been assigned to him He is in the 1841 census as being at Tooragill Kincumber area) with 20 males and 6 females. Havent come across him before TIA Bye Marg Morters Beautiful Central Coast of NSW Australia