Forwarded from Admin ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "jupester" <jupester@hotkey.net.au> Subject: {not a subscriber} Bird in the Hand > Hello Lina, > I have a book 'A History of Early Pitt Town' by Rex Stubbs and on > pages 35 - 36 it lists the Inns of Pitt Town. Bird in the Hand is one > of them. > 3. BIRD IN HAND INN. Daniel Smallwood operated the inn in 1825. > It was probably situated opposite the present general store. > A map drawn in 1828 shows that Daniel Smallwood owned the property > on which the store now stands, as well as the property opposite, but > that the only building was on the western side of Bathurst Street. > After his death in 1839, Elizabeth Smallwood operated the licence until > the end of 1842. Elizabeth and George Buckridge were married at St > James, Pitt Town, on 20th April, 1843. George died on 27th > September, 1865, aged 64 years. His occupation was then listed as > a farmer. Elizabeth Buckridge died on 24th June, 1882, aged 84 years. > On 15th March, 1935, the Windsor and Richmond Gazette reported the > discovery of a quantity of whisky and brandy. It was initially thought that > a still had been unearthed, but it was later learned that the spirits were > ninety years old, and that they were on the site where Buckeridge > "conducted an hotel in a building, since demolished, situated on the > property now owned by Fred Johnston, opposite Miller's store, and it > was here that the liquor was found". > Mr Patrick Wilson, a labourer, had been engaged by Mr Johnston to > do some excavation work to permit a silo to be erected. At a depth of > four feet, twenty bottles were found in the decaying remnants of an old > shed. There is, however, an old local tradition that the inn may have > been on the corner of Eldon Street and Grenville Street, where the old > Johnston home now stands. > Hope this helps. > Glenys Jupe > Central Coast, NSW

Hi all, Is this the same "Bird in Hand" inn owned by Hugh Kelly in 1820. Hugh Kelly's "Bird in Hand" Inn, a public house on Windsor Road, was established at the new centre of Irishtown, subsequently called Kellyville after the innkeeper. The Sydney Gazette of 19th February, 1820, mentions Kelly as holding an inn license. It said that Kelly held an inn license for the "Half Way House" on the road to Windsor and the inn was subsequently known as the "Bird in Hand". Does the building still exist in any shape or form? Regards, Russell Orchard > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jupester" <jupester@hotkey.net.au> > Subject: {not a subscriber} Bird in the Hand > > > > Hello Lina, > > I have a book 'A History of Early Pitt Town' by Rex Stubbs and on > > pages 35 - 36 it lists the Inns of Pitt Town. Bird in the Hand is one > > of them. > > 3. BIRD IN HAND INN. Daniel Smallwood operated the inn in 1825. > > It was probably situated opposite the present general store. > > A map drawn in 1828 shows that Daniel Smallwood owned the property > > on which the store now stands, as well as the property opposite, but > > that the only building was on the western side of Bathurst Street. > > After his death in 1839, Elizabeth Smallwood operated the licence until > > the end of 1842. Elizabeth and George Buckridge were married at St > > James, Pitt Town, on 20th April, 1843. George died on 27th > > September, 1865, aged 64 years. His occupation was then listed as > > a farmer. Elizabeth Buckridge died on 24th June, 1882, aged 84 years. > > On 15th March, 1935, the Windsor and Richmond Gazette reported the > > discovery of a quantity of whisky and brandy. It was initially thought > that > > a still had been unearthed, but it was later learned that the > spirits were > > ninety years old, and that they were on the site where Buckeridge > > "conducted an hotel in a building, since demolished, situated on the > > property now owned by Fred Johnston, opposite Miller's store, and it > > was here that the liquor was found". > > Mr Patrick Wilson, a labourer, had been engaged by Mr Johnston to > > do some excavation work to permit a silo to be erected. At a depth of > > four feet, twenty bottles were found in the decaying remnants of an old > > shed. There is, however, an old local tradition that the inn may have > > been on the corner of Eldon Street and Grenville Street, where the old > > Johnston home now stands. > > Hope this helps. > > Glenys Jupe > > Central Coast, NSW > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Russell and listers, My understanding is that Hugh KELLY's "Bird in Hand", formerly located on the corner of Wrights and Windsor Roads (Kellyville), was a different establishment to that of Daniel SMALLWOOD's "Bird in Hand" at Pitt Town. Regards, Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Orchard" <russorchard@ozemail.com.au> Subject: [H,H,HV] RE: Inn - Bird in the Hand > Hi all, > Is this the same "Bird in Hand" inn owned by Hugh Kelly in 1820. > Hugh Kelly's "Bird in Hand" Inn, a public house on Windsor Road, > was established at the new centre of Irishtown, subsequently called > Kellyville after the innkeeper. The Sydney Gazette of 19th February, > 1820, mentions Kelly as holding an inn license. It said that Kelly held > an inn license for the "Half Way House" on the road to Windsor and > the inn was subsequently known as the "Bird in Hand". > Does the building still exist in any shape or form? > Regards, > Russell Orchard

Hi Diane and List, Thank you for the reply. Obviously it was a popular name for inns of that era. I still think the name of the inn owned by George Bowman, a pioneer of the Richmond area, is one of the most appropriately named. He called his inn the "Royal Arrow". And of course, his father John Bowman gave his property on the "free man's reach" the name of "Archerfield". My 3g grand aunt, Rosetta James was a servant to George Bowman in her early teens, before she married Simon Moulds. In 1820 George Bowman married Eliza Sophia Pearce, sister of Matthew Woodward Pearce (of the Kings Langsley Pearce's) who was the husband of another of my 3g grand aunts, Mary Ann Brien. But I have taken this well and truly off the original topic. Regards, Russell > -----Original Message----- > From: Diane [mailto:dianep@optushome.com.au] > Sent: Saturday, 24 August 2002 11:11 AM > To: AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [H,H,HV] Inn - Bird in the Hand > > > > Hi Russell and listers, > > My understanding is that Hugh KELLY's "Bird in Hand", formerly > located on the corner of Wrights and Windsor Roads (Kellyville), > was a different establishment to that of Daniel SMALLWOOD's > "Bird in Hand" at Pitt Town. > > > Regards, > Diane > > >