Hi, my White family association with Pennyroyal is listed below. James WHITE - (son of John & Jane (Young) WHITE. John & Jane and their 8 children, from Sydenham, Oxfordshire, England left Liverpool, Eng. aboard the Wallace. They arrived in Australia on 16th Feb. 1844 - 160 years ago). Another son was born to John and Jane in Batesford, Victoria, in 1846. James WHITE b. abt. 1828 at Sydenham, Oxfordshire, England. d. 14 Aug 1893 at Penyroyal, Vic. Buried: 16 Aug 1893 at Warncoort, Vic. Religiion: C. of E. Occupation: Farmer. Married: (1) m. August 1850, Geelong, Vic. (Elizabeth DEAN). (2) m. 8 Oct 1859, Duneed, Vic. (Ellen O'KEEFFE). m. 1. Elizabeth DEAN. (Elizabeth b. 1831, Oxf. Eng. d. 12 June 1859 at Modewarre, Vic. - 28 yrs. Died of Colonial Fever. Buried 14 June, 1859 Duneed, Vic. Daug. of John DEAN and Felice/Phillis BROOKS. John & Phillis DEAN & family came from Sydenham, Oxf. Eng. and were on the same ship as the WHITE's. Another DEAN daughter, Mary, married Emanuel WHITE, son of John and Jane WHITE). Children: 1. Mary WHITE b. 1851 at Modewarre. m. James Alexander CLISSOLD. m. 24 Apr 1875. d. 1920 at Colac, Vic. 68 yrs. 2. Henry WHITE b. 1853 at Modewarre. m. Susanna HARRIS. m. 1878. d. 1911 Deans Marsh. 58 yrs. 3. John WHITE b. 1855 Modewarre. m. Mary Ann HARRIS. m. 1884. d. 1938 Birregurra. 82 yrs. 4. Ann WHITE b. 1858 Modewarre. m. Thomas RICHES. m. 1877. d. 1934 Birregurra. 75 yrs. m. 2. Ellen O'KEEFFE. (b. 16 Dec. 1841 Melbourne, Vic. d. 20 Jul 1926 at Birregurra. Buried 22 Jul 1926 Warncoort Cemetery. Daug. of Martin and Johanna/Judith (O'Brien) O'KEEFFE. Martin & Johanna came from County Clare, Ireland. They were married on 26 Jan 1841, at Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland. Martin and Johanna came out to Australia, aboard the Enmore, arriving at Port Phillip on 4 Oct 1841). Children: 1. Catherine WHITE b. 1860 Modewarre. m. George Mark KENYON. m. 1889. d. 1930 Colac. 69 yrs. 2. James WHITE b. 1861 Modewarre. Did not marry. d. 1928 Colac. 67 yrs. 3. Ellen (Nell) Lydia WHITE b. 1863 Mt Moriac. m. John Robert CUNNINGHAM. m. 1902 W.A. d. 1940 Prahran. 76 yrs. 4. Francis WHITE b. 1865 Paraparap. m. Eva Violet WALKENDEN. m. 1900. d. 1943 Birregurra. 77 yrs. 5. Jane WHITE b. 1867 Mt Moriac. m. Abraham MAXFIELD. m. 1901. d. 1947 South Melbourne. 80 yrs. 6. Johanna WHITE b. 1869 Mt. Moriac. m. Robert DUNSE. m. 1899. d. 1938 Dandenong. 69 yrs. 7. Martin WHITE b. 1871 Mt. Moriac. m. Emma Louise ALLEN. m. 1904. d. 1948 Colac. 77 yrs. 8. Michael Emmanuel WHITE b. 15 May 1873 Mt. Moriac. m. Ellen Margaret EDWARDS. (Daug. of James EDWARDS and Eliza AMEZDROZ nee CRABBE). m. Pennyroyal 25 Jan 1905. d. 20 Jan 1952 Colac. 78 yrs. 9. Margaret WHITE b. 1875 Birregurra. m. Mead Hagger HEARN. m. 1903. d. 1951. 73 yrs. (Twin) 10. Rachel WHITE b. 1875 Birregurra. m. George Philip CATT. m. Pennyroyal 1907. d. 1958 Yarr. 83 yrs. (Twin). 11. Richard WHITE b. 1877 Birregurra. m. Amy Florence ATKINS. m. 1916. d. 1951 Birregurra. 71 yrs. 12. Frances (Fanny) WHITE b. 1879 Pennyroyal. m. Edwin Robert SMITH. m. 1906 Pennyroyal. d. 1952 Colac. 72 yrs. 13. Daniel WHITE b. 1882 Birregurra. d. 21 Jan 1882. 12 hours old. 14. Joseph Patrick WHITE b. 1884 Birregurra. m. Ivy Irene HANNAM. d. 1961 Birregurra. 76 yrs. 15. Florence Bridget WHITE b. 1887 Deans Marsh. m. Charles Murdoch RICHES. d. 1968 Nort. 81 yrs. Notes: Mr. James WHITE Snr. (with his white beard), carried the mail bags on his back from the railway station to the Post Office, which was near the school. Later a small Post Office was built and telephone exchange, ran by Mr. Martin White's family. Other WHITE family descendants carried on the tradition of working in the Post Office for a number of years. James WHITE Snr. acquired part of 49B, parish of Bambra in 1874. James CLISSOLD acquired land in 1882, 50A and 50B, in the Parish of Bambra. Raspberry growing was established in the Pennyroyal valley by the DUNSE, NORMAN and WHITE families and vegetable growing was carried out on a large scale. Descendants of the WHITE and CLISSOLD families still live in the Pennyroyal district today. St. Michael and All Angels Church of England, Pennyroyal opened in 1885. It was built on land purchased from George CRABBE. Church closed 1950. Pennyroyal School (No. 1204) opened at "The Park", on the property of James Riches, in 1873. Head teacher was William S. HUNT, who retired in 1910. In 1916, the school was moved from "The Park", to it's new building on a site off Wymbooliel Road, Pennyroyal. The school closed in 1982. Penyroyal Post Office opened in 1887. The Birregurra-Forrest railway line opened in 1891, bringing opportunities to residents of Pennyroyal, to allow transport of cream, vegetables and stock for sale and also obtaining inward goods. The Pennyroyal Public Hall was built on land donated by James Gannon, in 1912. A tennis court was built in the corner of the Pennyroyal school ground in 1922. 1954 - electricity came to Pennyroyal and the small post office closed, with a wayside delivery service for mail and a rural automatic exchange installed. The herb "Pennyroyal" grew on the banks of Pennyroyal Creek, thus getting its' name from the herb. Regards, Shirley.

Hi list - just a brief description of where Pennyroyal is. Pennyroyal is a small farming community, situated between the towns of Deans Marsh and Murroon. The Otway Ranges back onto Pennyroyal. Other bigger towns within half hour of Pennyroyal, are - Lorne, Birregurra, Winchelsea and Colac. Pennyroyal does not have a school, having closed a few years ago. Dairy, beef and sheep farming are the main occupations. There are a few B. & B. type places and raspberry growing in the district, is a tourist attraction. Some of my family still live at Pennyroyal and I visit there regularly. Regards, Shirley (ex Pennyroyal resident).