Susannah Williams

(1833 - 1866)

and her husbands Charles Collman and William Brown

Graziers of "Boloco" and "Boloco Creek", Monaro District NSW

Susannah Williams was the youngest daughter of John Williams and Sarah Nash and was born in 1833 almost certainly at her parents' squattage south of Queanbeyan NSW.  A few years later she relocated with her family to the Monaro district, settling initially near Nimmitabel and later at "Groses Plain" south-west of Jindabyne where she was residing at the time of her marriage in 1849 to Charles Collman (1818-1858).

Charles Collman was born in London in 1818 to Edward Lawrence Collman and his Ann Collins.   His father was transported to NSW as a convict per Canada in 1819, while Charles, his mother and a half-sister arrived three years later on board the Providence.  Acrimony between his parents meant that Charles spent some of his childhood in the Orphan School before settling with his father at Inverary Park.    

By the late 1840's Charles was apparently residing at the squatting run "Boloco", south-east of Jindabyne, held under licence by James Keirle.  Charles acquired the licence for the neighbouring "Boloco Creek" run from John McGuigan in 1854, and "Boloco" itself from James Keirle in 1855, the latter apparently in return for an annuity.  Charles was a successful grazier and died in 1858 leaving a large estate.

In 1859 Susannah married Irish-born Catholic William Brown and continued to reside at "Boloco".  William died in 1863 and Susannah in 1866, leaving seven orphaned children aged under sixteen years. 

This is a brief summary of the chapter relating to Susannah Williams and her husband published in Nash: First Fleeters and Founding Families - A Three Generational Biographical History.

Copyright 2004 - Carol Baxter

The family of Charles Collman and Susannah Williams*

1. Charles Collman  (1850 - 1923) md Louisa Agnes Weston in 1874.

2. Edward Laurence Collman  (1852 - 1921) md Jane Rawson in 1874. [Jane was a sister of Edward Williams' wife Mary Ann Rawson - see Edward Williams and Mary Ann Rawson]

3. Caroline Collman  (1854 - ) md Thomas Duckworth in 1876.

4. John Collman  (1856 - ) md Emma Pearce in 1883.

5. Thomas Williams Collman  (1858 - ) md Augusta Weston in 1880.

The family of William Brown and Susannah Collman*

1. Sarah Brown  (1860 - 1943) md Michael D. Kilkeary in 1886.

2. Julia Brown  (1862 - 1901) md John George Liddell in 1899.

3. Mary Brown  (1864 - 1920) md Francis J. Anglin.

* Many of these dates come from registrations of births, deaths and marriages.  In some cases the event itself will have occurred late in the previous year.   

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