A Battle against the odds, Chapter 12, part 9

 My transcription of the NSW family history book A Battle against the odds, Chapter 12, part 9. 

This part deals with the location of John and Mary Smith and children in the NSW 1828 Census.

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Bathurst the Less

 
The 1828 Census was taken at a time when the Smith family was living at Bathurst (less). This was located to the west of the present Marsden Park and to the east of South Creek and lies between Richmond and Windsor Roads. It was originally names after Lord Bathurst but after the crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813 and the naming of the present city of Bathurst, the earlier place was relegated to "less". The old name is no longer used. To this day it is a flood prone area and is used primarily for grazing.
The Smith family do not appear to have lived there for many years, because of the frequent flooding and they seem to have moved to Nelson. It is thought that they were living near the intersection of Boundary and Old Pitt Town roads, Nelson, Well before their deaths, John 19.7.1866 and Mary on 15.6.1868.

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My transcription of A Battle against the odds is to be continued ...