John Syrett married Susanna Mcadoe (or McAdoo) in 1857. They had the following children:
J​ohn — born in 1858, died on 29 November 1937 aged 80, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery. Worked for Andrew White as a station hand.
Lucy — born in 1860 at Connewarre, died 1934 aged 74 at Carnegie
Maria — born 1862 at Connewarre, married Fyffe
Sarah — born in 1863 at Connewarre, died in 1931 aged 67 at Geelong, buried on 25 June 1931 in the Church of England section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery
Margaret — born about 1867 at Connewarre, married Thomas, died in 1944 aged 77 at Ballarat, buried on 12 June 1944 in the Church of England section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery
Susannah — born in 1870 in Connewarre, died in 1955 aged 85 at Geelong, buried on 13 September 1955 in the Church of England section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery
Elizabeth — born in 1872 at Geelong, married Bray, died in 1923 at Geelong

The family lived on the north east corner of Torquay and Boundary Roads (Grovedale at the time). They were said to have bought the old Yarborough Inn which had been shifted to a block south of the Mount Duneed Cemetery, to use as a manse, in anticipation of a Presbyterian church being built. He then had it shifted to Grovedale.

John died on 5 July 1898 and left his estate to his wife. An application for probate was not applied for until after Susanna died on 19 October in 1918 as 
she told her son that she had the will and the title deeds of the property and she was entitled to live there until she died. She told him to take the papers to the solicitor after she died. He did this and found out that he should have done this sooner.

​The property was sold to Heinrich Reinhold Winter on 19 April 1923 for £750 with interest of £16/7/10 totalled £766/7/10. The seven children received £97/9/6 each.

​James, son of William and Margaret (née Guthrie), was born at Perth in Scotland on 25 December 1822. He emigrated on the Tasman arriving in the colony in October 1848. He married Catherine Robertson, who migrated on the same ship, in 1850. Catherine was born in 1821 at Perth in Scotland. They had the following children:
William — born 20 April 1852, married Christina McKenzie in 1881, died on 8 June 1928, buried in the Presbyterian section of the Highton Cemetery
Alexander — born 12 July 1855 at Barrabool Hills, died 8 July 1881 at Ceres at the age of 25, buried in the Presbyterian section of the Highton Cemetery
Charles — born about 1856, married Margaret Elder Nelson in 1891, died in 1934 in Geelong aged 78 years, buried 10 February 1934 in the Presbyterian section of the Highton Cemetery
Lawrence — born 1857 in Geelong, died 1934 aged 77 at Dandenong
Ann — born 1850, married John Nelson, died 1931
Mary — born 12 March 1853 at Barrabool Hills, married David Munro MacKay, died 18 July6 1892
Catherine died on 4 March 1868 at Barrabool and was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Highton Cemetery.

In 1869 James married Caroline, daug​hter of John and Mary Jane (née Sefton) Edney. They had the following children:
Catherine Alice — born 1870 at Ceres, died in 1893 at Perth Cottage, Ceres
Margaret Jane — ​born 1872 at Ceres, married George McMeekin
James Alexander — born 21 May 1873 at Ceres, married Annabella McKenzie, died 2 February 1942 at Geelong aged 68
Isabella — born 1875 at Ceres
David — born 1877 at Ceres, married Jessie Jane Gerrand, died 1964 at Swan Hill
Winfred John — born 1881 at Geelong, married Emma White, died 1959 at Armadale in Victoria aged 77
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On 20 May 1897 James' land was auctioned with a total receipts of £9907. The land was offered in four allotments with a total offered for sale being 398 acres 4 roods (sic) 10 perches:
Lot 1: Part of allotment 14, parish of Barrabool, containing 142 acres 1 rood 6 perches, together with the stone cottage known as "Tasman Cottage," with farm buildings. Bought by Charles Anderson for £25.10s per acre
Lot 2: Part of portion 14, parish of Barrabool, containing 3 acres and 2 roods, being lots 18 to 24 (inclusive) of the sub-division known as the Merrawarp Estate. Bought by C Marendaz at £102 per acre
Lot 3: Part of portion 14, parish of Barrabool, containing 130 acres, together with stabling known as "Westcott Farm." Bought by James Anderson at £19 per acre
Lot 4: Part of section 11, parish of Barrabool, containing 123 acres 1 rood 4 perches. Bought by Charles Anderson at £28 per acre

John, son of Samuel and Betty (née Webb) Edney, ​was born of 7 March 1814 at East Dean in Hampshire in England and was christened on the 3 April at the local St Winifred's church. John emigrated to Australia in 1840 on the Andromeche, arriving at Point Henry on 27 June. As he was an assisted immigrant he was assigned to John Marsden for three months at a station near Colac for £18.

John later moved to Heidelberg on the Plenty River where he opened a butcher's shop. It was here that he met Mary Jane, daughter of David and Mary (née Stewart) Sefton. She was born on 27 June 1827 at Ballynahinch, County Down in Ireland. As her mother died when she was an infant, she was brought up by her grand parents. 

On 11 August 1841 Mary left Ireland with her father and his new wife, Rebecca, and his sons and daughters. They sailed on the Marquis of Bute, arriving at Port Phillip on 30 November. 

John and Mary married on 8 April 1844 at St James Old Cathedral in Melbourne, when it was on the corner of William and Little Collins Streets. They had the following children:
William Henry — born on 19 January 1845 at Plenty River, married Jane Heard on 1 June 1871 at Holy Trinity Church of England at Barrabool Hills, died on 25 September 1924 aged 79 years, buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery
Caroline — born in 1847 at Plenty River, married James Anderson on 13 November 1869, died on 16 August 1931 aged 83 years at Surrey Hills in Victoria, buried in the Presbyterian section of the Highton Cemetery
Emily Jane— born in 1848 at Ceres, married Charles Meakin in 1873, died on 12 September 1924 at her home, 22 Windsor Street in Middle Footscray, buried in the Church of England section of the Footscray Cemetery 
Emma — born on 10 January 1851 at Barrabool, married Alfred Edney on 1 January 1873 at Holy Trinity Church at Barrabool Hills, married John Samuel Camm on 4 October 1910 at the manse, 55 McIlwraith Street in Princes Hill, died on 27 January 1920 aged 64, buried at Rochester Cemetery
Alfred — born on 1 November 1852 at Barrabool Hills, married Emma Heard in 1877, died on 21 April 1946 at Echuca 
Mary Elizabeth — born in 1855, died on 17 September 1914 aged 60 years at her home 1 Balliang Street in South Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery
Jane — born in 1857, married John Heal on 6 October 1892 at Holy Trinity Church Barrabool Hills
Phoebe Ann Stewart — born in 1859, married Francis Adolphus Patterson on 21 July 1888 at Holy Trinity Church Barrabool Hills, 
John Charles — born in 1862 at Barrabool, married Sarah Jane Rankin on 20 May 1886 at Boxthorn Park the home of the bride's father, died on 7 January 1893 aged 30 at Bendigo Hospital, buried at Rochester Cemetery
Alice — born in 1864, married Charles Heard on 15 March 1887 at Holy Trinity Church in Barrabool Hills
Walter  — born in 1867 at Ceres, married Maude Louise Heard in 1894, died in 1960 at Wodonga aged 93
Esther — born in 1869, married Robert Beck on 10 April 1889 at Holy Trinity Church in Barrabool Hills

John and Mary purchased a property at Ceres in 1848 and named it Dean Farm, after East Dean where John was born. Originally the farm consisted of 78 acres which John divided into 6 paddocks, but later purchased the adjoining 52 acres. He also constructed a 5 room cottage, built from rock located nearby. He also built an underground water tank, which was still in use generations later. He was said to have been the first person in the district to acquire a dray. Before this they would either walk to Geelong or carry goods on horseback. They were lucky to escape the Black Thursday bushfires as many nearby farmhouses were destroyed.

John and Mary took an active part in community life. He was a member of the first Vestry of Holy Trinity Church of England. Mary commenced the church school at Holy Trinity and became its first superintendent. John was a member of the Total Abstinence Society. John sold part of Dean Farm to the Minister of Education and Ceres Primary School is now located on the site. 

John and Mary lived at Dean Farm until their retirement, when they purchased a cottage in Highton (now 217 Mount Pleasant Road) which they named Sefton Cottage. 

​John died on 13 March 1902 aged 88 of influ-asthemia at Sefton Cottage and was buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery. Mary who also died at Sefton Cottage, on 18 January 1913 aged  85 of senility and gangrene of the left foot, was buried in the Church of England section of the same cemetery.

John Thomas, son of William Henry and Jane (née Heard) Edney was born on 18 August 1875 at Ceres. He married Caroline Tweeddale on 24 February 1904 at Leopold near Geelong. Caroline was born on 8 July 1880 at 7 Clarke Street, Newtown Geelong. She was the daughter of Henry Pythagoras and Annie (née Dawes) Tweeddale.

John and Caroline initially purchased a property at Colac but only stayed for a year. They then moved to Mount Duneed to get a more suitable climate for John's health.  They purchased a farm from William Preston. As the property was only 76 acres John took up share farming with Andrew White, an adjacent property owner, and grew grain until he developed a heart condition. In 1908 the family moved to Elcho Park in Lara where John leased land for mixed farming. When William retired from his farm "Clifton" in 1911, John and his family moved into the house and took over the running of the property. The property was sold in 1914 and the family moved to a 38 acre property at Mount Duneed.

In 1923 John was advised his that mountain air would be more suitable for his health, and so the property was sold and a clearing sale held on 18 March 1924. On the advice of his cousin, Walter Edney, the family moved to Yackandandah. Here they suffered two droughts, and the farm, which had a large orchard, became a failure. In 1937 John and Caroline went to live with their daughter Murial and son-in-law Walter at Ballantyre at Drysdale. John grew onions on the property until he retired. After the war they retired to Ocean Grove where they established a small market garden on a property he purchased consisting of 3 blocks on the corner of Orton Street and Barwon Heads Road.

​Obituary of John Edney, grandfather of John Thomas — from Geelong Advertiser 14 March 1902