George Frederick, son of Louis French and Anna (née Gutknecht) Imer was born on 15 November 1869 at  Geelong. He married Catherine Winifred Mary Wheeler in 1894. The couple had the following children:
Henrietta Louisa Bertha — born in 1896, married Clarence John Pratt in 1934, died in 1991
David George — born in 1897 at Richmond, married Ethel Elizabeth Harrison in 1921, died in 1976 at West Preston
Louis James — born in 1899 at Richmond, married Violet Adelaide Bailey on 24 June 1922, died on 24 June 1969 at Edithvale, cremated at Springvale
Margaret Lillian — born in 1900 at Richmond, married Norman Charles Victor Gogoll in 1926, died in 1982 at Geelong
Winifred Maud — born in 1903 at Richmond, married Hector Bernard Hultgren in 1927, died in 1988 at Mount Eliza, married William Robert Maclelland, died in 1988 at Mount Eliza
Alice May — born in 1907 at Geelong, married John Angus Armstrong in 1937, died in 1977 at Richmond

George was elected to the Barrabool Shire council in 1911. He resigned in December 1916 after the death of his wife, Catherine, on 7 August 1916 at Carlton. He married Mary Agnes Robinson (née Warren) in 1918. George died on 26 January 1950 and was buried in the Methodist B section of the Coburg Cemetery with Catherine. Mary died in 1926 at Richmond.

​William, son of Samuel and Suzannah Ham was born on 26 April 1843 at Bideford in Devon, England. He married Sarah Zealley who came to Australia on the Queen of the South in 1864. She came to Australia when her nephew, George Zealley's first wife died, to look after his house and children. During this time she met William Ham and married him in 1870 when George remarried. She was born in Tintinhull in Somerset.

William and Sarah had the following children born at Geelong:
Hedley William de Robert — born on 13 November 1871, married Fanny Louisa Hunt in 1898, died on 24 June 1959 aged 87 years at Malvern East
Myra Grace — born in 1875, married Frederick James Yarra in 1915, died in 1953 at Ballarat, buried in the Methodist section of the Highton Cemetery
Ada Emma — born in 1877, married Francis McKim in 1905, died in 1918 aged 41 years at Geelong, buried in the Methodist section of the Highton Cemetery
Maud Zealley — born in 1881 at Geelong, married John Andrew Charles in 1912, died on 5 August 1966 at Ballarat, cremated at Ballarat New Cemetery ashes collected
Ernest William — born in 1883 at Geelong, married Maria McHarry in 1911, married Flora McKenzie in 1925, died in 1963 at Benalla aged 80 years, buried in the Church of England section of the Benalla Cemetery
Samuel Francis — born in 1879 at Waurn Ponds, married Elizabeth Ann McHarry in 1914, died in 1953 aged 73 years at Geelong

William farmed land originally owned by John McPherson at Waurn Ponds. He was elected to the School Board of Advice for the Moriac riding in 1885. He was a Barrabool Shire councillor, serving from 1895 until 1916 including four terms as president. He wrote a history of the shire's first fifty years. His son, Samuel Francis was elected as a councillor in 1935, serving until 1948.

Sarah died on 2 January 1906 aged 63 years at Geelong and was buried in the Methodist section of the Highton Cemetery. She was a beneficiary under the will of Robert Zealley, late of Mount Duneed who died on 22 January 1870. She left an estate valued at £2080 to William. William died in 1932 aged 89 years and was buried with her.

​William Fletcher, son of Duncan and Sarah (née McGregor) McIntyre was born in 1872 at Geelong. He married Celia Jane, daughter of Thomas and Phoebe Larcombe, on 15 November 1905 at St Saviours in Modewarre. The couple had the following children:
Gregor William — born in 1907 at Mount Duneed, died on 17 June 1907 aged 6 weeks at Geelong, buried in the Presbyterian section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery
Edna Bell — born on 13 December 1908 at Mount Duneed, married Ernest Wesley McCann in 1934, died on 12 Mar 2002 aged 93 years at Geelong, buried in the Methodist section of the Highton Cemetery
Jean Catherine — born on 23 June 1910 at Mount Duneed, married Albert Edwin Purnell in 1937, died on 10 October 1971 aged 61 years at Moriac, buried in the lawn section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery
Gregor William Fletcher — born on 22 June 1912 at Mount Duneed, married Gwendolyn Zeta McCann in 1942, died on 16 November 1982 aged 71 years at Freshwater Creek, buried in the lawn section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery

William, with his brother Dugald, inherited "Ardtornish" in Freshwater Creek in 1895. They purchased the 1100 acre property "Ghazeepore" in 1900, later adding another 900 acres. Dugald was a councillor from 1901 until 1909. He died of accidental gunshot wouds in 1919. William was a Barrabool Shire councillor, serving from 1910 until his death in 1933. He served six terms as president — 1914, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 and 1931. In 1934 memorial gates were erected in Freshwater Creek in his honour. His son, Gregor, was a Barrabool Shire councillor serving from 1940 until 1979 with two terms as president. 

​William died on 5 July 1933 at "Ghazeepore" at Freshwater Creek aged 61 years and was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery. Celia died on 22 October 1945 at Newtown as was buried with him.

​Thomas Matthew Dickins married Henrietta Eva Peake on 5 April 1881 at Naracoort in South Australia. Two of their sons served on local councils and the third was Sidney Edmund who established a chain of grocery stores in Geelong. 

Edward Robert was born on 15 April 1882 in Geelong.
He married Muriel Alice Harrower in 1912. They had three children:
Baby — born and died in February 1914
Norma Jean — born on 9 July 1918 in Geelong, died on 5 December 2000 aged 82 years in Geelong, buried in the Presbyterian section of the Geelong Western Public Cemetery
Robert William "Bob"  — born on 14 November 1921 in Geelong, died on 22 August 2000 aged 78 years, buried in the lawn section of the Highton Cemetery

Edward was a Barrabool Shire councillor, serving from 1926 until 1954 including three terms as president. His son took over his Freshwater Creek farm of 488 acres after his death. Dickins Road was named after the family.

He died on 30 January 1962 at Geelong West and was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Geelong Western Public Cemetery. Muriel died on 28 May 1979 at Geelong and was buried with him.

Archibald Thomas was born on 6 June 1884 at Geelong. He married Ruby May Spriggins on 6 April 1909. The couple had three children:
Nina May — born in 1910, died on 17 January 1988 at Geelong, buried in the lawn section of the Highton Cemetery
Marion Grace — born on 4 August 1925, died on 19 August 2013, married Keith Campbell Errey on 21 May 1949, buried at Cobden Cemetery
Dorothy Pearl — born in 1918, married Roy Roland Colyer Easdown in 1942, died on 10 November 2009 in Perth, Western Australia
 
"Archie" was a South Barwon councillor, serving from ​1931 until 1934 and from 1937 until 1940 including a term as president for the 1933-34 year.

He died on 24 March 1964 at Geelong aged 79 years and was buried in the lawn section of the Geelong Western Cemetery. Ruby died on 6 August the same year aged 78 years and was buried with him.

Family of Henry and Celia Larcombe 
Back row: James, William, Edmond, Celia, Albert, Henry
Front row: Mary, John, Lydia, Thomas, Elizabeth
​Photo contributed by Lois Comeadow

Henry Ashton, son of William and Mary (née Ashton) Larcombe was born at South Perrott in Dorsett in April 1819. He emigrated from England in 1839. Initially he worked as a bootmaker in Melbourne. By the time he married Celia Jeffrey in 1845 he had taken up farming in the Heidelberg area. By 1849 he had taken up a selection of 640 acres south of Mount Moriac in the parish of Modewarre in partnership with Sydney Ricardo and Edmund Collins. During the gold rush he carted goods between Geelong and Ballarat. He added to his land by buying out the neighbours until he owned several hundred acres.
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Henry and Celia's children were:
Charles Frederick — born on 14 May 1846, died on 19 March 1855 at Geelong, buried in an unknown location at the Geelong Eastern Cemetery
Lydia — born on 21 November 1847, married William Crutch on 26 April 1877 at Melbourne, died on 15 July 1925 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery
Thomas — born in 1849 at Bulleen, married Phoebe Jane Hunt in 1879​, died on 9 August 1940 aged 91 years at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery
William — born in 1850 at Bulleen, died on 28 August 1853 aged 2 years, buried in an unknown location in the old Church of England section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery
John — born in 1854 at Mount Moriac, married Harriet Haynes Wane in 1907, died on 25 August 1941 aged 87 at his residence "Hill View" Mount Moriac, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery
William Henry — born on 17 November 1855 at Modewarre, married Louisa Jane Worland in 1896, died on 17 February 1911 buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery 
Mary — born in 1856 at Modewarre, died on 5 October 1923 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery
Edmund — born on 29 Novmeber 1857 at Mount Moriac, married Eliza Ann Cooper on 22 April 1892 at Christ Church in Geelong, died on 28 August 1936 aged 79 years at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery
James — born in 1859 at Mount Moriac, married Elizabeth Alice Hyndes in 1893, died on 11 February 1942 aged 82 years at Mount Moriac, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery
Isabella Eliza — born on 9 January 1862 at Mount Moriac, died on 20 February 1934 at Geelong​, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery
Celia Maria — born in 1865 at Modewarre, died on 1 August 1946 at Mount Moriac, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery
Henry — born in 1867 at Mount Moriac, married Ada Elizabeth Margaret Law in 1906, died on 14 June 1956 aged 89 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery
Albert Charles — born in 1870 at Mount Moriac, married Charlotte Jennie Batten in 1898, died 11 Sep 1945 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery

​By 1886 the family were living at Glendarroch.
Henry was a Barrabool Shire councillor, serving from 1870 until 1889 when he retired due to ill health. He was replaced by his son, Thomas, who served until 1903. His sons Henry (1920-1923) and Albert Charles (1933-1940) also served as councillors. Two of Thomas' sons became councillors, John Thomas (1939-1952) and Richard Henry (1950-1959.

Henry died on 20 Jul 1891 aged 72 years and 4 months and was buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery. Celia died in 1896 and was buried with him.
Henry died on 20 July 1891 aged 72 years and 4 months at Mount Moriac and was buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery. Celia died on 11 July 1896 aged 72 years and was buried with him.​

​After Henry's death Glendrroch was run by his sons, Henry and Albert.

John Lorne Stuart, son of John and Agnes (née Ross) Mackenzie, was born on 1 June 1828 at Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. He married Margaret Sala Brown on 16 November 1853 in Glasgow before emigrating to Australia. Their children, all born after arrival at Freshwater Creek were:
Agnes — born on 5 August 1855, died three days later, buried in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery
Robert Ross — born on 23 August 1856. married Emma Lavinia Parker on 7 March 1885, died on 6 February 1915 in England
Margaret Helen — born in 1858, married William Parker on 7 March 1882 at St George's Church in Hotham (now North Melbourne), died on 12 June 1923 aged 65 years at Geelong, buried in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery
Neil MacMichael — born in 1860, died on 2 December 1882 aged 22 years at Freshwater Creek, buried in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery
Elizabeth Johnston — born in 1865, married Albert Ernest Camp on 12 March 1889 at Freshwater Creek Church, married John Coleman in 1913, died in 1920 aged 54 years at Surrey Hills
Mary Brown — born on 22 October 1867, married Thomas William Freeman on 30 August 1887, died on 3 July 1945, buried in the Church of England section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery

John acquired about 615 acres of Crown land in 1855 which he named Ghazeepore, an Indian name meaning land of the roses. After the death of his brother, Robert, (born on 14 December 1822), on 15 May 1853 John had spent time at Ghazipur (previously spelled Ghazipore) in India to settle his brother's business affairs.

Joseph, son of John and Mary (née Masters) Gundry was born early in 1810 at Lopen in Somerset in England. A free settler, he had arrived in Van Diemens Land in 1832 aboard the Thomas Laurie, followed by his brothers, William in 1837 and later Charles.

​He married Mary Watson on 25 September 1837 at Ouse in the parish of Hamilton in Tasmania. They had the following children:
John William — born in 1839 at Hamilton in Tasmania, married Hannah Gundry in 1964, died on 16 April 1902 at Bellbrae
​Joseph James — born in 1840 at Hamilton, married Sarah Masters in 1867, died on 30 June 1919 aged 79 years at Beeac aged 79
Charles Edward — born in 1844 at Bellbrae, died on 1 January 1925 aged 82 at Mount Duneed, buried at Bellbrae Cemetery
Hannah Phoebe — born in 1849 at Bellbrae, married Frederick Beard in 1872, died on 9 March  1921 at Geelong aged 75
Elizabeth Rebecca — born in 1850 at Bellbrae, married William Henry Maxwell in 1871, died on 12 May 1924
William Richard — born on 1 May 1860 at Bellbrae, married Annie Maria Tomamichel on 17 April 1912, died on 20 June 1941 aged  81 at Geelong, buried at Bellbrae Cemetery

Before she married, Mary had a daughter Mary, born in 1836 at Ouse in Tasmania who took the name of Gundry. She married Waurn Ponds vigneron Charles Louis Tetaz on 9 September in 1863 at St Paul's in Geelong. They had seven children. Mary died on 30 September in 1887.

In 1844 Joseph Gundry, in partnership with John Kiddle, took up the six square miles known as Ironbark Station in Jan Juc (Bellbrae). He took control of this land after Kiddle's death in 1852. 

He leased 1236 acres 3 roods and 14 perches of land to Roderick Impey Murchison. It stretched south from Hendy Main Road to the township of Bellbrae between Anglesea and Brushfields Roads and further south in the ironbark basin area.
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He established a school for his own and neighbouring children until the Jan Juc Common School was opened in 1861. He was a member of the Barrabool District Road Board which was formed on 23 September 1863.​ He was one of the original Barrabool Shire councillors serving from 1865 until 1879. His son, William Richard, was also a councillor serving from 1895 until 1909 and from 1918  until 1935.

Joseph died on 11 November 1878 at his residence, Ironbank Station at Jan Juc aged 68. According to cemetery records, he was buried in an unknown location at the Mount Duneed Cemetery on 12 November and on the 13 November at the Bellbrae Cemetery. 

Carl August, son of Gottlieb Ernest and Johanna Christaine (née Klempke) Rau was born in Prussia in 1830. He arrived in the colony aged 22 years
in August 1853 on the Wilhelmsburg. 

He married Johanna Ernestine Bohm. They had the following children:
Johanna Wilhelmina — born on 5 April 1855 at Grovedale, died on 15 April 1855 aged 10 days at Geelong, buried in an unknown location in the Grovedale Cemetery
John Gottlieb Ernest — born on 28 March 1856 in Grovedale, married Ernestine Wilhelmina Baensch in 1881, died on 25 May 1914 aged 58 as a result of an accident (see article below), buried at the Freshwater Creek Cemetery
Anna — born in 1869 at Paraparap, died the same year aged 8 months
Julius — born on 2 February 1859 at Paraparap, died on 4 November 1861 aged 2 years at Puebla, buried in an unknown location at the Grovedale Cemetery
Carl Erdmann — born on 21 July 1864 at Freshwater Creek, married Wilhelmina Burow in 1889, died on 25 April 1820 aged 55 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section on the Geelong Eastern Cemetery

In 1857 he purchased 126 acres of crown land on the south side of Thompsons Creek and planted an extensive orchard. The land had springs which enabled him to form a company to bottle mineral water. He had a shop at Market Square in Geelong, to retail his drinks
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He was a Barrabool Shire councillor serving from
1890 until 1895.

​Carl died on 14 January 1896 at his home at Paraparap aged 65. Ernestine died in 1899. 

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​​William, son of James and Catherine (née Robertson) Anderson, was born at Ceres on 20 April 1852. He married Christina McKenzie in 1881. They had the following children:
Laurence Broderick Bruce — born in 1882 at Barrabool, died in 1957 aged 61 years at Barrabool
Alexander — born in 1882 at Lismore, died in 1954 aged 72 years at North Geelong
Donald James — born in 1884 at Ceres, died in 1944 aged 59 years at Portland
Gordon McKenzie — born in 1887 at Ceres, married Hetty Maud Mountjoy, died in 1958 aged 79 years  in Ashburton
Annie — born in 1891
William Douglas — born in 1893
Charles Leslie — born in 1897 at Mount Moriac, died on 22 April 1917 on the Western Front
Donald McKenzie — born in 1898 at Barrabool, died in 1971 aged 72 years at Barrabool
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William was a Barrabool Shire councillor, serving from 1987 until 1928.
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His son, William Douglas, was a Barrabool Shire councillor from 1928 until1973, serving five terms as president.

William died on 8 June 1928 at Barrabool Hills and was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Highton Cemetery. Christina died in May 1938 and was buried with him. 

Patrick, son of Thomas and Mary (née Gill) Corbett, was born about 1837. He married Annie Elizabeth Slattery in 1871. Annie was born in 1843 at Darebin Creek. They appeared to have no children.

Patrick ran the Gnarwarre Hotel on a corner of his farm 12 miles from town on the corner of Pollocksford and Barrabool Roads. Later a post office and store was added. He became a Barrabool Shire councillor serving from 1876 until 1895 when he retired due to ill health. He was shire president in 1881, 1886, 1887 and 1888. He became a justice of the peace, a position he resigned from in April 1898. Patrick's sheep farming partnership with his brother-in-law, John Slattery was dissolved on 1 May 1890.

​In April 1905 Patrick was charged with Sunday trading. The license of the hotel was transferred to John Keenan on 3 March 1908 when Patrick retired to Geelong in 1908. He ran it until he died, when his widow, Mary, took over the running of it. The hotel closed in 1922 and was demolished in 1968.

​Patrick died on 10 August 1916 aged 79 years at the home of his sister, Ellen Meehan, 40 Albert Street in East Melbourne. He was buried in the Roman Catholic section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery with Annie, who died in 1912 aged 69 years.

William Moreland was a Barrabool Shire councillor from 1871 until 1875. He farmed 150 acres called Sheepwash Farm at Pollocksford for eleven years. He married Mary Elizabeth Clancy. They had the following children:
William Campbell — born on 22 February 1866​ at Pollocksford, died in 1867 at Gnarwarre
Margaret Janet — born in 1867 at Mount Moriac, died on 23 October 1938 aged 71 at Healesville 
Mary Elizabeth  — born in 1870 at Ceres, died on 28 August 1947 at Healesville
Thomas Robert — born on 7 November 1871 at Sheepwash Farm at Gnarwarre
Ellen Theresa — born in 1874 at Ceres
Isabel — born on 9 August 1876 at Mary Park at Jerilderie NSW
​Amy Ada — born about 1884, died in 1937 aged 53 at Healesville
Clare — married Neil Wilson

William judged sheep at local shows. He held a slaughtering license. Prior to leaving the district for the Riverina a dinner was held at the Gnarwarre Hotel. The family moved to a property, "Mary Park", on Yanko Creek in the Jerilderie district where they stayed until after William's death in 1897. The property was still in the possession of the executors when a fire destroyed the woolshed and its contents in 1902. The family moved to Melbourne and later to Healesville.

John Hollins was born about 1826. He married Eliza Mann in 1863. Eliza was born at St Albans in Hertfordshire England. They had the following children:
William John — born in 1864 at Freshwater Creek, married Jean Stewart Hunter on 9 May 1900, died in 1929 aged 65 at Wonthaggi
George — born on 18 August at Duneed
Eliza Emma — born on 8 Dec 1866 at Freshwater Creek, died on 4 April 1952 at Wangaratta
Henry — born on 22 February 1870 at Freshwater Creek, married Lillian Teresa Mary Gardiner, died on 12 September 1954 at Dalyston
Helen Gertrude — born in 1872 at Freshwater Creek
Minnie Isabel — born in 1873 at Freshwater Creek
Annie Amelia — born in 1876 at Bellarine
Sarah Ethel — born in 1880 at Bellarine
Frederick James — born in 1881 at Bellarine

Eliza died on 12 October 1885 aged 40 years at Bellarine and was buried in the Methodist section of the Drysdale Cemetery

In 1890 John married Alice Mary, d​aughter of Edmund John Fox. Alice was the widow of Frederick Woolley. John and Alice had 5 children born at Mount Moriac:
Roy Digby  — born in 1891
Allan Fox — born in 1892
Gladys Eileen — born in 1894
Alice Mary — born in 1895
Norman Gromer — born in 1897, died on 4 April 1898 aged 7 months at Geelong, buried in an unknown location at the Geelong Eastern Cemetery 

​John was a Barrabool Shire councillor serving from 1873 until 1875. He died on 31 May 1899 aged 73 years at his residence in McKillop Street Geelong and was buried in an unknown location in the Methodist section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery.
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​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 Black became a Barrabool Shire councillor in 1903, a position he held for 10½ years. In 1915 after he sold his property he was forced to resign. A luncheon was held at the Moriac Hotel where councillors expressed their regret at losing such a splendid worker whose position would be very hard to fill. It was not long before he joined the Winchelsea council. 

In 1920 he was selected as the Farmers' Union candidate for Polwarth at the next State election. The same year he was welcomed as a new member of the Geelong Agricultural Society. 

On 30 August the same year his wife, Jane, died after a lingering illness. There was a large attendance, including many representative citizens, at the funeral which took place two days later at Winchelsea.

In 1922 he attended a conference of public bodies opposed to the elimination of the Federal electorate of Corangamite which was held at Mortlake. by now he was shire president.

In 1923 he was elected as a South Barwon councillor  for the Kardinia riding, serving until 1927.

He was a committee member for the Belmont Recreation Reserve.  In 1928 he was appointed electoral registrar for the Barrabool division of the South Western Province.

​He died on 29 November 1934 aged 69 years and was buried at the Winchelsea Cemetery.

​He subsequently married Cath, née Rutledge, the widow on Alex Johnston.
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Children of John and Jane:
William John — born in 1890 at Bellarine East
Francis James — born in 1893 at Bellarine East
Edward Ernest — born in 1895 at Portarlington, died in 1954 aged 54 at Brighton Beach
Sydney Gilmore — born in 1897 at Modewarre, died in 1944 aged 46 at Winchelsea

​Florence Henrietta Johnston, step-daughter of Cr John Black of Roslyn Road Belmont who won the queen competition held on 20 July 1926 in aid of St Stephen's Parish Hall, Church of England Belmont
Train bearers: Joan Clemenger, Joan Smith and Jackie Clemenger — from Geelong Advertiser 22 September 1926

Robert McDowall, a native of Dumfries Scotland,  was born in 1827. He came to Victoria in 1857 and settled at Ceres, where he established a carting business between Geelong and the goldfields. He owned a store where he became local postmaster until 1877. He was also a Wesleyan lay preacher, conducting services at Ceres, Freshwater Creek and Mount Duneed. His family made an important contribution to the life of the Wesleyan Church at Ceres until 1927 when his son Alfred Beaumont moved to Belmont. Robert moved to the Rochester district in 1877, where he took over the post office in 1882. 

Robert married Mary Boyd. They had the following children:
Alexander — born in 1862 at Ceres
Ann — born in 1864 at Ceres, died in 1882 aged 18 years at Rochester
John Hugh — born in 1865 at Ceres, died in 1905 at Rochester
Alfred Beaumont (Mont) — born in 1871 at Barrabool, married Christiana Cox in 1894, died on 3 January 1942 aged 70 years at his home "Montreath" 90 Mount Pleasant Road in Belmont Geelong, buried in the Methodist section of the Highton Cemetery
Bessie Margaret — born in 1873 at Ceres, died in 1943 aged 68 at Rochester
Mary Elizabeth — born in 1877 at Ceres, died on 4 July 1951 aged 75 at Rochester
Alice Sarah — born in 1879 at Rochester, married John Robertson in 1904, died in 1904 aged 25 at Rochester

Robert was the postmaster at Ceres and Electoral Registrar for the Barrabool division of the electoral district of Grant and a deputy electoral registrar for the Barrabool division of the south western province in the1870s. After he resigned his son, John Hugh was appointed to the position.

Robert was a member of the Barrabool District Road Board and later a Barrabool Shire councillor serving from 1873 until 1876. His son, Alfred Beaumont (1871-1942) conducted a butter factory at South Geelong and farmed at Ceres where he also ran the post office.

Robert died in 1911 aged 84 at Rochester. He left an estate of £7542/12/9

William Honey who was born in 1814, arrived in the colony of 23 February 1842 wi​th his wife Mary Ann (née Grigg). They had the following children:
Mary Elizabeth — born about 1842, died on 27 July 1873 aged 31 years at Stone Park Barrabool Hills, buried at Geelong Eastern Cemetery
Thomas Hooper — born about 1844, married Mary Alicia Hose in 1883, died on 21 February 1914 aged 70 years at his home 180 Upper Autumn Street Geelong West
William — born in 1851, married Ann Sophia McCann on 11 July 1872 at her home. Ann died on 3 May 1873 aged 20 at her home the day after giving birth to their daughter, In 1877 William married her younger sister Mary Ellen, died in 1927 aged 76 at Geelong 
Richard — born in 1854, died aged 4 months

William came to the Barrabool Hills in the early 1840s on the recommendation of a shipboard friend, James Piper. He purchased land in 1851 and established "Stone Park Farm" in what is now Honeys Road. As this house was destroyed by fire, he built a second twelve roomed house out sandstone quarried from the site which became known as "Merrawarp". His brother, John, owned land south of "Stone Park Farm". 

He was a Barrabool Shire councillor serving from 1868 until his death on 5 April 1869. After his death "Stone Park Farm" was divided between William and his brother Thomas, with William taking the "Merrawarp" section. On William's death in 1927 aged 72 his son, Garry, inherited the farm.

William's son, William, was also a Barrabool councillor. His term in office was from 1881 until 1886.
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