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Historic people · 46 Waterview St, Balmain NSW 2041
William Annett Falconer Townend
EARLY BUILDER ASSOCIATED WITH · 1840s
Their story
William Annett Falconer Townend married Elizabeth Price in 1842. Their children recorded in the journal were William H, Harry H, Anny E and Constance E. In 1844 he held a position in the Commercial Bank. After buying the cottage site on lot 29 from Frederick and Rebecca Morris, he began a grand cut-stone house. Financial difficulties following the 1842 depression led to sequestration of his estate and a public auction in 1847. The unfinished stone house sold with the property was subsequently developed into Balmoral House.
Sources
Peter Reynolds, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 24, From Cooper Street to Waterview Street: Waterview Estate 1835-1970: Part 3, p. 36
Peter Reynolds, From Cooper Street to Waterview Street: Waterview Estate 1835-1970: Part 3, Leichhardt Historical Journal No. 24, p. 35-36
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