Also known as John BERINGTON.

On 25 March 1850, Bevington was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. He was transported to Western Australia on the second journey of the "Pyrenees", arriving 30 April 1853. He obtained a Ticket of Leave the following day and a Conditional Pardon on 10 February 1855. His convict number was 1734. Working as a servant to John Barron, of Tarwonga, Bevington was one of three shepherds who had worked in the Arthur River area and who are known to be buried at the 125-mile. The others are Charles Connors, who died 5 April 1877 and drowned while fishing for cobblers in the Arthur River; and John Campbell, who died on 22 August 1883. Campbell had been ailing for some time prior to his death. There is a line of unmarked graves, now barely discernible, on the western portion of the graveyard at St Paul’s, Arthur River.”

Dr Brown was appointed Hospital Assistant in 1840. Later settled in York until his wife died in 1867. He then moved with his 3 sons and daughter to the Beaufort River district where he continued to practise medicine as well as running a trading post with kangaroo skins, bartering skins from the local Aborigines. He died at the Mount and was buried on the property. In 1877, the younger sons, Charles Frederick and William George, free-holded their home (Location No 135), which became known as Mount Brown.

Known as Rosie. This little child wandered from the family home with her dog and accidentally slipped off a log which had been felled to span the river, into the Hillman River near their home. It was the day of her mother's birthday.

Little Rosie was buried on the family property, "Glenbrook", Bokal in the West Arthur district, downstream from Bennett's Bridge. Her father made a fence of hand-split pickets and posts from jarrah to enclose the grave, which had a circle of white quartz rock around it. Flowers were planted on the grave, some of which still flower today. Also, five fruit trees are still to be seen, which formed part of the orchard around the house.

Miriam and Reuben Clark were married in Perth in 1906 (Marriage Registration 270/ 1906). Other children born to this couple were Reuben Stephen born 10 May 1908 (Birth Registration 46/1908, Williams); Jean Elizabeth, born 3 September 1909, Darkan (Birth Registration 178/1909, Katanning), who married in Moora in 1938 and passed away at the age of 97 years; James Albert, born 1910 (Birth Registration 180/1910, Katanning); Ellen May born 1912 (Birth Registration 172/1912, Katanning). Reuben farmed at Arthur River in 1909 and 1910, then moved to Newbridge, Darkan, near Williams. The Clark family left the area and went to live in Moora in April 1916. The property was sold to George Bennett and is now farmed by George Cuthbert. Reuben died in 1960 and Miriam in 1964.

On the day of his death, Connor and his mate were cobbler (a species of catfish) fishing in the river. While standing on slippery rocks, he accidentally slipped into the water.

In 1853, Connor was sentenced to 20 years for robbery and wounding in York, England. He was literate. Three years later, he was transported to Fremantle on the "William Hammond", arriving on 29 March 1856. He obtained his Ticket of Leave on 16 June 1858 and a Conditional Pardon on the 7 September 1861. Apart from an assault upon his person in 1871, there is little further information about Mr Connor, who lived out his life in the south of this state.

The child died in 1885 on the property of the Haddleton family, Trigwell Bridge on the Collie-Boyup Brook Road. His father emigrated from London in 1870 and married Bridget Quinlan 28 April 1879 at Arthur River (Marriage Registration 4707/1879, Arthur River). Little Alfred was the fifth of possibly 16 children born to this couple. Other children were Henry Alfred, born 2 August 1876 (lived to be 92 years of age); Margaret born 1881; Babe born 1882; Alfred John born 1885; Mary Ann born 1886; Eliza born 1888; May Rose born 1889; William born 1891; George born 1893; Lily born 1895; Bertram born 1897; Bertha born 11 April 1898; Charles born 1900; Alice Ethel born 1901; Ruby born 17 August 1904. Alfred and his older sister, known as Babe, who was 3 years of age at the time, both died of whooping cough at Moodiarrup in 1885. At the time of their marriage, the Dales were servants at Moodiarrup. Alfred Senior was employed by the Haddleton family as a shepherd and the family lived on the banks of Blackwood River. Both little Alfred and his sister, Babe, were buried in the bush on the banks of the Blackwood River, near Trigwell Bridge in the West Arthur district. Their father died in 1906 at Moordiarrup and their mother died in 1941 at Beaconsfield.

Charles Dales died in 1906  and is buried on Williams Location 162 at Moodiarrup in the West Arthur district.  He was the brother of the two children buried on the Blackwood River.  The Dales were an old and respected family in the Moodiarrup area.

The child's father emigrated from London on the "Chalgrove" in 1870.  He married Bridget at Arthur River in 1879 and began a large family of some 13 children.  Some of those known children were: Henry born 1880; Margaret born 1881 at Kojonup (Birth Registration 22703/1881); Alfred John born 1885 at  Arthur River (Birth Registration 26054/1885); Mary Ann born 1886 at Arthur River (Birth Registration 28961/1886); Eliza born 1888 at Arthur River (Birth Registration 935/1888); May Rose born 1889 at York (Birth Registration 1535/1889); Charles 1900 at Moodiarup (Birth Registration 2811/1900); William born 1891 (Birth Registration 1252/1891); George born 1893 (Birth Registration 1778/1893); Lily born 1895 (Birth Registration 1494/1895); Bertram born 1896; Charles 1898; Alice born 1901;    Ruby born 1904 at Arthur River (Birth Registration 3541/1904).

Two of Charles' siblings, possibly Margaret and Alfred, both died of whooping cough aged 3 years and 18 months respectively.  Their father, Alfred John, was employed by the Haddleton's as a shepherd and the family lived on the banks of the Blackwood River.

The little girl, known to the family as Babe, died in 1885 on the property of the Haddleton family, Trigwell Bridge on the Collie-Boyup Brook Road. Her father emigrated from London in 1870 and married Bridget Quinlan 28 April 1879 at Arthur River (Marriage Registration 4707/1879, Arthur River). Babe was the third of possibly 16 children born to this couple. Other children were Henry Alfred, born 2 August 1876 (lived to be 92 years of age); Margaret born 1881; Alfred born 1884; Alfred John born 1885; Mary Ann born 1886; Eliza born 1888; May Rose born 1889; William born 1891; George born 1893; Lily born 1895; Bertram born 1897; Bertha born 11 April 1898; Charles born 1900; Alice Ethel born 1901; Ruby born 17 August 1904. Babe and her younger brother, Alfred, who was just 18 months of age at the time, both died of whooping cough at Moodiarrup in 1885. At the time of their marriage, the Dales were servants at Moodiarrup. Alfred Senior was employed by the Haddleton family as a shepherd and the family lived on the banks of Blackwood River. Both Babe and little Alfred were buried in the bush on the banks of the Blackwood River, near Trigwell Bridge in the West Arthur district. Their father died in 1906 at Moordiarrup and their mother died in 1941 at Beaconsfield.

John was 41 years of age and Emma 17 when they married. Just three months later, Emma died during premature childbirth, 200 metres from the house at Moodiarrup. Sadly, Emma's siblings did not fare well in this colony. There is a monument to her parents in East Perth Cemeteries which reads: Thy Will Be Done The Family Grave Of Josiah And Mary Dewis Of Collecroft Warwickshire For Many Years Master & Matron Of Mount Eliza Depot Emma Died In The Bush Oct. 18. 1871 Aged 19 Years Also Naomi Died Untimely Jan. 22, 1873 Aged 16 Years Also Ann Elizabeth Died Untimely Nov. 22. 1879 Aged 37 Years Also Mary My Beloved Wife Died Dec. 28. 1889 Aged 70 Years Also Josiah Dewis Died June 4. 1894 Aged 72 Years Sheltered And Safe From Sorrow Morgan & Sanders, Perth

The child's father, John, was 41 years of age and the mother, Emma, 17 when they married. Just three months later, Emma died during premature childbirth, 200 metres from the house at Moodiarrup. Both mother and child are buried together 200 metres from the house at Moodiarrup.

Sadly, Emma's siblings did not fare well in this colony. There is a monument to her parents in East Perth Cemeteries which reads: Thy Will Be Done The Family Grave Of Josiah And Mary Dewis Of Collecroft Warwickshire For Many Years Master & Matron Of Mount Eliza Depot Emma Died In The Bush Oct. 18. 1871 Aged 19 Years Also Naomi Died Untimely Jan. 22, 1873 Aged 16 Years Also Ann Elizabeth Died Untimely Nov. 22. 1879 Aged 37 Years Also Mary My Beloved Wife Died Dec. 28. 1889 Aged 70 Years Also Josiah Dewis Died June 4. 1894 Aged 72 Years Sheltered And Safe From Sorrow Morgan & Sanders, Perth

James was convicted on 23 March 1847 at Wells, Somerset, England, of stealing and gaoled for 3 months. On 1 January 1850, he was again convicted at Wells, Somerset, of stealing, this time, on 1 January 1850, of stealing sheep, and sentenced to seven years. He obtained his Ticket of Leave on 7 February 1853 and his Conditional Pardon in January 1854. His convict number was 1680. He left England in November 1852 as a convict on the ship "Dudbrook", arriving in Fremantle on 7 February 1853. He died from concussion when kicked in the head by a pony.

Kathleen's parents were married at William River in 1862 (Marriage Registration 1747/1862, Williams River). The marriage produced nine children, including at least one set of twins. However, Kathleen's name is not among the list which includes: Reginald Daniel born 1862; Emma Endora born 1862; John Bryant born 1865; Ida Jane born 1868; Stephen Owen born 1870; Francis Ralph born 1872; Charles Morton born 1875; twins Mary Winifred and Winifred Mary born 1879. It is thought that Kathleen may have been stillborn but this has not been confirmed. In fact, not all of the above children's names appear in the Western Australian Birth Registry. Interestingly, three of the above sons and one daughter married the daughters and son of Mary (nee BURNS) and Thomas William THOMPSON.

The infant's parents were married in 1911 (Marriage Registration 37/1911, Katanning) and had a second child after little James. Keith William was born 5 July 1913 and died 7 July 1913. A third child, Donald Owen died 1 April 1914, aged 8 hours. James was buried by his father and Thomas Stirling at the Wyuna Homestead in Arthur River. John Dill Gavin was a contractor at the Wyuna Estate. He died in 1924 and his widow married a Mr Edward J Fox in 1927.

Sarah Ann Fisher was born in 1854 in Brunswick, Western Australia. William John Gibbs was born in 1851 in Serpentine. The couple married on 2 March 1874 at Australind (Marriage Registration 3715/1874, Australind). The marriage produced 11 children, of which Clara was the first born. Her little brother was stillborn in 1875. The other children were: Mary Ann born 1876; Frances May born 1878; Frederick William born 1880; Sara Anne Dolly born 1883; Stephen born 1885; Sophia Ellen born 1887; Eliza born 1890; Thomas Henry born 1892; Charlotte Ann born 1895. William John Gibbs died in 1921 in Darkan and his wife died there in 1946.

Sarah Ann Fisher was born in 1854 in Brunswick, Western Australia. William John Gibbs was born in 1851 in Serpentine. The couple married on 2 March 1874 at Australind (Marriage Registration 3715/1874, Australind). The marriage produced 11 children, of which Clara was the first born. Her little brother was stillborn in 1875. The other children were: Mary Ann born 1876; Frances May born 1878; Frederick William born 1880; Sara Anne Dolly born 1883; Stephen born 1885; Sophia Ellen born 1887; Eliza born 1890; Thomas Henry born 1892; Charlotte Ann born 1895. William John Gibbs died in 1921 in Darkan and his wife died there in 1946.

A stone monument with a plaque has been placed on the grave just outside the orchard.

The child was buried on Walagup Farm at the 131-Mile, Albany Road (Albany Highway), Arthur River. She was an older sister to Alice Bertha Harris, who died of whooping cough in 1900, aged 1 month. Alice Bertha's story also appears in this website.