John Oxley's Sydney town house

MARGIN: Life & Letters in Early Australia, April, 2004 by Richard Johnson

104 4 ditto ditto.

105 12 Finger glasses.

106 6 ditto ditto.

107 12 Wine coolers

108 8 ditto ditto

109 12 Water tumblers.

110 8 ditto ditto

111 4 Salts

112 4 ditto

113 12 Large Tumblers.

114 12 ditto ditto.

115 12 large tumblers.

116 8 ditto ditto.

117 16 Wine glasses.

118 12 ditto ditto.

119 12 Large wine glasses

120 12 ditto ditto.

121 12 ditto ditto.

122 12 Claret glasses

123 12 ditto ditto.

124 12 ditto ditto.

125 13 ditto ditto

126 14 Champaigne glasses.

127 12 ditto ditto

128 12 Liquor ditto.

129 10 ditto ditto.

130 13 Custard cups.

131 12 ditto ditto

132 14 Jelly glasses

133 12 Jelly Glasses

134 26 Green hock glasses.

135 1 Elegant cut trifles

136 2 Water jugs.

137 2 Butter stands.

138 2 Sugar basins.

139 1 Custard dish.

140 4 Fluted quart decanters,

141 2 Pint do.

142 10 Green finger glasses.

143 1 Glass jug.

144 1 Superb dinner service, china with gold edges comprising 114 pieces viz.

144 2 soup tureens and stands, 4 vegetable dishes and covers, 4 sauce tureens and stands, 15 dished assorted 18 soup plates, 30 dinner ditto. 21 pye ditto. 12 cheese ditto.

145 1 Dinner set blue and white china, comprising 122 pieces viz. 2 soup tureens and stands, 4 vegetable dishes with covers 4 sauce tureens and stands, 1 sallad bowl, 14 dishes assorted, 1 fish strainer, 12 soup plates 36 dinner ditto. 12 pie ditto, 10 cheese pates 4 pickle stands.

SILVER PLATE

146 18 Silver table spoons.

147 18 Ditto desert ditto.

148 18 Ditto tea ditto.

149 18 Ditto large forks.

150 18 Ditto small ditto.

151 12 Ditto desert knives and 12 forks.

152 6 Ditto salt spoons.

153 2 Ditto gravy ditto.

154 2 Soup ladles.

155 4 Sauce ditto.

156 8 Wine labels.

157 1 Marrow spoon.

158 1 Mustard ditto.

159 4 Bottle stands.

160 1 Fish knife.

161 1 Butter ditto.

162 A tea pot.

163 1 pair of Sugar tongs

164 1 Sugar dish

165 1 Wine Strainer

166 1 Liquor frame with 4 decanters.

167 1 Pair Chamber candlesticks with extinguishers and snuffers complete.

168 1 Pair parlour ditto.

169 1 Toast rack.

NOTES

Abbreviations: (Historical Records of Australia) HRA, series number and vol. number; (Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society) JRAHS

(1) Woodhead, Christine; Wilcocks, Marlene and Aitkin, Margaret. Thomas Clarkson. If Only. Sydney, 1988; Baxter, Carol J. General Musters of New South Wales, Norfolk Island and Van Diemen's Land 1811. Sydney, 1987

(2) Woodhead, Christine. Thomas Clarkson. If Only, p.25

(3) op. cit. p.76-8

(4) op. cit. p.79

(5) Dowd, B.T. 'The site of St James' Church, Sydney', JRAHS vol. 53 pt.4 1967 p.295. HiRA, 1,10,p.286 Governor Macquarie to Earl Bathurst, 29 February 1820

(6) Grant of Land to D'Arcy Wentworth. Land Titles Office of NSW, Grant Index 1792-1826 p.50, Description Registry 7 Serial 11, p.179, the grant was signed by Governor Macquarie on 31 December 1819, registered in the Secretary's Office, Sydney 28 April 1820: Christine Woodhead. Thomas Clarkson, If Only, pp. 79-80.

(7) Rowland, E.C. 'The Life and work of Lieutenant John Oxley, R.N.' JRAHS vol. 28 pt 4 1942 p.262: Rowland, E.C. 'The St. James', Sydney Parsonage Site JRAHS, vol. 37 pt.4,1951, p.251: Sydney Gazette, 15 June 1816, 10 August 1816.