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NORRISH Anna Maria   

Compiled by Gordon Freegard based on research by Merilyn Stewart

Anna Maria Norrish was born 7 November 1846. Her parents were Richard and Honora Norrish. Their daughter become a very capable young woman.
t is likely that her future hisband, Edward Treasure, and Anna Maria met c1859 possibly as a result of Edward going to Kojonup to purchase sheep from her father who had become a recognized breeder after receiving a small flock in payment for a debt.
In 1860 they met, Edward was aged 36 and Anna just 15.
At that time almost all of those taking up land chose to invest their time and money into developing productive land, preferring to live in make shift homes, especially bachelors.
But not Edward. He employed eight Ticket of Leave (ex convicts) to assist with shepherding his growing flock and others to assist Sam Swift in building a homestead.
Edward the ‘expiree’ was in a position to provide well for the object of his attentions, the daughter of an Army Veteran who had recently been in charge of convicts.
Edward and Anna were married at Warkalup on 2 February, 1862. (Anna was just 17, Edward was 38)

      

ANNA MARIA NORRISH           #1
 

  EDWARD TREASURE        #2
 

“At the end of festivities the young Anna Maria would have climbed up into her husband’s farm cart, said goodbye to her family and left for her new home, Martinup. Mr and Mrs Edward Treasure were to prove themselves discerning and capable pioneers and their property, Martinup, prospered rapidly.
The experience of Mrs Treasure had received from her family’s early farming experiments must have been of immense value at innumerable times, and helped assure that success.” (P92 First the Spring, Merle Bignell)

Anna was already an excellent horsewoman. She is known to have later to teach her own daughters this and many other skills such as animal husbandry; account keeping; cookery; managing a house as well as working the farm. This also included the expansion of the farm and supervision of farm employees and household servants.

 

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References:                 Article:      Merilyn Stewart

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