A short guide to the Westcott line most closely tied to Catumnal Station. Names and dates come from the family histories and stories on this site — not a complete genealogy.
1818–1895
Arrived from Somerset in 1840 on the Barque Orient. Builder, farmer, and founder of the Australian Westcott line.
c.1822–1895
Emigrated from Wexford, Ireland. Met Isaac on the Orient; married in 1843 after a shipboard quarrel and reunion.
They had a large family; this page follows the Catumnal descent through Thomas.
1844–1885
Eldest son of Isaac and Mary Ann. Farmer and later Shire Clerk of Kerang; died at 41.
Married Thomas in 1869. Raised the family at Mt Waverley after Thomas’s death.
Six children in all; Bert and Lew founded Westcott Bros. at Catumnal.
1884–1951
Youngest of Thomas and Priscilla. Merchant navy officer turned grazier; drew Catumnal with brother Lew in 1912.
–1962
Of Bingera Plantation near Bundaberg. Married Bert in 1916; remembered as a gifted storyteller and hostess.
Mining engineer and Bert’s partner in Westcott Bros. Lived at Catumnal for a time before returning to mining, later at Mt Morgan.
Lived for a period in the joined Catumnal homestead with Bert and Elsie’s household.
Eldest child of Bert and Elsie. Author of many Catumnal stories on this site; married Des Fulton.
Enid’s husband. Served in the RAAF; later helped with hearing-aid and station repairs at Catumnal.
–1997
Bert and Elsie’s son. Took over Catumnal during the war years and farmed with Mary after their 1948 marriage.
Married Richard in 1948. Editor and co-author of several family histories preserved here.
Family photos from the 2012 centenary show the next generation continuing on the property.