Hop growing was not a success in Jamberoo, and like most other landholders in the area, dairy and mixed farming soon took over. Descendants of William's children still live in the Illawarra area of NSW, although they have now spread to every state of Australia and overseas. The first large migration came in the last quarter of the 19th century, by which time the original farms in the Illawarra could not be economically divided among the members of the second generation, and males from this generation were encouraged to move to the Northern Rivers area of NSW, which was just being opened up. Once again, there are now many descendants living in that area. We have now recorded over 18,000 descendants and spouses, but there are still many branches of the family which are incomplete.
New information is always welcome, as is contact with other researchers.
The last update was August 17th, 1999.