HENRY CHENOWETH 1847 - 1927
Henry Chenoweth was born in Liskeard, Cornwall and came to Australia as a young man. He lived for a time on Kangaroo Island and married Emma Steen Bates at the residence of Mr Dicks Glynburn, near Delamere on 27th March 1871.
Daughters, Ellen Florina Jane was born on 15 October 1872 at Hog Bay, Louisa Ethel born 18th January 1877 on Le Fevre Peninsular, Adelaide Anne was born at Glanville near Largs Bay on 21 February 1879.
Sons, Henry Alfred John born at Brownlow, 5 November 1883, Charles Sydney at Smiths Bay, 24 September 1885 and Leonard born at Cygnet River, 18 November 1888.
Henry Alfred attended the Wisanger School but died of heatstroke at Brownlow when he was 14 years of age. Louisa and Adelaide died as infants at Hog Bay and are buried there.
Henry purchased land in the Hundred of Menzies section 122, in 1882 section 112, May 1890.
He later lived at the Bight of the Bay on a property given to his wife by her father Ephraim Steen Bates. Henry inherited the land from his wife and continued there for a few years. The remains of the ruin are still evident on the Esplanade at Western Cove, also the pits that were dug there to make use of the ground water which was abundant in the area and used to water the stock.
Emma died there on 12/4/1901, and her father at the age of eighty rode from Penneshaw at the news of her death.
Henry Chenoweth died 13/1/1927 and was buried at Fullarton, South Australia at the age of eighty. His children Ellen, Sydney and Leonard all married; they lived in the Minlaton – Curramulka area.
(Contributed by Sandy Brown of Penneshaw)