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Joseph and Jane Roughley
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DescriptionPhoto of Joseph (1855 - 1933) and Jane Roughley nee Radley (1860 - 1931). They lived at The Cedars on Old Northern Road, Dural.
James I Roughley (1789-1838) and his father Joseph I Roughley (1759-1841) from Lancashire, UK, were found guilty of theft and sentenced to seven years transportation in 1817. James served out his time in the Parramatta timber yard, and it is unknown where and how Joseph served his time. Both received their Certificate of Freedom in 1824. Like many who were transported for a petty crime, through hard work and perseverance the Roughleys prospered and within two generations became wealthy landowners and farmers and respected members of the community.
Joseph Roughley III, the fourth child of James II and Lydia (Hunt) Roughley, was born on January 17, 1855. Joseph's grandparents James I and Harriet (Kentwell) Roughley became pioneers of Dural when they settled there in the early 1830s.
Joseph received his education at the Dural school and, upon leaving went to work on his father's farm at Dural. In 1874 Joseph was a member of the Roughley party which crossed the Blue Mountains to take up their conditional land purchases at Dubbo. Joseph's block of 320 acres was Portion 224 in the Parish of Dubbo, County of Lincoln. Like his brothers, Joseph had left Dubbo before the end of the decade.
The marriage between Joseph Roughley and Jane Radley took place in the home of John Radley of West Pennant Hills on October 12, 1880. The Reverend James J Dowson performed the ceremony. Jane, the sixth child of John and Ethelia (nee Bowden) Radley, was born on March 26, 1860.
Joseph and Jane had four children, Cecil, Irena, Reginald and Clifton.
As Joseph Roughley is not mentioned in his father's will, we can confidently conclude that James II had established Joseph on his orchard property in Old Northern Road, Dural. Joseph and Jane's house was a typical weatherboard dwelling of that era.
Unlike many town houses it was set well back from the road. Facing east, it had the usual front verandah with a front door leading into a living area. There were two bedrooms, and a closed-in verandah which served as a third. They called their home 'The Cedars'.
Both Jane and Joseph were buried in the Dural Methodist Cemetery.
Today there are still many Roughley descendants living in and around the Dural district.
Among other early families connected by marriage to the Roughleys and part of the Dural history are the Kentwells, Hunts, Bests, Blacks, Thompsons, Tuckwells, Mobbs, Fagans, Cusberts and others.
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James I Roughley (1789-1838) and his father Joseph I Roughley (1759-1841) from Lancashire, UK, were found guilty of theft and sentenced to seven years transportation in 1817. James served out his time in the Parramatta timber yard, and it is unknown where and how Joseph served his time. Both received their Certificate of Freedom in 1824. Like many who were transported for a petty crime, through hard work and perseverance the Roughleys prospered and within two generations became wealthy landowners and farmers and respected members of the community.
Joseph Roughley III, the fourth child of James II and Lydia (Hunt) Roughley, was born on January 17, 1855. Joseph's grandparents James I and Harriet (Kentwell) Roughley became pioneers of Dural when they settled there in the early 1830s.
Joseph received his education at the Dural school and, upon leaving went to work on his father's farm at Dural. In 1874 Joseph was a member of the Roughley party which crossed the Blue Mountains to take up their conditional land purchases at Dubbo. Joseph's block of 320 acres was Portion 224 in the Parish of Dubbo, County of Lincoln. Like his brothers, Joseph had left Dubbo before the end of the decade.
The marriage between Joseph Roughley and Jane Radley took place in the home of John Radley of West Pennant Hills on October 12, 1880. The Reverend James J Dowson performed the ceremony. Jane, the sixth child of John and Ethelia (nee Bowden) Radley, was born on March 26, 1860.
Joseph and Jane had four children, Cecil, Irena, Reginald and Clifton.
As Joseph Roughley is not mentioned in his father's will, we can confidently conclude that James II had established Joseph on his orchard property in Old Northern Road, Dural. Joseph and Jane's house was a typical weatherboard dwelling of that era.
Unlike many town houses it was set well back from the road. Facing east, it had the usual front verandah with a front door leading into a living area. There were two bedrooms, and a closed-in verandah which served as a third. They called their home 'The Cedars'.
Both Jane and Joseph were buried in the Dural Methodist Cemetery.
Today there are still many Roughley descendants living in and around the Dural district.
Among other early families connected by marriage to the Roughleys and part of the Dural history are the Kentwells, Hunts, Bests, Blacks, Thompsons, Tuckwells, Mobbs, Fagans, Cusberts and others.
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Joseph and Jane Roughley. Hornsby Shire, accessed 23/07/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/3364