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Owned land on corner of Lindsay Street, Lexton, Victoria, Australia.[1]
Sources
1. ↑ LEXTON POLICE COURT. (1898, August 2).
• Index to Assisted British Immigration 1839-1871
Public Records Office Victoria http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=24 Family Name Given Name Age Month Year Ship Book Page KENDALL ELIZABETH 5 NOV 1852 HOPE 7 42 KENDALL ELLEN 18 NOV 1852 HOPE 7 49 KENDALL FRANCIS 2 NOV 1852 HOPE 7 51 KENDALL JOHN 11 NOV 1852 HOPE 7 42 KENDALL SARAH 43 NOV 1852 HOPE 7 42 KENDALL WILLIAM 48 NOV 1852 HOPE 7 42
at: Assisted passenger lists (1839-1871) Record Series Number (VPRS): 14 from the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) at: https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/assisted-passenger-lists
• LEXTON POLICE COURT. (1898, August 2).
Avoca Mail (Vic. : 1863 - 1900; 1915 -1918), p. 2. Retrieved January 28, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202695670


LEXTON POLICE COURT
A case of considerable interest locally was heard at the above court on the 26th inst, when Donald Ferguson was charged by Jonas Simpkin for trespassing on a certain piece of land at Lexton viz., No 1 allotment, corner of Lindsay Street.
Jonas Robert Simpkin sworn, stated that on or about the 20th June last he found defendant in the act of erecting a house or rough building on the allotment named. Had called on defendant personally and warned him off the ground and told him if he persisted in trespassing he would take action against him. The defendant had been trespassing ever since and had erected a tent on the land and been residing there. On another occasion he met the defendant who said he would leave the ground if he (complainant) could show his authority, and also said it would be no use to summon him to the County Court as be bad no claim to the land. Complainant also stated that his father had fenced in the land with a brush fence, in 1872 and the fence was washed away by a food in 1873 he fenced it in again in 1885 and it was again fenced with a substantial wire fence in 1887 ; was never interfered with; had improved the land ; and had paid rates on it and handed the bench the last receipts for same. Donald Cameron Ferguson sworn, stated that he was on the land at the time mentioned because he thought he had a right there. He was living in a tent, dwelling in the wilderness as it were. He took possession of the land on behalf of his wife whose brother, John Kendall, who died 19 years ago, was the original owner of the land. On the death of [[Kendall-904|John Kendall] the land had passed to his father and mother and after the old people died about 12 years ago his wife, as next of kin, thought she had a legitimate claim to the land, and to support his statement he handed documents to the Bench from the Lands Office, etc. which proved that the Crown grant of the land in John Kendall's name was lying at the Titles Office, in Ballarat, and there was £1 0s 2d to pay on it and steps were being taken to have the same transferred. Cross examination — Had paid no rates on the land. Had no object in interfering before. Had offered the Engineer rates but he had refused to take it as the amount would be so small. Complainant had not improved the land with the exception of taking out three scrub bushes (it might he six) he believed the complainant had fenced in the land about 8 years ago. The Bench, consisting of Mr Leader, P.M , and Messrs R. W. Grayling, Thos. Robertson and Jos. Lavery, after a lengthy retirement, dismissed the case without costs.
• LANDS OPEN FOR SELECTION OR RESELECTION. (1879, April 26). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), p. 23. Retrieved January 29, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article143006918

LANDS OPEN FOR SELECTION OR RE
SELECTION.
The lands below described will be open for selection on and after May 2, at 9 a.m., subject to payment of the value of improvements, if any, upon the land: -
Acres.
Ballarat- Lexton-John Kendall 80 Hamilton-Macarthur 324