By the mid-1850s there were 123 inhabitants and the lands consisted of , with the principal owners being Gee, Herbert Ingram, Henry Rogers, George Cartwright and Mrs Barnsdale.
In the mid-1850s, a settlement had grown to include 123 residents, covering an area that was largely owned by Gee, Herbert Ingram, Henry Rogers, George Cartwright, and Mrs Barnsdale.