Upon reading the document, I saw where William Brent had married Catherine Livingston, but no other family information. However, the interesting part was a comment that she was the grand daughter of a General Hull in Wellington’s army.

My next step was to research a General Hull that in that era, no such luck, the only General Hull of that time, was in the American army during the war of Independence, but he died without issue.

Searching through google and other documents, I came upon a General who was in fact with Wellington, during his campaigns, but not a General Hull, but a General Sir Evelyn Pierrepont [1665-1726], 1st Duke of Kingston upon Hull, Arthur Brent had uncovered an important word.

General Pierrepont had one daughter, Anne Pierrepont [1719-1739] who married Alexander Livingston [1707-1766]. Anne died in childbirth, but her daughter Catherine survived.

With this discovery, I was able to then go on to expand my tree in the Livingston and Pierrepont families.


David Lowing
Family Research
​27th March 2022

​In 1910 “Wanganella Estate” was sold to the Falkiner family, and so ended the Millear family’s 32 year connection with the property.  After the sale of “Wanganella Estate”, two properties, Kulki & Walla of 40000 acres in the Jerilderie district [100 kms, from D.S.P], were purchased, by Thos Millear II and named “Deniliquin Stud Park North”, with a second stud being formed, with the transfer of half of the “D.S.P” stud ewes. After World War 1, his son Thomas Millear III [1896-1963], was taken in as an equal partner and in 1937, when Thomas II, split “Edgarley” between his three youngest sons, Thomas III, was given DSP & DSP Nth.

Thos Millear II, never lived on the Deniliquin property, but always remained at “Edgarley” at Willaura; he had married Rosa Fellows [1865-1951] in 1894. He died in 1940 & was survived by his wife Rosa until she died in 1951.  They were both buried in the Willaura cemetery.
 
Thomas Millear III hadn’t come directly home from the first war but chose to further his education in the wool industry, by spending a several years working with the woollen industry in Yorkshire, especially in and around the Bradford area. His claim was, that any wool producer, if they wanted to really learn about the product they produced, should go to the end source of their product and learn what the trade required of them in the production of wool. He also felt as he was close to the mills etc at that period [1918] that purchased Australian wool; he should make the effort to learn more about his industry.

Upon arriving back in Australia in 1920, he took up residence at D.S.P, where he took over control of that sheep stud. In 1923 Thos III married Ruth Sanger [1900-1983], a daughter of the well known Sanger family from “Wangamong” [the stud was formed in 1857 one of the earliest merino studs] in the Corowa district.  They moved into Deniliquin Stud Park in the same year and Thomas III commenced the general management of both D.S.P and D.S.P.Nth. He carried on with the same breeding ideals as his father and carried on that role until he retired in 1958.

In 1956, Thos Millear IIII [1929-2005], was taken into the D.S.P. Nth stud and 20000 Acres [Walla] was divided off and given over to Thos IV, this property he renamed “Delta” and he formed his own stud of the same name. Thos IV retired in 1984 and the property was sold to the Pye family.

The present D.S.P homestead was designed by the renowned architect, Sandy McKnight [father of John McKnight of River St, Deniliquin] in 1930 and was completed two years later, this then became the headquarters of two of the most famous medium wool Merino studs of the 20th century.

Another interesting building that Thos III erected was the first prefabricated shearing shed. Built in 1926, its construction was made up of prefabricated corrugated iron sections & angle iron fence panels; these were manufactured in Melbourne and transported to the property, where they were assembled in sections. They were mounted on Murray Pine posts and the battens were made of the same wood; this shed was white ant proof! Both the interior pens and outside yards were manufactured the same way and similarly erected. The overhead gear was run by a 1924 five h.p Lister engine [which I believe still runs today].  
 
Fast forward to 1957, when Thomas Millear, built a house and moved into Deniliquin, where he lived until his death in 1963, leaving “Deniliquin Stud Park” to his grandsons, David A Lowing and Antony T Lowing [both underage], but to be controlled by his eldest daughter and son in law David B Lowing, this arrangement continued until 1992, when the property was sold to the Haines family, after 114 years of family ownership.

As this area had been designated as an irrigation area, designed to produce rice and many other irrigated enterprises, so in 1957 the bulk of the stud was transferred to D.S.P. Nth and upon the death of Thos Millear III in 1963, was sold to the Bull family from “Gala Vale”.

It wasn’t until 1983, some 20 years later that the D.S.P stud was rejuvenated, as a Poll Merino Stud by Thos Millear III’s eldest grandson, David A Lowing, [see below]. Upon the sale of Deniliquin Stud Park to the Haynes family in 1992, the stud was purchased by the Overall family at Weethalle N.S.W and is still breeding on strongly in that district and is still classed by David Lowing the founder.
 
HISTORY OF THE “DENILIQUIN STUD PARK” POLL MERINO STUD

The formation of the “Deniliquin Stud Park Poll” stud was in 1984, when David A Lowing, grandson of Thomas Millear III, took control of “Deniliquin Stud Park” and decided to create a Poll Merino stud.  He couldn’t understand why a Merino ram should have to carry a heavy set of horns and due to long experience, he found poll sheep had better lambing percentages and were quieter by nature, with the added benefit of not getting caught in wire fences, a big boon for the pastoral areas] with the purchase of 100 Poll Merino ewes and two rams from “Kamala Partnership” of Lake Bolac, [this stud was formed in the 1940’s by the McIntyre Bros, who purchased “Kamala”, from the Estate of Harold Moffatt], and 30 ewes from “Lone Pine” [pure “Wonga”], these were added to some of the original “Deniliquin Stud Park” ewes that were retained and the stud traded as “The Estate of Thomas Millear”.
 
Upon the sale of “Deniliquin Stud Park” property, the entire stud was transferred to the present owners, Daryl and Kim Overall of “Emmaville” at Weethalle, where it still continues today, with the original owner, David Lowing as the stud classer and advisor.

At the dispersal of the “Kamala Merino/Poll Studs” in 2002, “Deniliquin Stud Park Poll”, purchased all of the Special Stud ewes and all the top poll sires, which gave the stud a huge lift in quality, the sires included poll genes from “Rockbank” [“Merryville”], “Glen Donald” [Peppin], “Lowanna Poll” [“Wonga”] and “Banavie” and [“Collinsville”] bloodlines.
 
Over the years from 1992 until present days the stud has introduced blood lines from “Terrick West” and in recent years from “Charinga Poll” [“Collinsville”].

The “Deniliquin Stud Park Polls” have been bred for the dry lower rainfall pastoral areas and are very hardy by nature, but with their background genetics from “Kamala”, they are very adaptable in higher rainfall districts, as several clients have purchased rams in the higher rainfall areas of southern Victoria and found them very adaptable.

The poll factor in the stud is very high, as their original background of “Kamala”, was formed by Mr Alex McIntyre of “Pretty Tower”, Beaufort [father of the McIntyre Bros of “Kamala”], who was experimenting with Poll Merinos in the 1930’s.

David Lowing
​Family Research
February 2022
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David Lowing’s Profile: DOB: 10/01/1947
 
My wife is Cheryle: I have two children, from a former marriage, Andrew and Samantha and have two grandchildren, Toby and Rachel, three step children, Jamie, Rod and Louise and three step grandchildren, Evander, Gabby and Barney.  My education, both Primary and Secondary, was at Geelong College  1957 to 1963 and Tertiary at University of Ballarat 2003/04/05:  Sheep and Wool Science.
 
I have worked in the Rural Industry since 1964, operating a successful Sheep and Wool Consulting company and still maintain a small interest. My fields of employment have been in Breeding and Marketing of Stud Sheep in a number of Sheep breeds [I’m a 5th Generation Stud Merino Breeder, as my Great Great Grandfather purchased the Wanganella Merino Stud from the George and Frederick Peppin in 1878]  and Cattle, both Beef and Dairy and have also been involved with Irrigation Cereal and Rice Growing as well as Hay and Small Seed Production and dry land Cereal growing.
 
Life’s interests:
 
*I have been involved with community service, since my teenage years [1962], firstly with fund raising for various community groups, i.e. Freedom from Hunger, Red Cross, St Vincent de Paul & the Salvation Army.
*After leaving school in 1963, I became a Group Leader for the Melbourne Lord Mayor’s Camp at Portsea, a well known holiday camp for under privileged young people, and for the next
5 years I regularly took control of many groups at the camp; hence my long association with
the younger generation began.
*I also became interested in politics and became the inaugural President of the Western Riverina Young Liberals branch, as well as State Young Liberal Council and became the Liberal State Secretary for the Electorate of Murray, as well as being involved with my father the late David B Lowing OAM in the late Donald McKay campaign as the Liberal candidate in the Federal Electorate of Riverina.
*After joining Lions 201 V2 Cabinet in 2000, I relinquished my Political activities, as they contravened the Ethics of Lionism.
*Over the next decade, I mainly set up my business interests, playing competition, soccer, cricket, tennis and golf. I have worked and have been involved in the rural industry all my life, so hence became involved with local and state agricultural show societies, for many years I was a Councillor of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria and am a Life Member of the Deniliquin Pastoral & Agricultural Society and a Gold member of the Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society.
*A long time interest of mine has been the care and nurture of Developmentally Disabled Persons and in the early 1980’s, I was invited to join the board of directors [Voluntary] at the
“Yallambie”, a sheltered workshop in Deniliquin, during my term as director, a period of eight years, we set up, several group homes, and work orientated programmes, with the main aim to give as much independence and self worth to the clients. Unfortunately, I had to resign my directorship due to my move from Deniliquin to Lake Bolac.
*After moving to Ararat, in 2004, I became a volunteer with the Victorian Department of Justice’s, Council of Multiculturism and Youth and the Victorian Office of the Public Advocate, this involves being an Advocate during Police interviews with Youth and the Cognitively Disabled, of which I attended forty plus interviews annually over a 10 year period.
*In my fifteen years residing in the Lake Bolac, I became a member of the Scots Uniting Church’s Property Board and held both the positions of Chairman and Treasurer in the fifteen years I was a Board member, I was also a member of the five churches Parish Council for five years, with its Chairman for the last three.
*I was a member of the NSW Rural Fire Service [Wandook & Coonong Brigades] from 1964 to 1989 and then transferred to the Country Fire Association in 1989; I was a member of the Wickliffe Brigade from 1989 until 2004.
*From 1996 until 2005, as a Sheep and Wool Committee member & then Councillor of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, I was responsible for the running of the Schools Competion at the Royal Show and later during my term, I was responsible for the RASV Fleece Competition.
*I was also an Executive Committee member of the Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Association [Victorian Branch], in which role I coordinated many Novice and Young Sheep Breeders Seminars.
*For many years, I was on the National British Long Wool Judging panel and judged British Long wool Breeds, Corriedales, Polworths and Merinos in Australia and Internationally.
*In 2006, I joined the Grampians Vintage Vehicle Club and become the Secretary from 2012 to 2016 and after moving to Mount Eliza in 2016, I formed the Northern Penisula Classic Car Club and became the inaugural President in 2017.
*I also serve on the East Grampians Health Service’s Aged Care Auxiliary from 2010 to 2016.
 
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES 1962 to 2017 OUTSIDE OF LIONS
 
DISABILITY SERVICES & SERVICES TO YOUTH:
1964 to 1967: Camp Leader at the Melbourne Lord Mayor’s Portsea youth camp.
1984 to 1992: Board Member of “Yallambie” Cognitive Disability Group Homes & Training Centre in Deniliquin.
2006/2016: Independent Third Person with the Office of the Victorian Public Advocate.
2006/2016: Victorian Council of Multiculturism and Youth - Youth Referral Independent Person Programme.
2007: The Victorian State Government Award for Service with the Office of the Public Advocate in the field of Disability and the Council of Multicultiurism and Youth in the field of
Youth Services. Presented by Deputy Premier John Thwaites:

​2007: The Victorian State Government Award for Disability Services. Presented by Deputy Premier John Thwaites.

​David’s mantra is very simple:
 
“Don’t ask what humanity can do for you, but simply ask what you can do for humanity, for those who care, give and share”.