Chronology

1829 Settlement of Swan River Colony

1830 Henry and Sarah Morley migrate to the Swan River Colony

1832 Henry and Sarah move to Guildford then the Upper Swan

1832 Henry and Sarah purchase land in Chittering Valley.

After marrying, Caroline Morley and Daniel Baughan move into Shepherds Cottage on “Enderslea”

1856 Henry and Sarah move with their other children to ”Enderslea”

1859 Stone Barn commenced being built with convict labour (ticket-of-leave men)

1876 Henry Morley dies. Farm passes to Charles and Henry Morley Jnr.

1884 Sarah Morley dies.

1886 ”Enderslea” used as a Social Centre. Cricket Matches held as Fund raising for Holy Trinity Church

1887 Charles Morley plants first grapevines in the district

1896 Henry Morley Jnr. becomes inaugural Chittering Road Board

Inaugural Chittering Road Board meeting held at ”Enderslea”

1925 ”Enderslea” transferred out of Morley family to Hyem Hester &Co.

1927 ”Enderslea” purchased by Ernest Withnell.

1931 Elsie Findlayson Ogden, second headmistress of Presbyterian Ladies College purchases

”Enderslea” after resigning her position and marrying orchardist Wilfred Ogden

1949 Elsie dies leaving property to Wilfred.

1968 Meckering Earthquake causes damage to homestead. Mainly cracks to homestead and the ”Oxen” Shed fell down.

1951 ”Enderslea” purchased by James Henry Nattrass, a master butcher who specialised in raising pigs.

1975 Property subdivided. ”Enderslea” became Lot 5 of the subdivision. Purchased by Ken and Jean Clarke.

Restoration work carried out.

1985 Mains electricity connected.

1997-2007 Blue Plains Road classified as a ”Flora Road”.

1999 ”Enderslea” entered on WA’s Register of Heritage Places.

”Enderslea” classified by National Trust