In 1886, the Crow family moved from dwellings #301 and #346 in Duffers Gully to dwelling #14 in Terrace Road. The thre children were enrolled at Bannockburn school on April 10 1886.

Jacob Crow was manager of the Carrick race Company . He extended the race one and a half miles back up to the second branch of Coal Creek. This was the section that was cut uphill. The race was finally corrected, but never flowed very well.

The Crow family were supporters of the Band of Hope bible group.

Jacob Crow was involved in mining on Bald Hill with Messrs King and Renshaw

Jacob and his daughter Mary moved to Kaitangata to look for job opportunities. They stayed with their friends the Ramsays. While they were away, Jane contracted typhoid and was nursed by her father Issac.

On Feb 12th, Jane Crow died of typhoid at the age of 46 years, and is buried in the Cromwell cemetery. Jacob had a watch chain made from her hair.

Jacob Crow was in partnership with William Anderson running a coal pit

Mary working as a maid in Cromwell

On March 15 1900 Mary Abigail Crow, aged 23, married Henry Clyde Parcell, aged 34. The marriage took place in dwelling #14. The officiating minister was the Rev. Thomas Tait. The witnesses were William Parcell and Annie Isabella Crow. Mary and Henry lived in dwelling #14, while Annie moved to Frankton where she worked as a nurse in the Frankton hospital. William moved to Queenstown where he worked as a storeman.

On Sept 14 1901, William Crow died of phthisis (tuberculosis) in Frankton hospital, at the age of 21 years. He is buried in the Cromwell cemetery.

Jacob may have moved to Skippers to work in the Bullendale mine

Jacob Crow sells dwelling #14