[6] He went on to marry Margaret Gunn in Launceston at The Manse of the Free Church of Scotland in 1867.

[7] He was a shepherd for Chares Headlam, the biggest landowner in Tasmania at the time, from 1867 to 1897 at which point his son John took over the role due to his father's age.

As a result, children in the 1920s, after the area had been dammed, would swim out to the site of the cottage and dive down to its remains in search of the treasure.

Today, Allanvale Bay which covers most of the original property, is the only memorial of any kind to the land that lies beneath.

[2][12] [1] [2] Pages 52,53,54 to view images by Photo by Howard Drew of the cottage and both Daniel and Margaret Brandum