The couple were natives of Canonbie in Southwest Scotland and had arrived in South Australia in 1839 aboard the barque Fairfield.
In 1853, following a scouting expedition, William Warwick left that position to pioneer Holowiliena Station, being succeeded at Canowie by Harry Price.
The young Warwick family loaded their possessions on a bullock dray for the cross-country trek.
[1] When they arrived at Holowiliena the family selected a suitable site and began construction of a stone homestead, soon followed by other outbuildings.
In 2015 the renovation of the historic homestead featured in an Australian Broadcasting Corporation documentary series "Restoration Australia".