Anthony Cornish was a versatile man who conducted many successful businesses. He was a brick maker, builder, miller, trader, publican, farmer, land owner, and was active in civic affairs. Anthony married Rebecca Cooper (19 years) on 4 May 1843 at St John's Anglican Church, Pinjarra. He was in partnership with his brother-in-law Nicholas Paterson who had married Anthony's widowed sister Jane Green. They operated many businesses ventures, the first of which a lightering and boat hire business in Fremantle and later as part owners of the barques 'Hamlet' and 'Swan' and ran cargoes of sandalwood to Singapore and Mauritius. Anthony Cornish erected many buildings in Fremantle including the Port Mill, Essex Street (in 1996, restored & developed into 8 dwelling units) the Freemasons Hotel, South Terrace (in 2004, now the Sail & Anchor brewery). He farmed at Pinjarra leasing part of Singleton's estate, Dandalup farm. Some years later (1856) Cornish and Paterson paid 3000 pounds for 10,000 acres of this farm which they renamed 'Creaton'. With the help of convict labour he erected many fine homes for the two families on this property. His other building achievements in Pinjarra included substantial homes for other residents, his own family home 'Hampstead' situated on the river, several bridges over the waterways, between Pinjarra and Fremantle and St. John's Anglican Church (in which graveyard he is buried, with his wife Rebecca and other members of the Cornish and Paterson families). Anthony Cornish died at Pinjarra on 22 August 1871 aged 50 years and his wife Rebecca died at 'Hampstead' Pinjarra on 18 December 1883 (59 years). Three of their four sons were pioneers of the Kimberley's. William and Hamlet Cornish were members of the Murray Squatting Co. who in 1880 pioneered 'Yeeda Station' on the Fitzroy River south of the yet to be proclaimed town of Derby. Son Anthony was a member of the Kimberley Squatting Co. who pioneered 'Liveringa Station' further south east on the Fitzroy River, where at 25 years of age he was killed by a native in December 1882.