Assisted by his hired male companion , he erected the first European edifice in the district , and in 1840 returned to take up permanent settlement .
James Fenton , a young man of Irish descent came to the Forth estuary in 1839 in search of arable land .
Assisted by James Fenton 's hired male companion , James Fenton erected the first European edifice in the district , and in 1840 returned to take up permanent settlement .
James Fenton , a young man of Irish descent came to the Forth estuary in 1839 in search of arable land .