Ballajura is the name of the farm originally pioneered by Kerruish and Eaton and was held by Kerruish until his death in 1947. E.M. Kerruish migrated to Australia in 1903. The property was located about 5km south-west of the present suburb. The farm was actually named "Ballajora" after Kerruish's birthplace, a small village on the Isle of Man.