William StewartAge: 711770–1841
- Name
- William Stewart
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Stewart
| Birth | 1770 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
| Australian History | 1770 Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Australian History | 1788 (Age 18) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Australian History | 1790 (Age 20) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 22) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Australian History | 1797 (Age 27) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 (Age 28) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Marriage | Grace Biggam - View family 1800 (Age 30) Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 1801 (Age 31) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
daughter -
Jane Stewart
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| Birth of a son #2 | 1803 (Age 33) Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland
son -
Alexander Stewart
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| Australian History | 1803 (Age 33) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 34) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | 1807 (Age 37) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
daughter -
Janet Stewart
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| Australian History | 1808 (Age 38) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | 1812 (Age 42) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
daughter -
Grace Stewart
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| Australian History | 1817 (Age 47) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 48) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Marriage of a son | Alexander Stewart - View family 5 October 1823 (Age 53) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
son -
Alexander Stewart
daughter-in-law -
Annie Steven
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| Australian History | 1824 (Age 54) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | 1825 (Age 55) Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland
granddaughter -
Grace Stewart
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| Australian History | 1825 (Age 55) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | 1827 (Age 57) Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland
grandson -
John Stewart
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| Australian History | 1828 (Age 58) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 59) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | 14 February 1830 (Age 60) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Sarah Stewart
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| Marriage of a grandson | John Stewart - View family 12 December 1830 (Age 60) Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland
grandson -
John Stewart
grandson's wife -
Jane Conchie
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| Australian History | 1830 (Age 60) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 61) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 62) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | 1833 (Age 63) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
grandson -
William Stewart
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| Australian History | 1833 (Age 63) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | 25 June 1835 (Age 65) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
grandson -
David Stewart
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| Australian History | 1835 (Age 65) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | 13 March 1836 (Age 66)
granddaughter -
Agnes Biggam
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| Australian History | 1836 (Age 66) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Death of a granddaughter | 26 April 1837 (Age 67) Barr, Scotland
granddaughter -
Agnes Biggam
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| Birth of a grandson #7 | 26 April 1838 (Age 68) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
grandson -
John Biggam
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| Marriage of a daughter | Janet Stewart - View family 30 April 1838 (Age 68) Druchtag, Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland
son-in-law -
Andrew Anderson
daughter -
Janet Stewart
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| Australian History | 1838 (Age 68) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 69) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | 9 April 1840 (Age 70) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Grace Biggam
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| Australian History | 1840 (Age 70) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | 19 September 1841 (Age 71) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
granddaughter -
Anne Stewart
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| Birth of a grandson #10 | 1841 (on the date of death) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
grandson -
Andrew Anderson
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| Australian History | 1841 (on the date of death) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Death | 1841 (Age 71) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
| Family with Grace Biggam - View family |
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William Stewart
Birth 1770 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 1841 (Age 71) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Loading...
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6 years wife |
Grace Biggam
Birth 1776 Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 18 June 1869 (Age 93) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Loading...
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Marriage: 1800 — Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland |
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Jane Stewart
Birth 1801 31 25 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 22 July 1873 (Age 72) Barr, Scotland Loading...
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2 years #3 son |
Alexander Stewart
Birth 1803 33 27 Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland Death 4 November 1891 (Age 88) Tatura, Victoria, Australia Loading...
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4 years #4 daughter |
Janet Stewart
Birth 1807 37 31 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death yes Loading...
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5 years #5 daughter |
Grace Stewart
Birth 1812 42 36 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 11 October 1885 (Age 73) Monreith, Scotland Loading...
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