Duke William Frederick … Of Gloucester 1776

Duke William Frederick … Of GloucesterAge: 581776–1834

Name: Duke William Frederick … Of Gloucester

Given names: William Frederick

Name prefix: Duke

Name suffix: Of Gloucester

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Birth	1776 32
Marriage	Mary Hanover - View family
Australian History	1788 (Age 12) 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.
Death of a mother	1790 (Age 14) mother - Countess Maria Walpole Of Waldegrave
Australian History	1790 (Age 14) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis.
Australian History	1792 (Age 16) 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 21) 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 22) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island.
Australian History	1803 (Age 27) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland')
Australian History	1804 (Age 28) 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.
Death of a father	25 August 1805 (Age 29) Gloucester House, Weymouth, England father - Duke Edward Henry Hanover Of Gloucester
Australian History	1808 (Age 32) Note: The Rum Rebellion
Australian History	1817 (Age 41) 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 42) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River.
Australian History	1824 (Age 48) 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
Australian History	1825 (Age 49) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed.
Australian History	1828 (Age 52) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River.
Australian History	1829 (Age 53) 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.
Australian History	1830 (Age 54) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River.
Australian History	1831 (Age 55) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published.
Australian History	1832 (Age 56) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia.
Australian History	1833 (Age 57) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land.
Death	1834 (Age 58)

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father	Duke Edward Henry Hanover Of Gloucester Birth 25 November 1743 42 23 Leicester House, London, England Death 25 August 1805 (Age 61) Gloucester House, Weymouth, England Loading...
mother	Countess Maria Walpole Of Waldegrave Death 1790 Loading...
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#1 himself	Duke William Frederick … Of Gloucester Birth 1776 32 Death 1834 (Age 58) Loading...
#2 sister	Sophia … Death 1844 Loading...

Family with Mary Hanover - View family

himself	Duke William Frederick … Of Gloucester Birth 1776 32 Death 1834 (Age 58) Loading...
4 months wife	Mary Hanover Birth 25 April 1776 37 31 Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England Death 30 April 1857 (Age 81) Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London, England Loading...
	Marriage: yes

Duke William Frederick … Of Gloucester has 18 first cousins recorded

Father's family (18)

Parents Duke Charles … Of BruNew South Walesick-Wolfenbuttel + Augusta Hanover

1 Caroline Amelia … Of BruNew South Walesick 1768–1821

Parents George William Frederick Hanover + Charlotte …

1 George Augustus Frederick Hanover 1762–1830

2 Frederick Hanover Duke Of York 1763–1827

3 William Henry Hanover 1765–1837

4 Charlotte Augusta Matilda Hanover Princess Royal 1766–1828

5 Edward Augustus Hanover 1767–1820

6 Augusta Sophia Hanover 1768–1840

7 Elizabeth Hanover 1770–1840

8 Ernest Augustus I Hanover King Of Hanover 1771–1851

9 Augustus Frederick Hanover Duke Of Sussex 1773–1843

10 Duke Adolphus Hanover Of Cambridge 1774–1850

11 Mary Hanover 1776–1857

12 Sophia Hanover 1777–1848

13 Octavius Hanover 1779–1783

14 Alfred Hanover 1780–1783

15 Amelia Hanover 1783–1810

Parents Christian VII … King Of Denmark + Caroline Matilda Hanover

1 Frederick VI … King Of Denmark 1768–1839

2 Louise Augusta … 1771–1843