Richard MapleyAge: 431808–1851
- Name
- Richard Mapley
- Given names
- Richard
- Surname
- Mapley
| Birth | 1808 29 30 |
| Australian History | 1808 Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | 1817 (Age 9) 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 10) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | 1824 (Age 16)
paternal grandfather -
Thomas Mapley
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| Australian History | 1824 (Age 16) 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 17) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Marriage | Frances Goss - View family 7 April 1828 (Age 20) |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 20) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 21) 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 22) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 23) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 24) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 25) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 27) 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. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 28) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 30) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 8 September 1839 (Age 31) Great Linford, England
daughter -
Jane Mapley
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| Australian History | 1839 (Age 31) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 32) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 (Age 33) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 34) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1843 (Age 35) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | 1845 (Age 37) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1850 (Age 42) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Death of a father | 26 January 1851 (Age 43) Great Linford, Milton Keynes, England
father -
Wiliam Mapley
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| Australian History | 1851 (Age 43) Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Death | 10 November 1851 (Age 43) |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Wiliam Mapley
Birth 1779 26 22 Death 26 January 1851 (Age 72) Great Linford, Milton Keynes, England Loading...
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-1 years mother |
Hannah …
Birth 1778 Death 30 June 1861 (Age 83) Loading...
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Marriage: yes |
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| #1 himself |
Richard Mapley
Birth 1808 29 30 Death 10 November 1851 (Age 43) Loading...
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| Family with Frances Goss - View family |
| himself |
Richard Mapley
Birth 1808 29 30 Death 10 November 1851 (Age 43) Loading...
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1 year wife |
Frances Goss
Birth 1809 Death 13 March 1878 (Age 69) Loading...
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Marriage: 7 April 1828 |
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11 years #1 daughter |
Jane Mapley
Birth 8 September 1839 31 30 Great Linford, England Death 6 December 1906 (Age 67) Loading...
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| Note | Richard Mapley was sentenced to 10 years for stealing bread. He was tried at Alsbury and transported to Van Dieman's Land on HMS Elphinstone, arriving 7/6/1845. He served 4 years before being released. He then sent for his family who arrived on William Jardine, arriving 27/8/1849 |
| Australian History | The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | John Oxley charts the Lachlan River |
| Australian History | Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. |
| Australian History | New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 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 | Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. |
| Australian History | Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. |
| Australian History | Western Australia becomes a penal colony. |
| Australian History | Victoria separates from New South Wales. |
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