William SmeatonAge: 551776–1832
- Name
- William Smeaton
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Smeaton
| Birth | 8 March 1776 36 Forteriot, Perth, Scotland |
| Australian History | 1788 (Age 11) 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 13) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 15) 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 20) 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 21) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Marriage | Margaret Helen Honeyman - View family 25 August 1799 (Age 23) |
| Australian History | 1803 (Age 26) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 27) 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. |
| Australian History | 1808 (Age 31) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 1815 (Age 38) Dunfermline, Scotland
daughter -
Janet Smeaton
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| Australian History | 1817 (Age 40) 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 41) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 47) 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 48) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 51) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 52) 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 53) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 54) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (on the date of death) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Death | 1832 (Age 55) Forteviot, Perth, Scotland |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
James Smeaton
Birth 16 March 1739 Dunning, Perth, Scotland Death yes Loading...
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| mother |
Jean Marshall
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Marriage: 27 May 1763 |
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13 years #1 himself |
William Smeaton
Birth 8 March 1776 36 Forteriot, Perth, Scotland Death 1832 (Age 55) Forteviot, Perth, Scotland Loading...
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| Family with Margaret Helen Honeyman - View family |
| himself |
William Smeaton
Birth 8 March 1776 36 Forteriot, Perth, Scotland Death 1832 (Age 55) Forteviot, Perth, Scotland Loading...
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Margaret Helen Honeyman
Birth 22 July 1771 Dron, Perth, Scotland Death 31 August 1859 (Age 88) Fossoway, Kinross, Scotland Loading...
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Marriage: 25 August 1799 |
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15 years #1 daughter |
Janet Smeaton
Birth 1815 38 43 Dunfermline, Scotland Death 12 December 1883 (Age 68) Loading...
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