James Smeaton1739–?
- Name
- James Smeaton
- Given names
- James
- Surname
- Smeaton
| Birth | 16 March 1739 Dunning, Perth, Scotland |
| Death of a father | 28 May 1745 (Age 6) Forteviot, Perth, Scotland
father -
John Smeaton
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| Marriage | Jean Marshall - View family 27 May 1763 (Age 24) |
| Australian History | 1770 (Age 30) 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. |
| Birth of a son #1 | 8 March 1776 (Age 36) Forteriot, Perth, Scotland
son -
William Smeaton
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| Australian History | 1788 (Age 48) 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 50) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 52) 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 57) 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 58) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Marriage of a son | William Smeaton - View family 25 August 1799 (Age 60)
son -
William Smeaton
daughter-in-law -
Margaret Helen Honeyman
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| Australian History | 1803 (Age 63) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 64) 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 68) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | 1815 (Age 75) Dunfermline, Scotland
granddaughter -
Janet Smeaton
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| Australian History | 1817 (Age 77) 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 78) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 84) 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 85) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 88) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 89) 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 90) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 91) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Death of a son | 1832 (Age 92) Forteviot, Perth, Scotland
son -
William Smeaton
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| Australian History | 1832 (Age 92) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 93) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 95) 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 96) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 98) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Marriage of a granddaughter | Janet Smeaton - View family 24 November 1839 (Age 100)
granddaughter's husband -
Andrew Greig Wilson
granddaughter -
Janet Smeaton
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| Australian History | 1839 (Age 99) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 100) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 (Age 101) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 102) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1843 (Age 103) 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). |
| Death | yes |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
John Smeaton
Death 28 May 1745 Forteviot, Perth, Scotland Loading...
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| mother |
Christena Johnston
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Marriage: 19 November 1731 |
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7 years #1 himself |
James Smeaton
Birth 16 March 1739 Dunning, Perth, Scotland Death yes Loading...
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| Family with Jean Marshall - View family |
| himself |
James Smeaton
Birth 16 March 1739 Dunning, Perth, Scotland Death yes Loading...
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| wife |
Jean Marshall
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Marriage: 27 May 1763 |
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13 years #1 son |
William Smeaton
Birth 8 March 1776 36 Forteriot, Perth, Scotland Death 1832 (Age 55) Forteviot, Perth, Scotland Loading...
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Last change 31 October 2010 - 17:56:31by: Narelle Potts
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