Swain RichardsonAge: 571783–1840
- Name
- Swain Richardson
- Given names
- Swain
- Surname
- Richardson
| Birth | 1783 25 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England |
| Australian History | 1788 (Age 5) 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 7) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 9) 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 14) 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 15) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Death of a father | 1800 (Age 17)
father -
William Richardson
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| Australian History | 1803 (Age 20) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 21) 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 25) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Marriage | Hannah Mitchell - View family 11 October 1814 (Age 31) |
| Australian History | 1817 (Age 34) 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' |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 26 April 1818 (Age 35)
daughter -
Anne Richardson
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| Australian History | 1818 (Age 35) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 41) 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 42) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 45) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 46) 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 47) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 48) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Death of a wife | 2 December 1832 (Age 49)
wife -
Hannah Mitchell
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| Australian History | 1832 (Age 49) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 50) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 52) 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 53) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 55) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 56) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Marriage of a daughter | Anne Richardson - View family March 1840 (Age 57) Leeds, Yorkshire, England
son-in-law -
William Dobson
daughter -
Anne Richardson
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| Australian History | 1840 (Age 57) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Death | 18 April 1840 (Age 57) Snaith, Yorkshire, England |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
William Richardson
Birth 1758 22 Yorkshire, England Death 1800 (Age 42) Loading...
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| mother |
Jane Ruler
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Marriage: 1781 — Drax, North Yorkshire, England |
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2 years #1 himself |
Swain Richardson
Birth 1783 25 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death 18 April 1840 (Age 57) Snaith, Yorkshire, England Loading...
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| Family with Hannah Mitchell - View family |
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Swain Richardson
Birth 1783 25 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death 18 April 1840 (Age 57) Snaith, Yorkshire, England Loading...
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11 years wife |
Hannah Mitchell
Birth 1794 27 25 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death 2 December 1832 (Age 38) Loading...
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Marriage: 11 October 1814 |
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4 years #1 daughter |
Anne Richardson
Birth 26 April 1818 35 24 Death 18 June 1895 (Age 77) Hagley, Tasmania, Australia Loading...
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