William RichardsonAge: 421758–1800
- Name
- William Richardson
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Richardson
| Birth | 1758 22 Yorkshire, England |
| Australian History | 1770 (Age 12) 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. |
| Marriage | Jane Ruler - View family 1781 (Age 23) Drax, North Yorkshire, England |
| Birth of a son #1 | 1783 (Age 25) Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England
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Swain Richardson
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| Australian History | 1788 (Age 30) 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 32) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 34) 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 39) 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 40) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Death | 1800 (Age 42) |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
John Richardson
Birth 1736 Death yes Loading...
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| mother |
Sarah Bussy
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Marriage: yes |
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| #1 himself |
William Richardson
Birth 1758 22 Yorkshire, England Death 1800 (Age 42) Loading...
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| Family with Jane Ruler - View family |
| himself |
William Richardson
Birth 1758 22 Yorkshire, England Death 1800 (Age 42) Loading...
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| wife |
Jane Ruler
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Marriage: 1781 — Drax, North Yorkshire, England |
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2 years #1 son |
Swain Richardson
Birth 1783 25 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death 18 April 1840 (Age 57) Snaith, Yorkshire, England Loading...
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