William Charles (Crowley) Wentworth

1790 - 1872  (81 years)

• Name	William Charles (Crowley) Wentworth
  Birth	13 Aug 1790	Norfolk Island, New South Wales, Australia
  	On board ship "The Surprise"
  Gender	Male
  Education	1803
  	Sent to England in 1803 for education at Bletchly and at Dr Alexander Crombie's Greenwich school. Later at Peterhouse College at Cambridge University.
  Occupation	1848-1862
  	Famous Australian Statesman. Member of the NSW Legislative Council, including President 1861-1862. Land owner, pastoralist, and co-explorer over the Blue Mountains in 1813. Admitted as a barrister at the Middle Temple in London in 1822.
  Residence	1827-1872	Vaucluse House, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia
  Death	20 Mar 1872	Merley House, Wimbourne, Dorset
  Burial	26 Mar 1872	Canford Magna, Dorset
  Notes	William Charles Wentworth (13 August 1790 – 20 March 1872) was an Australian explorer, journalist, politician and author, and one of the leading figures of early colonial New South Wales. He was the first native-born Australian to achieve a reputation overseas, and a leading advocate for self-government for the Australian colonies. For details see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wentworth
  Person ID	I237	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	D'Arcy Wentworth,   b. 14 Feb 1762, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland d. 7 Jul 1827, Home Bush, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Catherine Crowley,   b. 1773, Stafford, Staffordshire d. 6 Jan 1800, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	1790	Norfolk Island, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Morton Cox,   b. 21 Apr 1805, Albion St, Surrey Hills ,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia d. 14 Jul 1880, Eastbourne, Sussex (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1829	St Philips Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  Children	+ 1. Thomasine Cox Wentworth,   b. 18 Dec 1825, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia d. 22 Feb 1913, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia (Age 87 years)   2. William Charles Wentworth,   b. 26 Dec 1827, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia d. 31 Mar 1859, Louden Rd, St Johns Wood, London, England (Age 31 years)   3. Fanny Katherine Wentworth,   b. 20 Nov 1829, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia d. 17 Sep 1893, St. George Hanover Square, Westminster, London (Age 63 years) + 4. Fitzwilliam Wentworth,   b. 13 Jul 1833, Vaucluse House, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia d. 8 Aug 1915, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 82 years)   5. Sarah Eleanor Wentworth,   b. 2 Aug 1835, Vaucluse House, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia d. 23 Dec 1857, Corfu, Greece (Age 22 years)   6. Eliza Sophia Wentworth,   b. 24 Nov 1838, Vaucluse House, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia d. 20 Dec 1898, "Frognal Lodge", Hampstead, Middlesex (Age 60 years)   7. Isabella Christina Wentworth,   b. 20 Sep 1840, Vaucluse House, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia d. 12 Nov 1856, Upton on Severn, Worcestershire (Age 16 years) + 8. Laura Wentworth,   b. 12 Nov 1842, Vaucluse House, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia d. 11 Nov 1887, Bournemouth (Age 44 years)   9. Edith Wentworth,   b. 1 Jan 1845, Vaucluse House, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia d. 31 Jan 1891, Avenue De L'Alma, Paris, France (Age 46 years) + 10. Darcy Bland Wentworth,   b. 10 Jan 1848, Vaucluse House, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia d. 8 Nov 1922, Brighton, Sussex (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Aug 1790 - Norfolk Island, New South Wales, Australia Marriage - 26 Oct 1829 - St Philips Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Residence - 1827-1872 - Vaucluse House, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia Burial - 26 Mar 1872 - Canford Magna, Dorset  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories » Slide Show		WC Wentworth from ADB website
  		Biography - William Charles Wentworth - Australian Dictionary of Biography.pdf
  		WC Wentworth Obituary - Sydney Morning Herald
  		William Charles Wentworth - Father of Australia’s Freedoms by Andrew Tink

  
  

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