John Warby

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John Warby (also called Walbey or Warlby , * 1774 ? In England ; † June 12, 1851 in Campbelltown , New South Wales , Australia ) was a British convict and explorer in Australia.

Early years

In Hereford , England, John Warby was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on March 3, 1791 for stealing two pieces of meat. He was transported on a ship to what is now Australia, where he arrived in Sydney in February 1792 . On September 12, 1796 he married Sarah Bentley (1780–1869), who was also sentenced to prison labor. With her he had nine sons and five daughters.

Explorer

After his release, he was given 20 hectares of land suitable for livestock farming. In 1806 Warby was named constable in the Camden area . He was one of those who supported Governor William Bligh , known for the mutiny on the Bounty , on a resolution signed on January 1, 1808, when the New South Wales Corps ousted Bligh in the course of the Rum Rebellion . In 1810 he led Governor Lachlan Macquarie on expeditions to Prospect Hill and later along the Nattai River . He was the first European who penetrated to the area of ​​what is now The Oaks and Bargo at the southwestern end of the Sydney Basin and into the area of Burragorang . He also participated in the persecution of bushrangers and Aborigines , as well as their contact.

In June 1816, he was given 105 acres of land at Campbelltown, where he settled and died 35 years later on June 12, 1851.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c John Warby (1774-1851) , adb.anu.edu.au, in English, accessed January 4, 2013
  2. ↑ John Warby ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , lib.mq.edu.au, in English, accessed January 4, 2013  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lib.mq.edu.au
personal data
SURNAME Warby, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walbey, John; Warlby, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British convict and explorer in Australia
DATE OF BIRTH 1774
PLACE OF BIRTH United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 1851
Place of death Campbelltown , New South Wales , Australia