Henty Brothers

Summary

The Henty brothers were a family of seven brothers, sons of Thomas Henty and Frances Elizabeth née Hopkins,[1] who are generally considered to be the first Europeans to establish a permanent agricultural settlement in Victoria, Australia.[2] The brothers were:

  • James (1800–1882), founded James Henty and Company, merchants. He married Charlotte Carter.
  • Henry (1833–1912), took over his father's company, inherited uncle Francis's fortune
  • Herbert James (1834–1902), squandered the family fortune in his brother's absence[3]
  • Thomas (1836–1887), grazier and, briefly, MLC for Southern Province
  • Frances Charlotte (1838–1925) who married James Balfour, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.
  • Charles (1807–1864), banker and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
  • William (1808–1881), solicitor, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Tamar, and colonial secretary in the Weston cabinet
  • Edward (1810–1878), pioneer, first permanent land based[5] settler in Victoria, Australia taking up property in 1834.[5]
  • Stephen George (1811–1872), member of the legislative council of Victoria, 1856–1870
    • Richmond (1837-1904), author
    • Walter Thomas (1856–1917), farmer at Hamilton
  • John (1813–1869), pastoralist in Victoria
  • Francis (1815–1889), farmer and grazier

Notes edit

  1. ^ Bassett, Marnie. "Henty, Thomas (1775–1839)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ Wurm, Stephen Adolphe; Mühlhäusler, Peter; Tyron, Darrell T, eds. (1996). Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific. Mouton de Gruyter. p. 59. ISBN 9783110134179.
  3. ^ O'Neill, Sally (1972). "Henty, Herbert James (1834–1902)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. ^ Chapman, R. J. K. (1996). "Henty, Sir Norman Henry Denham (1903 - 1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  5. ^ a b "The Henty Brothers - Early Victorian settlers". www.wilmap.com.au. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

References edit

  • Hurse, J. Lewis (1933), "Venture and Adventure: The Romantic Story of the Henty Family"
    • "No.1", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 31 July 1933), p. 8.
    • "No.2", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Tuesday, 1 August 1933), p. 5.
    • "No.3", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Wednesday, 2 August 1933), p. 9.
    • "No.4", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Friday, 4 August 1933), p. 9.
    • "No.5", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Wednesday, 9 August 1933), p. 3.
    • "No.6", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Thursday, 10 August 1933), p. 10.
    • "No.7", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 14 August 1933), p. 8.
    • "No.8", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Thursday, 17 August 1933), p. 8.
    • "No.9", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Tuesday, 22 August 1933), p. 9.
    • "No.10", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Saturday, 26 August 1933), p. 9.
    • "No.11", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Tuesday, 29 August 1933), p. 8.