DUTERRAU Thomas Webb
Name | Thomas Webb DUTERRAU |
Country Of Origin | England |
Born | 1814 |
Died | 1888 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born: 28 September 1814 Bapt. 18 May 1816, St George Hanover Square, Westminster, London |
Parents | John Francis (watchmaker) and Matilda Duterrau (formerly Webb) |
Apprenticeship | Most likely with his father |
Skills | Watchmaker |
Work Locations | Hobart |
Street Address |
87 Elizabeth Street, Hobart |
Marriage/Spouse | 15 October 1853, Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Wales, to Jane Catharine Kennerley. 24 April 1858, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, to Anne Butcher. |
Arrival | 28 December 1831, Western Australia on the Egyptian |
Other | Born into an extended family of watchmakers, Thomas Webb Duterrau was the son of John Francis and Matilda Duterrau of Bond Street, London. He travelled to Western Australia in 1831 and went on to sell items, including English clocks. Thomas also received a town allotment grant and, by February 1834, was auctioning watchmaker tools and other goods. The difficult conditions of the early Swan River Colony may have influenced Thomas’ decision to relocate to Van Diemen’s Land.
Artist Benjamin Duterrau and his daughter, likely relatives, emigrated to Van Diemen’s Land in the early 1830s. In March 1835, T W Duterrau commenced business at 87 Elizabeth St, Hobart Town. He announced he was from Perigal and Duterrau of Bond Street, London, Watch and Clockmakers to King George III. However, his time in Hobart Town was short-lived, and he returned to England. He was sentenced to gaol for ten years for embezzlement and theft in 1839. In 1858, his wife Jane, of nearly five years, filed for divorce on the grounds of bigamy and adultery. Thomas died in 1888, recorded as Thomas Webb Du Terreaux. |
Death | 1888, England |
References | |
Web: Ancestry: Westminster, London, England, Church of England Births & Baptisms, 1814, 1816; England & Wales Criminal Registers 1839; England & Wales, Civil Divorce Records 1858; England & Wales, Death 1888 [Thomas Webb Du Terreaux]; Design and Art Australia Online, https://www.daao.org.au/bio/benjamin-duterrau/. Perth Gazette & Western Australia Journal 24 August 1833, 28 December 1833, 1 February 1834; Colonial Times 3 March 1835. |
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