WARBURTON George Edward Egerton
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NAME: George Edward Egerton WARBURTON | Name variations: Egerton-Warburton. |
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Birth date and Place | 25 Mar 1819 Northwich, Cheshire, England [WO76-350-227/228]. |
Baptism date and Place | 27 Aug Wallazey Parish Church, Cheshire [Cheshire Archives]. |
Occupations pre-WA | Officer in the British Army. |
Marriage date and Place | (1st) 23 Nov 1842 Strawberry Hill, Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#44]. (2nd) 14 Apr 1873 Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#3553]. |
Spouse | (1st) Augusta SPENCER. (2nd) Emily Rosina Martha COGHLAN. |
Children | (1st marriage): George Augustus b.1843, Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#271]. Rowland b. 1845 Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#669]. Alice b. 1847, Strawberry Farm, Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#1019]. Horace Egerton b. 1848, Strawberry Hill, Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#1208]. Augustus Egerton b. 1850 Strawberry Hill, Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#1442]. Mary b. 1851, Strawberry Hill, Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#1777]. Emma b. 1853, Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#2121]. Reginald b. 1855, Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#2857]. Philip Egerton b. 1856, Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#3421]. Randal b. 1860, Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#5497]. Anne b. 1864, Albany, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#8052]. (2nd marriage): Francis Joseph Egerton b. 1876, Albany, Western Australia – not verified. Cecil William Egerton b. 1878, St Werburgh, Western Australia – not verified. |
Death date and Place | 20 Mar 1889 Mt Barker, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#170]. |
Burial date and Place | March 1889 St Werburgh’s Chapel and Cemetery, Mt Barker, Western Australia [Find a Grave]. |
Will and Probate | Will: 16 Mar 1884. Probate: 2 Apr 1889 Supreme Court of Australia. [Cons. 3403-1889-934]. |
Obituaries | Albany Mail and King George’s Sound Advertiser 23 Mar 1889. Western Mail 30 Mar 1889. |
BRITISH ARMY | |
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Regiment | 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment. 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) The Kings Own Light Infantry. 78th (Highland) Regiment. 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) The Kings Own Light Infantry. |
Commission date & Rank | 6 Oct 1837 Ensign 81st (without purchase) aged 18 years 8 months [WO76-350-227/278]. |
Service/Campaigns | Van Diemen’s Land 1839 & Western Australia 1839 to 1845. |
Promotions | 2 Nov 1838 51st Ensign (removed). 28 May 1843 Lieutenant 78th (without purchase). 29 May 1843 51st (without purchase). |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | None. |
Regimental Courts Martial | None. |
Arrival Australian State: Ship and Date | Egyptian. Embarked at Chatham 23 Mar 1839 [WO12-6200-547]. Arr. 23 Aug 1839 Hobart Town, dep. 9 Apr 1839 Sheerness, England [DPS]. |
Arrival Western Australia: Ship and Date | Runnymede 8 Jun 1840 from Hobart [TROVE]. |
Military Postings within Western Australia | King George’s Sound 8 Jun 1840 to 30 Jun 1842. Perth HQ 1 Jul to 30 Sep 1842. King George’s Sound 1 Oct 1842 to 31 Dec 1845. [All sourcing from WO12-6202 to 6208]. See Additional Details below. |
Retirement/Resignation date and Place | 31 December 1845 [WO12-6208-62]. |
War Office Reference -Statement of Services | WO76-350-227/278. |
ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
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![]() Warburton seems to have kept a fairly low profile given his considerable land holdings, his status as possibly the only officer of the British Army detachments to have settled permanently in the Colony, and the respect he seems to have generated in the community. Nonetheless, shy as he may have been of public exposure, Warburton did hold the position of Superintendent, Albany Convict Depot from 1852 to 1855. This seems ironic given a remark he wrote in a letter (recipient unknown) in February 1849: ‘Anything rather than convict labour, though some foolish colonists here wish for it, I sincerely pray they never obtain it’ [Bignell:p.59]; written less than 18 months before the first convicts arrived in Western Australia. We are fortunate to have access to the private papers of his family. Click here to view the documents by the State Library of Western Australia.
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