Peel, Thomas, 1793-1865

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Promotor of a scheme for the founding of a settlement at Swan River, W.A. He reached Swan River in December 1829 with 300 settlers. Inefficiency and ignorance of local conditions rapidly brought about the failure of the scheme.

From the description of Indenture. 1829. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222782464

From the description of List, 1830 Feb. 13 [manuscript]. 1830. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 762864599

From the description of Terms and conditions upon which lands will be granted to individuals by the Association, [1829] [manuscript]. [1829] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 762865651

Thomas Peel was granted 250 000 acres of land at Cockburn Sound in 1829.

From the description of Promissory note, Peel and Company, 1830 [manuscript]. 1830. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 762850403

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referencedIn Vol. CLXXX (ff. 298). Jan.1824.includes:f. 1 George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby: Letters to Sir R. Peel: 1823, 1824.f. 1,18 Edmund Witt, of East Stoke, county Dorset: Letter to Sir R. Peel: 1824.ff. 3, 5 Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham:... British Library
creatorOf Peel, Thomas, 1793-1865. Promissory note, Peel and Company, 1830 [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Watson, Thomas. Plan shewing the position of 500 acres of land on the Murray Estuary : the gift of Thomas Peel Esquire to the church of that district [Western Australia] / from a survey by Th[omas Watson]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Oakley, William Edmund, 1796-1859. Cockburn Sound location no. 216. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Peel, Thomas, 1793-1865. List, 1830 Feb. 13 [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Meares, Seymour Goldsmith, 1817-1892. Papers, [18--] [microform]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Cook, William F. Agreement, 1829 Dec. 31 [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Peel, Thomas, 1793-1865. Family papers, 1826-1842 [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Peel, Thomas, 1793-1865. Indenture. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Peel, Thomas, 1793-1865. Terms and conditions upon which lands will be granted to individuals by the Association, [1829] [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Lipscombe, Frederick, 1808-1887. Papers, 1829-[192-?. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Battye, J. S. (James Sykes), 1871-1954. Correspondence, 1934 [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
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associatedWith Battye, J. S. (James Sykes), 1871-1954. person
associatedWith Cook, William F. person
associatedWith Hooghly (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Lipscombe, Frederick, 1808-1887. person
associatedWith Meares, Seymour Goldsmith, 1817-1892. person
associatedWith Oakley, William Edmund, 1796-1859. person
associatedWith Watson, Thomas. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Western Australia
Western Australia
Arbroath, Angus
Western Australia
Western Australia
Australia--Western Australia
Western Australia
Kirkden, Forfarshire
Dorchester, Dorset
Leith, Edinburgh
Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
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Land settlement
Land settlement
Paper money
Pioneers
Promissory notes
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Birth 1793

Death 1865

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