Henry Armstrong Westbrook1
#1181, (1826-25 January 1893)
| Father | Dr. Samuel Westbrook1 (13 Jun 1795-2 Mar 1866) |
| Mother | Mary Margaret Mason1 (7 May 1799-15 Aug 1853) |
| Last Edited | 3 Sep 2022 |
| WikiTree ID: | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Westbrook-1966. |
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Henry Armstrong Westbrook was born in 1826 at Stepney, London.1,2 He was the son of Dr. Samuel Westbrook and Mary Margaret Mason.1
Henry emigrated from London on 4 March 1829 on the 'Calista' with his parents and siblings. They were consigned to Hobart.3,4,5 Henry arrived at Swan River, Perth, Western Australia, on 31 May 1829 with his parents and siblings. They came via Rio de Janeiro with 47 passengers.4
However, it seems that the Swan River District was a considerable disappointment:
Further describing the circumstances:
Aparently Samuel thought he might buy some land in the area but he continued on to Hobart. The conditions may have something to do with it, as might of his continuing role as the Calista's doctor. But perhaps the most important consideration might be family; his mother, probably widowed, emigrated to Hobart two years before and had endured a shipwreck.7,8
Henry emigrated from Perth, Western Australia, on 21 September 1829 on the 'Calista' with his parents and siblings.4,7 Henry arrived at Hobart on 24 October 1829 with his parents and siblings.4,9
He presumably moved with his parents to Launceston, Tasmania, circa 1830.10 He presumably moved with his parents to Clifton House, in New Norfolk, Tasmania, on 17 February 1835.11
He may have attended the wedding of his sister in the marriage of Rev. Samuel Berjew Fookes and Margaret Sarah Westbrook in a Church of England ceremony at St. John the Baptist on Saturday, 20 February 1847 at Buckland, Tasmania. Samuel and Margaret went on to have four children together, two of whom lived into their adulthood.12,13,14 Henry Armstrong Westbrook was master of the "Brightman", a barque of 383 tons, trading to Melbourne and Singapore.1,15 He was a Master Mariner in 1854.1,15
He married Sarah Ann Westbrook, daughter of Dr. James Henry Westbrook and Elizabeth Chapel, at Holy Trinity Church on Tuesday, 7 November 1854 Henry and Sarah were first cousins as their fathers were brothers.. Sarah's father was a medical man..1
His father died 2 March 1866 at the age of 70. He was a 'landing waiter' for the Customs Department and a Tide Surveyor on 24 October 1877.1
Henry died on 25 January 1893 at Battery Point, Tasmania.1,2
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Henry Armstrong Westbrook was born in 1826 at Stepney, London.1,2 He was the son of Dr. Samuel Westbrook and Mary Margaret Mason.1
Henry emigrated from London on 4 March 1829 on the 'Calista' with his parents and siblings. They were consigned to Hobart.3,4,5 Henry arrived at Swan River, Perth, Western Australia, on 31 May 1829 with his parents and siblings. They came via Rio de Janeiro with 47 passengers.4
However, it seems that the Swan River District was a considerable disappointment:
"On Saturday last the long expected Calista arrived from England, via the new settlement at Swan River. The accounts brought by this ship of that place are far from satisfactory. The proposed colonization would seem to be a total failure ... The entrance to Swan River was found totally inaccessible, even to boats ; there being not more than four feet water upon the bar over which it unceasingly broke. The stores, and every thing else taken from the shipping, was therefore of necessity landed upon the beach, and carried a long distance across the land to the river inside the bar, to be again embarked in boats for conveyance to the proposed settlement, some 8 or 10 miles up the river. But the very worst part of the "Peel Colony," (as Mr. Hume called it in Parliament) is that the country itself seems to be altogether unsuited for the residence of man. The land is barrenness itself. Sand, sandstone, and granite, with- out an acre of good land, as far as observation has gone. The want of water is also most seriously felt; instead of those purling streams, and bubbling springs, which the London papers spoke of, the only bubbling appears to have been that which the Peel folks effected. In a word, the whole scheme seems to be an entire failure of the most unqualified description."6
Further describing the circumstances:
"The expectations of the settlers were somewhat disappointed, the quality of the soil not being near equal to what they had been led to anticipate; several exploring parties had been into various parts of the interior, but all the good land they had met with was reckoned not to exceed 3,000 acres. Two distinct settlements had been formed, one about twelve or thirteen miles up the River, which had been named Perth, and where Captain Stirling had pitched his head-quarters ; the other, close to the mouth of the River, had been called Fremantle. At Perth they were busily engaged in building dwelling-houses and stores, but at Fremantle they were all residing in canteens brought out from England. They were greatly in want of artificers."7
Aparently Samuel thought he might buy some land in the area but he continued on to Hobart. The conditions may have something to do with it, as might of his continuing role as the Calista's doctor. But perhaps the most important consideration might be family; his mother, probably widowed, emigrated to Hobart two years before and had endured a shipwreck.7,8
Henry emigrated from Perth, Western Australia, on 21 September 1829 on the 'Calista' with his parents and siblings.4,7 Henry arrived at Hobart on 24 October 1829 with his parents and siblings.4,9
He presumably moved with his parents to Launceston, Tasmania, circa 1830.10 He presumably moved with his parents to Clifton House, in New Norfolk, Tasmania, on 17 February 1835.11
He may have attended the wedding of his sister in the marriage of Rev. Samuel Berjew Fookes and Margaret Sarah Westbrook in a Church of England ceremony at St. John the Baptist on Saturday, 20 February 1847 at Buckland, Tasmania. Samuel and Margaret went on to have four children together, two of whom lived into their adulthood.12,13,14 Henry Armstrong Westbrook was master of the "Brightman", a barque of 383 tons, trading to Melbourne and Singapore.1,15 He was a Master Mariner in 1854.1,15
He married Sarah Ann Westbrook, daughter of Dr. James Henry Westbrook and Elizabeth Chapel, at Holy Trinity Church on Tuesday, 7 November 1854 Henry and Sarah were first cousins as their fathers were brothers.. Sarah's father was a medical man..1
His father died 2 March 1866 at the age of 70. He was a 'landing waiter' for the Customs Department and a Tide Surveyor on 24 October 1877.1
Henry died on 25 January 1893 at Battery Point, Tasmania.1,2
Family | Sarah Ann Westbrook (8 Jun 1826-24 Aug 1904) |
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