Henty Brothers Explained

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

• Thomas (1836–1887), grazier and, briefly, MLC for Southern Province

• • a grandson Sir Denham (1903–1978), Senator for Tasmania;

• 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^[2] settler in Victoria, Australia taking up property in 1834.
• 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

References

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Book: Stephen Adolphe . Wurm . Peter . Mühlhäusler . Darrell T . Tyron . Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific . 1996 . 59 . Mouton de Gruyter . 9783110134179.
2. Web site: The Henty Brothers - Early Victorian settlers . 2023-07-20 . www.wilmap.com.au.