Henry Kingsley b. 2 January 1830

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Kingsley arrived in Australia in 1853 to try his luck gold-mining. During his travels throughout New South Wales and Victoria he made a number of watercolour sketches and his novel 'The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn' was written while he was staying in Buninyong near the Ballarat goldfields in 1857.
Name
Henry Kingsley
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Novelist (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Gold-miner (ANZSIC code: 0804)
Birth date
2 January 1830
Birth place
Northamptonshire, England, UK
Death date
1876
Death place
England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1853 - c.1857
Arrival
  • 1853 (Arrived Melbourne, Vic. aboard the Gauntlet)
Residence
  • 1858 - 1876 England, UK
  • c.1857- Buninyong, Vic.
  • c.1855 - c.1856 Monaro District, NSW
  • c.1853 - c.1856 Victoria
  • 1830 - 1853 England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870