James Aikenhead b. 3 June 1815

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Scottish male colonial sketcher and founder of the Launceston Examiner, Aikenhead's journal recording his emigration from London to Tasmania, with his only known drawings, has since been lost.
Name
James Aikenhead
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Businessman (ANZSIC code: 6240)
  • Editor (ANZSIC code: 5412)
Birth date
3 June 1815
Birth place
Montrose, Scotland, UK
Death date
1887
Active Period
  • c.1834 - c.1835
Arrival
  • 2 December 1834 (Arrived Hobart Town aboard the Janet.)
Residence
  • c.1835 - c.1887 Launceston, Tas.
  • c.1834 London, England, UK
  • c.3 June 1815 - c.1834 Montrose, Scotland, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870