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.
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Citations

  • Robson, l. (1966), 'James Aikenhead’, ed. Pike, D., Australian Dictionary of Biography, Melbourne, Vic, vol. 1.

  • Bennett, S. & Bennett, B. (1980), 'Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament: 1851-1960’, Canberra, ACT.

  • (1887), Tasmanian News, 07-12.

  • Information sourced from Stlwell, G. T.

  • (1887), Launceston Examiner, 07-12.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Robson, l. (1966), 'James Aikenhead', ed. Pike, D., Australian Dictionary of Biography, Melbourne, Vic, vol. 1.>, <ExternalResource: Bennett, S. & Bennett, B. (1980), 'Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament: 1851-1960', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: (1887), Tasmanian News, 07-12.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Stlwell, G. T.>, <ExternalResource: (1887), Launceston Examiner, 07-12.>]