John Abbott b. 1803

  • Artist (Painter)
This sketcher, watercolourist and songwriter became the registrar-general of births, deaths and marriages in Van Diemen's Land in the mid nineteenth century. His watercolours were exhibited in the 1866 Melbourne and 1870 Sydney Intercolonial Exhibitions.
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associate of
Sir Thomas Mitchell
1792
Artist (Painter)
child of
née Smith Louisa Abbott
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associate of
R. V. Hood
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associate of
Benjamin Law
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associate of
C. Barrer
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child of
Major Edward Abbott
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grandchild of
Admiral Smith
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References [<ExternalResource: Townsley, W.A. (1966), 'Edward Abbott', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol 1, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Craig, C. (1961), 'The Engravers of Van Diemen's Land', Launceston, Tas.>, <ExternalResource: Walch (1876), 'Walch's Tasmanian Almanac', Hobart, Tas.>, <ExternalResource: Selkirk, H. (1920), 'David Lennox, the bridge builder', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, vol 6, no 5.>, <ExternalResource: 'Archives Office of Tasmania', Hobart, LSD1/80/49.>, <ExternalResource: 'Archives Office of Tasmania', Hobart, LSD1/1/77-88.>, <ExternalResource: Abbott, John (1854), 'Song of the Fair Emigrant', published as sheet music by the Hobart Town lithographer R.V. Hood.>]