John Septimus Roe b. 8 May 1797

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
John Septimus Roe was sketcher, surveyor and naval officer. Together with Captain J.G. Bremer they established a settlement and took possession of the northern coast of Australia in 1824.
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Name
John Septimus Roe
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • surveyor-general (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • lieutenant (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • master's mate (ANZSIC code: 48)
  • midshipman (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
8 May 1797
Birth place
Newsbury, England
Death date
28 May 1878
Death place
Perth
Active Period
  • c.1813 - c.1849
Residence
  • 1829 - 1878 Swan River, Western Australia
  • c.1824- Port Essington, Northern Territory
  • 1817 - 1823 Australia and the Pacific (surveying )
  • 1797 - 1817 England
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Uren, M. (1967), 'John Septimus Roe', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 2, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Mercer, F. (1962), 'Amazing Career: The Story of Western Australia's First Surveyor-General', Perth, Western Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Jackson, J. L. Burton (1982), 'Not an Idle Man: A Biography of John Septimus Roe...', West Swan, Western Australia.>]