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Thomas Napier b. 11 July 1802

Painter and builder. Born in Scotland in 1802 and arrived in Hobart Town 1832. He then moved to Melbourne in 1837 where he died in 1881.

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Name

Thomas Napier

Gender

Male

Roles

Other Occupation

Birth date

11 July 1802

Birth place

Marykirk, Scotland, UK

Death date

7 February 1881

Death place

Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Vic.

Active Period

Arrival

5 November 1832 (Arrived in Hobart Town on board the Lavinia. Migrated with John Brown.)

Residence

1854 - 1860 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1846 - 1881 Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Vic.
1832 - 1837 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
c.1837- Port Phillip, Melbourne, Vic.
1802 - 1832 Montrose, Scotland, UK

Training

Spent two years studying the works at the British Museum., British Museum, London, England, UK

Languages

Initial Record Data Source

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

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