Thomas William Parr

Also known as William Parr
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Thomas William Parr was a sketcher, explorer, clerk and convict. He embarked for New South Wales in 1787. Parr worked as a mineralogist on John Oxley's expeditions to the interior beyond the Blue Mountains, NSW.
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Name
Thomas William Parr
Also known as William Parr
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Mineralogist
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Explorer
Active Period
  • c.1814 - c.1817
Arrival
  • 26 January 1788 (Arrived in Sydney on the Alexander)
Residence
  • c.1876 - c.1787 London, England, UK
  • c.1787 - c.1818 NSW
  • c.1791 Northern Boundary Farms, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Other occupations
  • Mineralogist
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Explorer
  • Mineralogist
  • Clerk
  • Explorer