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 (ANZSIC code: 6925)
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Explorer (ANZSIC code: 6910)
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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References [<ExternalResource: Information sourced from Bonyhady, T. Archives Office of New South Wales, Sydney, WCCJ/6, 04-19, (1814), 'Minutes of the Court of Civil Jurisdiction'.>, <ExternalResource: Gillen, M. (1989), 'The Founders of Australia', Sydney.>, <ExternalResource: Finney, C.M. (1984), 'To Sail Beyond the Sunset: Natural History in Australia 1699-1829', Adelaide.>, <ExternalResource: Oxley, J. (1820), 'Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales, Undertaken by Order of the British Government in the Years 1817-18', London.>, <ExternalResource: Tench, W. (1789), 'A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay', London.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Bonyhady, T.>] [<ExternalResource: Information sourced from Bonyhady, T. Archives Office of New South Wales, Sydney, WCCJ/6, 04-19, (1814), 'Minutes of the Court of Civil Jurisdiction'.>]