William Adeney b.

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Male colonial sketcher who drew landscapes throughout his migration to Australia. He eventually squatted in the Western District of Victoria where he pursued an anthropological interest in local indigenous culture.
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Name
William Adeney
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Squatter (ANZSIC code: 01)
Birth date
Birth place
England, UK, England, UK?
Birth note
Place uncertain
Active Period
  • c.1842 - c.1864
Residence
  • c.1843 - c.1867 Western District, Vic.
  • c.1842 southern seas around Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • c.1842 Portsmouth, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Billis, R. / Kenyon, A. (1974), 'Pastoral Pioneers of Port Phillip', 2nd edition, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Adeney, W., 'Diary, 19 August 1842-17 March 1843', La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, manuscript 8520A.>, <ExternalResource: (c.1862), Melbourne, Vic. : Yeoman and Acclimatiser.>]