William Anderson Cawthorne b. c.25 September 1824

Also known as W. A. C., W. A. Cawthorne
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sketcher, watercolourist and schoolmaster in Adelaide, Vic. Known for his writings and artworks with a colonial focus.
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Name
William Anderson Cawthorne
Also known as:
  • W. A. C.
  • W. A. Cawthorne
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Schoolmaster (ANZSIC code: 802)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
c.25 September 1824
Birth place
London, England, UK
Birth note
Concise Dictionary gives date as 1824, DAA gives date as 1825
Death date
1897
Active Period
  • c.1855
  • 1869 - 1874
  • 1852 - 1855
Arrival
  • 1841 (Arrived South Australia on board the 'Amelia'.)
Residence
  • 1855 Adelaide, SA
  • 1852 - 1855 Adelaide, SA (Headmaster of Pulteney Grammar School in Adelaide. )
  • c.1841 - c.1852 Currie Street, Adelaide, SA (Opened a school. )
  • c.1824 - c.1841 South Africa
  • c.1824 - c.1841 Scotland, UK
  • c.1824 - c.1841 England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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References [<ExternalResource: Cawthorne, William Anderson (1859), '[Memorial tribute for Johann Menge]'.>, <ExternalResource: Cawthorne, William Anderson (1900), '[The Red Kangaroo]'.>, <ExternalResource: Muir, M. (1982), 'A History of Australian Childrens Book Illustration', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1980), 'Australian Colonial Art', Melbourne, Vic : Deutscher Fine Art catalogue.>, <ExternalResource: (1953), Adelaide, SA : Pulteney Grammar School Magazine.>, <ExternalResource: (4 August 1864), South Australia : South Australian Register.>, <ExternalResource: '[Newspaper cuttings 1]', Adelaide, SA : South Australian Archives Office.>, <ExternalResource: 'South Australia Historical Pictures Index', Adelaide, SA : Mortlock Library of South Australiana, State Library of South Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Cawthorne, W., 'Diary', Sydney, NSW : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.>, <ExternalResource: Cawthorne, William Anderson (c.1855), 'The Islanders', Adelaide, SA : Illustrated Adelaide Post.>, <ExternalResource: (c.1865), Adelaide, SA : Illustrated Adelaide Post.>, <ExternalResource: Cawthorne, William Anderson (c.1870), 'Who Killed Cockatoo?', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Cawthorne, William Anderson (1844), Journal of a Tour in Terra Australis by Markum and Sketchum.>, <ExternalResource: Cawthorne, William Anderson (13 January 1851), 'Journal of a Tour in the North', South Australia : South Australian Register.>, <ExternalResource: Cawthorne, William Anderson (1927), 'Rough notes on the manners and customs of the natives', South Australian branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Appleyard, Ron.>] [<ExternalResource: Cawthorne, William Anderson (1859), '[Memorial tribute for Johann Menge]'.>, <ExternalResource: Cawthorne, William Anderson (1900), '[The Red Kangaroo]'.>]