William Ayshford Sanford b. 2 December 1818

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, carver, architect and civil servant. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was appointed colonial secretary of Western Australia.
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Name
William Ayshford Sanford
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Chairman (ANZSIC code: 9559) (Chairman Board of Education)
  • Civil servant (ANZSIC code: 75)
Birth date
2 December 1818
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
28 October 1902
Death place
UK, UK?
Death note
Uncertain
Active Period
  • December 1851 - July 1855
Arrival
  • 18 December 1851
Residence
  • 1857- Nynehead Court, Somerset, England, UK
  • c.1851 - c.1855 Western Australia
  • Cambridge, England, UK
Training
  • Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Trinity College, Cambridge, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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