William Edward Riley b. 1807

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
William Edward Riley, pastoralist and sketcher, was a son of the pioneer pastoralist Alexander Riley who had come to New South Wales as a free settler in 1804. The Riley merinos won gold medals awarded by the NSW Agricultural Society between 1827 and 1830.
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Name
William Edward Riley
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Pastoralist (ANZSIC code: 01)
Birth date
1807
Birth place
NSW
Death date
4 December 1836
Death place
Cavan, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1828 - c.1830
Residence
  • Raby, Sydney, NSW
  • 1828 - 1833 Liverpool, Sydney, NSW
  • 1833 - 1836 Cavan, 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: 'NSW Death Records : V1836857 20/1836'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Marriage Records : V1833135 17/1833'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records : V18072069 1A/1807; V180781 5/1807'.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Callaway, Anita.>, <ExternalResource: Sydney, NSW : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales (Manuscripts: A106, A2011).>, <ExternalResource: Conway, J. K. (1967), 'Alexander Riley', Melbourne, Vic : in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, [Pike, D. (ed.)], Melbourne University Press, [pp 379-381].>, <ExternalResource: Ker, J. (1960), 'Merchants and merinos', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, [46].>] [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : V1836857 20/1836'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Marriage Records : V1833135 17/1833'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records : V18072069 1A/1807; V180781 5/1807'.>]