William Shakespeare Hall b. 25 December 1825

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, explorer, pastoralist and pearler, was born in England and arrived in Western Australia in 1830. He was involved in the establishment of the pearling industry at Broome.
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Name
William Shakespeare Hall
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Pastoralist (ANZSIC code: 01)
  • Pearler (ANZSIC code: 0419)
  • Shipowner (ANZSIC code: 48)
  • Storekeeper (ANZSIC code: G)
Birth date
25 December 1825
Birth place
England
Death date
11 February 1895
Death place
Western Australia, WA
Active Period
  • c.1865
  • 1843 - 1869
  • 1852 - 1860
Arrival
  • 26 February 1830 (At Fremantle, WA in the 'Protector'.)
Residence
  • c.1862 - c.1869 Roebourne, WA
  • c.1830 - c.1851 Fremantle, WA
Training
  • Rev. J.B. Wittenoom's school, Fremantle, WA
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 Robertson, L. Battye Library of Australian History, State Library of Western Australia, Perth, SA, 'Hall Papers BL HS/445'.>, <ExternalResource: Wilson, H. (1972), 'William Shakespeare Hall', Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume 4, Pike, Douglas (ed.), Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Erickson, R. (1988), 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre 1829-1888', Nedlands, WA.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Robertson, L.>] [<ExternalResource: Information sourced from Robertson, L. Battye Library of Australian History, State Library of Western Australia, Perth, SA, 'Hall Papers BL HS/445'.>]