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Alexander, son of Alexander Newton and Helen Jack, was born on 29 September 1810 and baptised on 16 September 1810 in Dun[dee], Angus, Scotland.[1][2].
Alexander married Hannah Maria Scott on 28 July 1846 at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[3][4]
Alexander was a successful ship builder, at Pelican shipbuilding yard near Harrington on the Manning River on the mid north coast of New South Wales. He also purchased 131 acres on 7 July 1852 in Harrington Parish NSW.[5]
There were to be 11 children of the marriage.
Alexander died on 23 September 1886 at North Kingston, an historical suburb of inner city Sydney, aged 76. He was buried in Balmain Cemetery, which has been converted to Pioneers Memorial Park, Leichhardt.[6] His death notice was in The Daily Telegraph 24 September 1886:
A biography by A Newton, in "Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record - Series 1 - 1788-1841": [5]
Newtons of Pelican- A Seafaring Family
From an obituary of Alexander's son Alexander junior who died in 1938:
Captain Alexander Newton son of Alexander Newton passed away on May 12 at his residence, Pelican, near Harrington. He was born on May 16, 1847, in Chippendale, Sydney.Captain Alexander Newton, the late father of Alexander Newton, was instrumental in establishing the renowned Pelican shipbuilding yard on Manning River in collaboration with Captain William Malcolm in early 1847. The shipyard operated until the end of 1878, launching a total of 30 deep-sea wooden sailing ships. Young Alexander Newton began his career as an apprentice shipwright at the Pelican shipyards. In 1866, he ventured to sea and, upon obtaining his master's certificate, returned to assist his father in constructing the barque Alexander Newton. This vessel became the largest ship ever built on the Manning River.
In March 1876, Captain Alexander Newton assumed command of the barque Alexander Newton upon its completion. He served as its captain until May 1884 when he retired from the sea and settled permanently at Pelican to pursue farming endeavors. During his tenure as captain of the Rebecca Jane and Alexander Newton, he engaged in trade along the coasts of Eastern Asia and Africa, as well as in Mauritius, New Zealand, and Australia. Alongside his seafaring career, Captain Alexander Newton actively participated in the public affairs of the lower Manning region. He served as a director for some time on the board of the Manning River Co-operative Dairy Society located in Mitchell's Island.
The Newtons of Pelican were a family deeply rooted in seafaring. Captain Alexander Newton, along with all his sons—Alexander, Charles, William (formerly superintendent of the New South Wales Navigation Department), Robert, and Peter Scott (of Roseville, and former chief shipwright surveyor of the New South Wales Navigation Department)—not only constructed their own ocean-going ships but also captained them.[8]
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I have Proposed a Merge of Newton-17003 into Newton-6089 I found another profile for Alexander. It looks like the same man, but different date of death - I checked it and the source was his death notice, so I changed in the profile above. I have adopted the other profile for now, so we can can merge them, then I will drop out of managership so you can be manager. It looks like his wife will also have to be merged.
edited by Heather Stevens