Protector, 1830 |
Walter Padbury (1820-1907), [1] pastoralist, merchant and philanthropist, was born on 22 December 1820 at Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, second son of Thomas Padbury, small farmer, and his wife Ruth. With little schooling he sailed to Western Australia in the Protector, arriving at Fremantle on 25 February 1830 with his father who intended to send for his wife and other children.
Swan River Colony 1832 Census # P. 181 |
Unfortunately he died in July, leaving his son in the care of a married couple who also arrived in the Protector; they stole the money his father had left him and absconded.
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Categories: Protector, Arrived 26 Feb 1830 | Swan River Colony (1829-1832)