Western Australia, 1829 Counties - Profile Tree

Date: Before 29 Dec 2020
Location: Western Australia
Surnames/tags: Swan_River_Colony Land_Use Counties Swan River Colony 26 Counties

26 Counties of Western Australia - 1829 map of Counties - W® (<+Q)

Map of 1829 Counties, SW West Aust - via Trove - (<+Q) - X for full screen

Historically, there were 26 Counties in the south-western part of the state, designated shortly after the Swan River Colony was founded in 1829. It was originally intended for these to be subdivided into Hundreds and Parishes in a manner similar to South Australia, but this did not occur, as the Division/District system took precedence. James Stirling KCB (1791-1865)

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1. Beaufort County | possibility Francis Beaufort KCB FRS (1774 - 1857)
2. Carnarvon County | possibility Charles Herbert (1774 - 1808) , brother of 2nd Earl of Carnarvon
3. Durham County | John George "1st Earl of Durham" Lambton (1792 - 1840)
4. Glenelg County | Charles "1st Baron Glenelg" Grant (1778 - 1866)
5. Goderich County | Frederick John "1st Earl of Ripon, 1st Viscount Goderich" Robinson (1782 - 1859) (Brothers) *
6. Grantham County | possibility Thomas Philip "3rd Baron Grantham" (Grey) de Grey KG (Robinson) (1781 - 1859) (Brothers) *
7. Grey County | Charles "2nd Earl Grey" Grey KG (1764 - 1845)
8. Hay County | Robert William Hay - From Wikipedia
9. Howick County | Henry George "Viscount Howick" Grey KG (1802 - 1894) visit: ADB
10. Kent County | Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent (1819 - 1901) - Queen
11. Lanark County | James Stirling KCB (1791-1865) His birthplace in County of Lanark, Scotland
12. Lansdowne County | Henry (Petty) Petty-FitzMaurice KG PC (1780-1863) Henry "3rd Marquess of Lansdowne"
13. Melbourne County | William Lamb (1779-1848) 2nd Viscount Melbourne
14. Minto County |
15. Murray County |
16. Nelson County |
17. Peel County |
18. Plantagenet County |
19. Perth County |
20. Stirling County |
21. Sussex County | Augustus Frederick (Hannover) Duke of Sussex KG (1773 - 1843)
22. Twiss County |
23. Victoria County | Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent (1819 - 1901) - Queen
24. Wellington County | Arthur Wellesley KG GCB (1769 - 1852) - 1st Duke of Wellington
25. Wicklow County |
26. York County |

Western Australia Local Government Directory - LGA