Edward Hugh Barron
Edward Hugh Barron | |
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Born | Donegal, Ireland | 8 August 1796
Died | 23 February 1863 Perth, Western Australia | (aged 66)
Allegiance | Britain |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Colour sergeant |
Unit | 63rd Regiment of Foot |
Edward Hugh Barron (8 Aug 1796 – 23 Feb 1863), was a soldier and pioneer in the Swan River Colony.
Early life
Barron was born in
Swan River Colony
Barron travelled to the Swan River Colony as colour sergeant of the 63rd Regiment on board HMS Sulphur arriving 8 June 1829. When the regiment left Western Australia in March 1834, Barron was one of eleven men allowed to stay in the colony with their wives and children.[1]
Jane Barron is believed to have been the first European woman to step onto the shores of the colony.[2]
Wheat Sheaf Tavern
Barron opened the Wheat Sheaf Tavern at 1
As Barron was still in the Army, his wife Jane ran the business due to complaints from settlers regarding soldiers running businesses.[7][8]
Barron ran many businesses including a dairy and built and let several houses. He also had the government contract for mail delivery between Perth and Guildford[9][10] and had the contract for government stores and delivery of firewood to government offices.[11]
Murray district
On 15 July 1834 Barron travelled to Mandurah for the purpose of buying a horse from Thomas Peel. Peel told Barron the mare was lost in the bush and to wait for local Aboriginals to attend for their flour ration whereby they could be asked to show where the mare was.
The Aboriginals who attended the house indicated they did know where the mare was, and Barron and Hugh Nesbitt, of the 21st Regiment of Foot,[12] and the group, including local Aboriginal leader Calyute, set off.
During the ride Barron and Nesbitt were ambushed,
Later life
Barron and his wife Jane had 12 children, 9 of them born in the colony. Their son Edward George Barron (17 September 1829 – 4 March 1901) was reputed to be the
Barron died 23 February 1863 in Perth and is interred at East Perth Cemeteries.
References
- ^ "Tawonga Inn". State Heritage Western Australia.
- ^ "Summary for the mails". The Western Australian Times.
- ^ "Tawonga Inn". State Heritage Western Australia.
- ^ Tuckfield, T. Early Colonial Taverns and Hotels. Royal Western Australian Historical Society. p. 74.
- ^ "The Government Gazette". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal.
- ^ "To the public". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal.
- ^ Dennison, W (1977). A Short History of 63rd of Foot in Western Australia 1829–1833. p. 21.
- ^ "The Wheatsheaf Tavern". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal.
- ^ "Colonial Secretary's Office". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Colonial Secretary's Office". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal.
- ^ "The Government Gazette". The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News.
- ^ "The Ousting of the Bibbulmun". The West Australian.
- ^ Conner, J (2002). The Australian Frontier Wars. UNSW Press. p. 78.
- ^ Richards, R. The Murray District. Shire of Murray. p. 82.
- ^ "Museum Western Australia".
- ^ Oboe, A (2003). Mongrel Signatures: Reflections on the work of Mudrooroo. Rodopi. p. 122.