George Alexander Anstey
George Alexander Anstey (1814 – 18 Feb 1895)[1][2] was born at Kentish Town, London. He was the eldest son of Thomas Anstey, an early settler in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania).[1] George migrated to Tasmania at the age of thirteen and arrived in Hobart in February 1827 with Thomas 'Chiz' Chisholm Anstey, one of his younger brothers, in the ship Admiral Cockburn. At the age of sixteen, he led one of his father's roving parties in the Black War and captured a small tribe of Aboriginals, winning a 500-acre (2 km²) land grant and official praise for his 'humanity and kindness'.
In 1834, Anstey went back to England with one of his sisters; on his return to Tasmania, he was shipwrecked in the
On 12 September 1837 he married Harriet Kingham, daughter of W. J. Ruffy, sometime editor of the Farmers' Journal, in London; they had nine children. After his father's death he returned to Van Diemen's Land with his wife and two sons, but soon went to England where, after years of constant travel, he died in 1895.
He is remembered by the name Anstey Hill, a geographical feature, and the Anstey Hill Recreation Park in the north eastern suburbs of Adelaide.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Gallasch, Kevin. "ANSTEY HILL". Tea Tree Gully and District Historical Society. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Mr George Anstey". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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