Henry Calton (1812–1852)
On Saturday, June 12th, in the Iron-bark Gully, at the Bendigo, after two days' illness of inflammation of the bowels, Mr. Henry Calton, late of Gawler Town, leaving a disconsolate widow and two children to deplore the early death of a most affectionate husband and father. Deceased, who was in his 41st year, was one of the early colonists, having arrived here with Mrs. Calton in the same ship with Governor Gawler. He was known and respected throughout the province as a benevolent and energetic colonist, and will be much lamented, especially at Gawler Town, in which he was for so many years a leading, influential, and truly public-spirited resident.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- holds his first sale of cattle at Gawler Town, South Australian Register, 16 July 1850, p 3
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Lane, Sarah Catherine (daughter)
- Davis, Sophie (daughter)
- Western, Sophie Mary (granddaughter)
Citation details
'Calton, Henry (1812–1852)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/calton-henry-13929/text24817, accessed 21 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
Death
12 June,
1852
(aged ~ 40)
Gawler,
South Australia,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.