Henty Brothers

The Henty brothers were a family of seven brothers, sons of Thomas Henty and Frances Elizabeth née Hopkins,[1] who are generally considered to be the first Europeans to establish a permanent agricultural settlement in Victoria, Australia.[2] The brothers were:

• James (1800–1882), founded James Henty and Company, merchants. He married Charlotte Carter.

• Henry (1833–1912), took over his father's company, inherited uncle Francis's fortune
• Herbert James (1834–1902), squandered the family fortune in his brother's absence[3]
• Thomas (1836–1887), grazier and, briefly, MLC for Southern Province
  • a grandson Sir Denham (1903–1978), Senator for Tasmania;[4]
• Frances Charlotte (1838–1925) who married James Balfour, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.

• Charles (1807–1864), banker and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
• William (1808–1881), solicitor, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Tamar, and colonial secretary in the Weston cabinet
• Edward (1810–1878), pioneer, first permanent land based[5] settler in Victoria, Australia taking up property in 1834.[5]
• Stephen George (1811–1872), member of the legislative council of Victoria, 1856–1870
  • Richmond (1837–1904), author
  • Walter Thomas (1856–1917), farmer at Hamilton
• John (1813–1869), pastoralist in Victoria
• Francis (1815–1889), farmer and grazier

Notes

1. Bassett, Marnie. "Henty, Thomas (1775–1839)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
2. Wurm, Stephen Adolphe; Mühlhäusler, Peter; Tyron, Darrell T, eds. (1996). Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific. Mouton de Gruyter. p. 59. ISBN 9783110134179.
3. O'Neill, Sally (1972). "Henty, Herbert James (1834–1902)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
4. Chapman, R. J. K. (1996). "Henty, Sir Norman Henry Denham (1903 - 1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
5. "The Henty Brothers - Early Victorian settlers". www.wilmap.com.au. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

References

• Hurse, J. Lewis (1933), "Venture and Adventure: The Romantic Story of the Henty Family"
  • "No.1", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 31 July 1933), p. 8.
  • "No.2", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Tuesday, 1 August 1933), p. 5.
  • "No.3", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Wednesday, 2 August 1933), p. 9.
  • "No.4", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Friday, 4 August 1933), p. 9.
  • "No.5", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Wednesday, 9 August 1933), p. 3.
  • "No.6", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Thursday, 10 August 1933), p. 10.
  • "No.7", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 14 August 1933), p. 8.
  • "No.8", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Thursday, 17 August 1933), p. 8.
  • "No.9", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Tuesday, 22 August 1933), p. 9.
  • "No.10", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Saturday, 26 August 1933), p. 9.
  • "No.11", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Tuesday, 29 August 1933), p. 8.