Henderson, E. Y. W. (Edmund Yeamans Walcott), 1821-1896
Variant namesSoldier and administrator. Commissioned to the Royal Engineers and in 1849 was appointed comptroller of convicts in Western Australia with responsibility for public works.
From the description of Papers. 1863. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225680419
Controller General of Convicts in Western Australia. Arrived in 1850, bringing the first convicts to W.A.
From the description of Testimonials, 1863 [manuscript]. 1863. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 762865187
Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel; KCB 1878
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000390.0x0002ca
Controller General of Convicts in Western Australia. Arrived in 1850, bringing the first convicts to W.A. On his return to England in 1863 appointed Surveyor General of Prisons, then in 1869 Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Sir Joshua Jebb (1793-1863) was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Convict Prisons in Great Britain.
From the description of Papers. 1852-1896. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222096916
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| creatorOf | Henderson, Edmund Yeamans Walcott Sir, 1821-1896. Testimonials, 1863 [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Henderson, Edmund Yeamans Walcott Sir, 1821-1896. Papers. | Libraries Australia | |
| referencedIn | Vol. CCCXXXV (ff. 320). Apr.-May 1869.includes:f. 1 William Robert La Touche, of Delgany, county Wicklow: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1869-1877.ff. 5, 9, 79 Thomas Binney, LLD: Congregational minister: Correspondence with W. E. Gladstone: 1868-1... | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Henderson, E. Y. W. (Edmund Yeamans Walcott), 1821-1896. Papers. | Libraries Australia |
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| Convict labor |
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| Transportation of convicts |
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Person
Birth 1821-04-19
Death 1896-12-08
Male
