Urquhart, William Swan

William Swan Urquhart, 1818-1881


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William Swan Urquhart: Profile Biography Research Notes

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Columns:	R [Role]; S [Sources].

Roles:	= Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
	= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
	= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.

Abbreviations:	BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
	GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
	FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.

Appointments:	= Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
	= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
	British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.

Sources (S, S1, S2):	= Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
	= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
	= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.

Other Symbols:	= External link.

Dates:	Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
	"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.

Unconfirmed:	All text in magenta is unconfirmed.

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Life Events

Born:	2 October 1818	Killearnan, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland,
Died:	14 January 1881	East Melbourne, Colony of Victoria.
Buried:	January 1899	Melbourne General Cemetery, Parkville, Colony of Victoria [Grave: Presbyterian, Section M, No 0891].

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Career

Original	Gazetted	From	To	Age	R	Title	State	Department	District	S	Comments	FN
		1845-12-01				First Colonial appointment
		1852-09-01				Surveyor	Victoria	Public Lands
		1845-12-01				Surveyor	Victoria	Public Lands
		1845-12-01				First Colonial appointment
		1845-12-01				Land Surveyor	Victoria	Survey Office
		1845-12-01				First Colonial appointment
		1845-12-01				Land Surveyor	Victoria	Surveyor-General
		1845-12-01				First Colonial appointment

References

Further Reading

Profile:	Urquhart, William Swan (1818-1881); in: Justin Corfield, Dorothy Wickham, Clare Gervasoni; The Eureka Encyclopaedia; Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004; p 517.
Profile:	William Swan Urquhart [Wikipedia; 23 October 2024].

Updates

2022-01-31