William Alexander Macworth

William Alexander Macworth was a contemporary of Charles Enderby (1798-1876). In 1849 he sailed with Enderby to the new British colony at the Auckland Islands. This was established by Enderby as a base for whaling under the Southern Whale Fishery Company. Macworth was to serve as Assistant Commissioner. The project was abandoned in 1852

From the guide to the William Macworth collection, 1850-1852, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)