Swanston, Charles, 1789-1850.
Captain Charles Swanston (1789-1850)was a banker and owned the Derwent Bank of Hobart, which was the first bank to open for business in Melbourne (1838). He was a member of the Port Phillip Association formed by John Batman for the express purpose of exploring and claiming the Port Phillip District.
From the description of Diary [microform]. 1814. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 224480075
Born in Scotland, at the age of 16 Swanston was commissioned a lieutenant in the Madras establishment of the East India Company's army. His journey from England to India, undertaken in 1814 on horseback over 1500 miles, was accomplished in 48 days. In September 1828 Swanston left India for Van Diemen's Land, where he became a prominent banker and merchant.
From the description of Diary [manuscript]. 1814-1889. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225843883
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Mercer, George. Papers. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Swanston, Charles, 1789-1850. Material relating to Captain Charles Swanston and his family. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Swanston, Charles, 1789-1850. Assignment of interest in sheep. | Libraries Australia | |
| referencedIn | Port Phillip Association. Records [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Mercer, George. Papers, ca. 1750-1849. [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Swanston, Charles, 1789-1850. Diary [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Swanston, Charles, 1789-1850. Papers. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Port Phillip Association. Documents. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Swanston, Charles, 1789-1850. Diary [microform]. | Libraries Australia |
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| associatedWith | MacWirter, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Mercer, George. | person |
| associatedWith | Moorhead, C. D. | person |
| correspondedWith | Port Phillip Association. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sherson, Robert. | person |
| associatedWith | Swanston, Charles, 1790-1850 | person |
| associatedWith | Swanston, Charles, b. 1855. | person |
| associatedWith | Swanston, Charles Dr. | person |
| associatedWith | Swanston, Charles Lambert, 1823-1897. | person |
| associatedWith | Swanston, family. | family |
| associatedWith | Swanston, J. S. | person |
| associatedWith | Swanston, Kinnear. | person |
| associatedWith | Swanston, Margaret Ord Dumas, 1824?-1886. | person |
| associatedWith | Swanston, Robert Sherson. | person |
| associatedWith | Swanston, W. Oliver. | person |
| associatedWith | Willis, Edward, 1816-1895. | person |
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| Australia--Victoria | |||
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| Bankers |
| Pastoral industry |
| Soldiers |
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Person
Birth 1789
Death 1850
