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Francis Henty
Francis Henty
	Portrait of Francis Henty, 1885
Born	30 November 1815; Field Place, Worthing, United Kingdom
Died	15 January 1889 (aged 73)

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Francis Henty (30 November 1815 – 15 January 1889), was an early settler of Australia.^[1]

Family

The youngest son of Thomas Henty (1775–1839),^[2] and Frances Elizabeth Henty (1777–1848), née Hopkins,^[3] Francis Henty was born at Field Place, Worthing, Sussex, on 30 November 1815. He was the younger brother of James Henty (1800 –1882), William Henty (1808 –1881) and Edward Henty (1810–1878).

He married Mary Ann Lawrence (1821–1881), the daughter of William Effingham Lawrence, at Launceston, Tasmania, on 5 January 1842.^[4]^[5] They had four children: one son, and three daughters.

Background

He emigrated to Tasmania with his father in 1832. He subsequently followed his brother Edward to Portland, Victoria, landing a month later than that Edward, on 14 December 1834.^[1] Having returned to Tasmania on a visit in the following year, he called in at Port Phillip (now Melbourne) in September, and assisted Mr. Batman, the founder of the city, to pitch a tent on what was afterwards known as Batman's Hill.

"In the last week of August, 1836, Major Mitchell, made his appearance at Portland. At this time there was no one settled nearer Portland than where Melbourne now stands, and the appearance of a stranger was somewhat startling in those days of escaped convicts. However, the major was recognised by one of the establishment. He was furnished with supplies, had the pleasure of witnessing the excitement of a whale chase, and in return informed the Mr. Henty of the existence of the fine country at the back of Portland, on the Wannon River, which he had named Australia Felix.^[6]

According to Mennell (1892), at that stage, the Henty Brothers had not gone more than twenty miles inland with their flocks.

The Henty brothers engaged in bay whaling at Portland Bay in the 1830s during the winter months.^[7] The whale oil and bone (baleen) taken there from captured southern right whales by their men was shipped to Tasmania for export to Britain.

"On 3 August 1837, a settlement was commenced in this country [viz., the district around Hamilton, Victoria] at the spot since known as Merino Downs, of which Francis Henty became the owner. Conflicts between the blacks and some of the whites could scarcely be avoided, but Mr. Henty had not much trouble, the aborigines soon becoming friendly; but they were never allowed to bring their spears and other weapons within a certain distance of the hut. To show how quickly the country was taken up after the first essay had been made, it may be mentioned that in 1839 Messrs. James and Stephen G. Henty rode overland from Geelong to Portland, and were able to obtain shelter each night during the whole journey."^[6]

Death

Although Francis Henry continued to maintain his establishment at Merino Downs, he resided in Melbourne for the last few years of his life; and he died at his residence in Kew, Victoria on 15 January 1889.^[1]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Shipping

There is a passing mention in an article in the Adelaide Observer in 1923 of a ship named Francis Henty which sailed to Melbourne in 1851.^[13] It was caught in a typhoon in 1872.^[14]

There was also a steam dredge, Francis Henty, built in Glasgow in 1889, by Wm. Simons & Co. Ltd., for the Melbourne Harbour Trust.^[15]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Mennell, Philip (1892). "Henty, Francis" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
^ Died: Henty, The Cornwall Chronicle, (Saturday, 26 October 1839), p. 3.
^ Died: Henty, The Cornwall Chronicle, (Saturday, 13 May 1848), p. 3.
^ Married: Henty—Lawrence, The Launceston Advertiser, (Thursday, 6 January 1842), p. 3.
^ Deaths: Henty, (Monday, 28 November 1881), p. 1.
^ ^a ^b p. 64 of "Henty, Francis", at pp. 63-64 in Alexander Sutherland (1888), Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, Vol. II: The Colony and Its People in 1888, Melbourne: McCarron, Bird & Co.
^ Lynette Peel, The Henty journals; A record of farming, whaling and shipping in Portland Bay, 1834–1839, Melbourne, 1996, pp.58–61, 103–4, 127–33, 143–52, 157–9, 241–2 and 254-5.
^ Deaths: Henty, The Argus, (Wednesday, 16 January 1889), p. 1.
^ Death of Mr. Francis Henty, The Argus, (Wednesday, 16 January 1889), p. 5.
^ Death of Mr. F. Henty: The Last of the Pioneers, The Hamilton Spectator, (Thursday, 17 January 1889), p. 3.
^ Death of Mr. Francis Henty, The Australasian, (Saturday, 19 January 1889), p. 32.
^ The Late Mr. Francis Henty,The Hamilton Spectator, (Saturday, 19 January 1889), p. 3.
^ "An Old-Time Garden". The Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXXX, no. 5, 960. South Australia. 21 April 1923. p. 41. Retrieved 25 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Nelson, Lt.-Cmdr. (Thomas). "The Typhoons of September and October, 1872." Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan 1, pp. 52–85.
^ The Dredge Francis Henty, The Argus, (Saturday, 22 March 1890), p. 12.

References

[Mennell-1] Mennell, Philip (1892). "Henty, Francis" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

[2] Died: Henty, The Cornwall Chronicle, (Saturday, 26 October 1839), p. 3.

[3] Died: Henty, The Cornwall Chronicle, (Saturday, 13 May 1848), p. 3.

[4] Married: Henty—Lawrence, The Launceston Advertiser, (Thursday, 6 January 1842), p. 3.

[5] Deaths: Henty, (Monday, 28 November 1881), p. 1.

[Sutherland-6] . 64 of "Henty, Francis", at pp. 63-64 in Alexander Sutherland (1888), Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, Vol. II: The Colony and Its People in 1888, Melbourne: McCarron, Bird & Co.

[7] Lynette Peel, The Henty journals; A record of farming, whaling and shipping in Portland Bay, 1834–1839, Melbourne, 1996, pp.58–61, 103–4, 127–33, 143–52, 157–9, 241–2 and 254-5.

[8] Deaths: Henty, The Argus, (Wednesday, 16 January 1889), p. 1.

[9] Death of Mr. Francis Henty, The Argus, (Wednesday, 16 January 1889), p. 5.

[10] Death of Mr. F. Henty: The Last of the Pioneers, The Hamilton Spectator, (Thursday, 17 January 1889), p. 3.

[11] Death of Mr. Francis Henty, The Australasian, (Saturday, 19 January 1889), p. 32.

[12] The Late Mr. Francis Henty,The Hamilton Spectator, (Saturday, 19 January 1889), p. 3.

[13] "An Old-Time Garden". The Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXXX, no. 5, 960. South Australia. 21 April 1923. p. 41. Retrieved 25 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[14] Nelson, Lt.-Cmdr. (Thomas). "The Typhoons of September and October, 1872." Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan 1, pp. 52–85.

[15] The Dredge Francis Henty, The Argus, (Saturday, 22 March 1890), p. 12.

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-| caption       = Portrait of Francis Henty, 1885
+| caption            = Portrait of Francis Henty, 1885
-| name          = Francis Henty
+| name               = Francis Henty
-| image         = Francis Henty.jpg
+| image              = Francis Henty.jpg
-| caption       = [http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/f/1cl35st/SLV_VOYAGER180785 Pictures Collection], [[State Library Victoria]]
 | birth_date         = 30 November 1815
 | birth_place        = Field Place, Worthing, United Kingdom
+| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1889|01|15|1815|11|30|df=y}}
 }}
+==Family==
+The youngest son of Thomas Henty (1775[[Edward Henty|–]]1839),<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65952521 Died: Henty, ''The Cornwall Chronicle'', (Saturday, 26 October 1839), p.&nbsp;3.]</ref> and Frances Elizabeth Henty (1777[[Edward Henty|–]]1848), née Hopkins,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65980310 Died: Henty, ''The Cornwall Chronicle'', (Saturday, 13 May 1848), p.&nbsp;3.]</ref> Francis Henty was born at Field Place, [[Worthing|Worthing, Sussex]], on 30 November 1815. He was the younger brother of [[James Henty|James Henty (1800]][[Edward Henty|–]]1882), [[William Henty|William Henty (1808]][[Edward Henty|–]]1881) and [[Edward Henty|Edward Henty (1810–1878)]].
+He married Mary Ann Lawrence (1821[[Edward Henty|–]]1881), the daughter of [[William Effingham Lawrence]], at [[Launceston, Tasmania]], on 5 January 1842.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84770981 Married: Henty—Lawrence, ''The Launceston Advertiser'', (Thursday, 6 January 1842), p.&nbsp;3.]</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11525079 Deaths: Henty, (Monday, 28 November 1881), p.&nbsp;1.]</ref> They had four children: one son, and three daughters.
 ==Background==
-Francis was brother of [[James Henty]], [[William Henty]] and [[Edward Henty]], the youngest son of Thomas Henty, was born at Field Place, Worthing, Sussex, on 30 November 1815, and emigrated to Tasmania with his father. He subsequently followed his brother Edward to [[Portland, Victoria]], landing a month later than that Edward, on 14 December 1834.<ref name=Mennell/> Having returned to Tasmania on a visit in the following year, he called in at Port Phillip (now Melbourne) in September, and assisted Mr. Batman, the founder of the city, to pitch a tent on what was afterwards known as Batman's Hill. In the last week of August 1836 [[Thomas Mitchell (explorer)|Sir Thomas Mitchell]], the explorer, visited Portland on his way overland from Sydney to the southern shore of the continent.<ref name=Mennell/> At this time there was no one settled nearer Portland than where Melbourne now stands, and the appearance of a stranger was somewhat startling in those days of escaped convicts. However, the Major was recognised by one of the establishment. He was furnished with supplies, had the pleasure of witnessing the excitement of a whale chase, and in return informed the Messrs. Henty of the existence of the fine country at the back of Portland, on the Wannon River, which he had named Australia Felix. Hitherto the latter had not gone more than twenty miles inland with their flocks.<ref name=Mennell/>
+He emigrated to Tasmania with his father in 1832. He subsequently followed his brother Edward to [[Portland, Victoria]], landing a month later than that Edward, on 14 December 1834.<ref name=Mennell/> Having returned to Tasmania on a visit in the following year, he called in at Port Phillip (now Melbourne) in September, and assisted Mr. Batman, the founder of the city, to pitch a tent on what was afterwards known as [[Batman's Hill]].
+::"In the last week of August, 1836, [[Thomas Mitchell (explorer)|Major Mitchell]], made his appearance at Portland. At this time there was no one settled nearer Portland than where Melbourne now stands, and the appearance of a stranger was somewhat startling in those days of escaped convicts. However, the major was recognised by one of the establishment. He was furnished with supplies, had the pleasure of witnessing the excitement of a whale chase, and in return informed the Mr. Henty of the existence of the fine country at the back of Portland, on the [[Wannon River]], which he had named [[Australia Felix]].<ref name="Sutherland">[https://books.google.com/books?id=WUU7AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA63 p.&nbsp;64 of "Henty, Francis", at pp.&nbsp;63-64 in Alexander Sutherland (1888), ''Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, Vol. II: The Colony and Its People in 1888'', Melbourne: McCarron, Bird & Co.]</ref>
+According to Mennell (1892), at that stage, the Henty Brothers had not gone more than twenty miles inland with their flocks.
 The Henty brothers engaged in bay whaling at Portland Bay in the 1830s during the winter months.<ref>Lynette Peel, The Henty journals; A record of farming, whaling and shipping in Portland Bay, 1834–1839, Melbourne, 1996, pp.58–61, 103–4, 127–33, 143–52, 157–9, 241–2 and 254-5.</ref> The whale oil and bone (baleen) taken there from captured southern right whales by their men was shipped to Tasmania for export to Britain.
+::"On 3 August 1837, a settlement was commenced in this country [viz., the district around [[Hamilton, Victoria]]] at the spot since known as [[Merino, Victoria|Merino Downs]], of which Francis Henty became the owner. Conflicts between the blacks and some of the whites could scarcely be avoided, but Mr. Henty had not much trouble, the aborigines soon becoming friendly; but they were never allowed to bring their spears and other weapons within a certain distance of the hut. To show how quickly the country was taken up after the first essay had been made, it may be mentioned that in 1839 Messrs. [[James Henty|James]] and [[Stephen Henty|Stephen G. Henty]] rode overland from [[Geelong]] to [[Portland, Victoria|Portland]], and were able to obtain shelter each night during the whole journey."<ref name="Sutherland" />
-==Growing country==
-On 3 August 1837, a settlement was commenced in this country at the spot since known as Merino Downs, of which Francis Henty became the owner.<ref name=Mennell/> Conflicts between the blacks and some of the whites could scarcely be avoided, but Mr. Henty had not much trouble, the aborigines soon becoming friendly; but they were never allowed to bring their spears and other weapons within a certain distance of the hut. To show how quickly the country was taken up after the first essay had been made, it may be mentioned that in 1839 Messrs. James and Stephen G. Henty rode overland from Geelong to Portland, and were able to obtain shelter each night during the whole journey.<ref name=Mennell/> Mr. Henty, though maintaining his establishment at Merino Downs, resided for the last few years of his life in Melbourne. He married at [[Launceston, Tasmania]], Mrs Mary Ann Lawrence, who died in November 1881. Henty died at [[Kew, Victoria|Kew]], near Melbourne, on 15 January 1889.<ref name=Mennell/>
-==Ship==
+==Death==
+Although Francis Henry continued to maintain his establishment at Merino Downs, he resided in Melbourne for the last few years of his life; and he died at his residence in [[Kew, Victoria]] on 15 January 1889.<ref name=Mennell/><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6217331 Deaths: Henty, ''The Argus'', (Wednesday, 16 January 1889), p.&nbsp;1.]</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6217337 Death of Mr. Francis Henty, ''The Argus'', (Wednesday, 16 January 1889), p.&nbsp;5.]</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225761666 Death of Mr. F. Henty: The Last of the Pioneers, ''The Hamilton Spectator'', (Thursday, 17 January 1889), p.&nbsp;3.]</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139695844 Death of Mr. Francis Henty, ''The Australasian'', (Saturday, 19 January 1889), p.&nbsp;32.]</ref><ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/21844498 The Late Mr. Francis Henty,''The Hamilton Spectator'', (Saturday, 19 January 1889), p.&nbsp;3.]</ref>
-There is a passing mention in an article in the ''[[Adelaide Observer]]'' in 1923 of a ship named ''Francis Henty'' which sailed to Melbourne in 1851.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165703502 |title=An Old-Time Garden. |newspaper=[[The Observer (Adelaide)]]  |volume=LXXX |issue=5,960  |location=South Australia |date=21 April 1923 |accessdate=25 July 2019 |page=41 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
-==References==
+==Shipping==
+There is a passing mention in an article in the ''[[Adelaide Observer]]'' in 1923 of a ship named ''Francis Henty'' which sailed to Melbourne in 1851.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165703502 |title=An Old-Time Garden. |newspaper=[[The Observer (Adelaide)]]  |volume=LXXX |issue=5,960  |location=South Australia |date=21 April 1923 |accessdate=25 July 2019 |page=41 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It was caught in a [[typhoon]] in 1872.<ref>Nelson, Lt.-Cmdr. (Thomas). "[[s:Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan/Series 1/Volume 1/The Typhoons of September and October, 1872|The Typhoons of September and October, 1872]]." ''[[Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan]] 1'', pp. 52–85.</ref>
+There was also a [[Dredging|steam dredge]], ''Francis Henty'', built in [[Glasgow]] in 1889, by Wm. Simons & Co. Ltd., for the [[Melbourne Harbour Trust]].<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8596483 The Dredge Francis Henty, ''The Argus'', (Saturday, 22 March 1890), p.&nbsp;12.]</ref>
+==See also==
+* [[Henty Brothers]]
+==Notes==
 {{Reflist}}
+==References==
+* [https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/henty-francis-2249 Bassett, Marnie (1966), "Henty, Francis (1815–1889)", ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1966.]
+* Hurse, J. Lewis (1933), "Venture and Adventure: The Romantic Story of the Henty Family"
+**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51832363 "'''No.1'''", ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Monday, 31 July 1933), p.&nbsp;8.]
+**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51832505 "'''No.2'''", ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Tuesday, 1 August 1933), p.&nbsp;5.]
+**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51832687 "'''No.3'''", ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Wednesday, 2 August 1933), p.&nbsp;9.]
+**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51832928 "'''No.4'''", ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Friday, 4 August 1933), p.&nbsp;9.]
+**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51833480 "'''No.5'''", ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Wednesday, 9 August 1933), p.&nbsp;3.]
+**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51833608 "'''No.6'''", ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Thursday, 10 August 1933), p.&nbsp;10.]
+**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51833951 "'''No.7'''", ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Monday, 14 August 1933), p.&nbsp;8.]
+**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51834396 "'''No.8'''", ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Thursday, 17 August 1933), p.&nbsp;8.]
+**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51834961 "'''No.9'''", ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Tuesday, 22 August 1933), p.&nbsp;9.]
+**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51835488 "'''No.10'''", ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Saturday, 26 August 1933), p.&nbsp;9.]
+**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51835787 "'''No.11'''", ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Tuesday, 29 August 1933), p.&nbsp;8.]
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