Archer brothers

Not to be confused with Archer family.

The Archer brothers were among the earliest European settlers in Queensland, Australia. They were explorers and pastoralists. Seven sons of William Archer, a Scottish timber merchant, they spent varying amounts of time in the colony of New South Wales, mainly in parts of what later became Queensland.[1] A substantial number of locations in Queensland were either named by or for them. They were, in order of birth:

Name Birth – death In Australia Other details[2]
Charles Archer 1813–1862 1841 – ?? Died in Norway
John Archer 1814–1857 1839 – ?? Returned to his occupation as a sailor. Lost at sea.
David Archer 1816–1900 1834 –1852 Did not return to Australia. Father of Australian federal MP Edward Archer.
William Archer 1818–1896 1838 – ?? Died in Norway
Archibald Archer 1820–1902 1860 – c.1897 Became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1867. Died in Larvik, Norway.
Thomas Archer 1823–1905 1838 –1849, 1854–1855, 1872–1880 Became Agent-General for Queensland in 1881. Appointed C.M.G in 1884
Alexander Archer 1828–1890 1851 or 1852–1890 Bank manager, died with his wife Mary Louisa (daughter of Queensland Premier Robert Mackenzie) on the RMS Quetta in 1890[3]
Colin Archer 1832–1921 1853–1861 Became a successful shipbuilder in Norway
  1. ^ Archer Family Correspondence 1825–1855, Box: 11261. Heritage Collections State Library of Queensland.
  2. ^ Mary O'Keeffe (1966). Archer, Charles (1813–1862). Melbourne University Press. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "THE LATE MR. ALEXANDER ARCHER". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XLIII, no. 8339. Queensland, Australia. 12 May 1890. p. 5. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.