D'Arcy Wentworth

D'Arcy Wentworth
Born(1762-02-14)14 February 1762
Died7 July 1827(1827-07-07) (aged 65)[1][2]
Resting placeSt John's Cemetery, Parramatta
Occupation(s)Surgeon, magistrate, landowner
Years active1778−1825
Criminal charge(s)Highway robbery, found not guilty[3]
Partner(s)Catherine Crowley (1772–1800), Maria Ainslie (1774–1841), Ann Lawes (1791–1849)
Children
  • Crowley - 4 ()
  • Lawes - 8
RelativesWilliam Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (cousin)

D'Arcy Wentworth (14 February 1762 – 7 July 1827) was an Irish-Australian surgeon and the first paying passenger to arrive in the new colony of New South Wales. He served under the first seven governors of the Colony, and from 1810 to 1821, he was "great assistant" to Governor Lachlan Macquarie. Wentworth led a campaign for the rights and recognition of emancipists and for trial by jury.

  1. ^ The Australian 1827, p. 4.
  2. ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XXV, no. 1370. New South Wales, Australia. 9 July 1827. p. 3. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "December 1787, trial of DARCY WENTWORTH MARY WILKINSON, otherwise LOOKING (t17871212-7)". Old Bailey Proceedings Online. The Digital Humanities Institute. Retrieved 23 January 2022.