Henty Brothers

The Henty brothers were a family of seven brothers, sons of Thomas Henty and Frances Elizabeth née Hopkins,[1] who are generally considered to be the first Europeans to establish a permanent agricultural settlement in Victoria, Australia.[2] The brothers were:

  • James (1800–1882), founded James Henty and Company, merchants. He married Charlotte Carter.
  • Henry (1833–1912), took over his father's company, inherited uncle Francis's fortune
  • Herbert James (1834–1902), squandered the family fortune in his brother's absence[3]
  • Thomas (1836–1887), grazier and, briefly, MLC for Southern Province
  • Frances Charlotte (1838–1925) who married James Balfour, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.
  • Charles (1807–1864), banker and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
  • William (1808–1881), solicitor, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Tamar, and colonial secretary in the Weston cabinet
  • Edward (1810–1878), pioneer, first permanent land based[5] settler in Victoria, Australia taking up property in 1834.[5]
  • Stephen George (1811–1872), member of the legislative council of Victoria, 1856–1870
    • Richmond (1837–1904), author
    • Walter Thomas (1856–1917), farmer at Hamilton
  • John (1813–1869), pastoralist in Victoria
  • Francis (1815–1889), farmer and grazier
  1. ^ Bassett, Marnie. "Henty, Thomas (1775–1839)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ Wurm, Stephen Adolphe; Mühlhäusler, Peter; Tyron, Darrell T, eds. (1996). Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific. Mouton de Gruyter. p. 59. ISBN 9783110134179.
  3. ^ O'Neill, Sally (1972). "Henty, Herbert James (1834–1902)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. ^ Chapman, R. J. K. (1996). "Henty, Sir Norman Henry Denham (1903 - 1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  5. ^ a b "The Henty Brothers - Early Victorian settlers". www.wilmap.com.au. Retrieved 2023-07-20.