Person
Beuzeville, James (1809 - 1887)
- Born
- 1 June 1809
London, England - Died
- 28 September 1887
Enfield, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Sericulturalist and Public servant
Summary
James Beuzeville was superintendent of an "Experimental Silk Institution" at Eastwood 1848-1849. This was a financial failure, although the sample skeins of silk sent to London were judged to fall somewhere between Bengal and Italian silk.
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Born London, 1 June 1809. Died Sydney, 28 September 1887. Family silk-weaving firm, London till 1827; Courtauld & Co., Essex 1827-40; in Europe, mainly Spain for Courtaulds 1840-48; arrived Sydney 1848; superintendent, "Experimental Silk Institution", Eastwood 1848-49; writing master, The King's School, Parramatta 1850-51; Beauclere Academy, Bathurst 1852-55; registrar of births, deaths and marriages for the Bathurst district 1856-70, 1873-83.
Published resources
Book Sections
- Walsh, G. P., 'Beuzeville, James (1809-1887), sericulturist and public servant' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969), pp. 159-160. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030149b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21539384. Details
- 'Beuzeville, James (1809-1887)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469502. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 5 February 2018
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