Person

Scott, Thomas (1800 - 1855)

Born: 1800
Died: 1855
Earlston, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation: Surveyor

Summary

Thomas Scott was a surveyor in Tasmania. He named Deloraine and published a plan of Launceston in 1832.

Details

Arrived in Hobart Town 1820, superintendent of government stock 1820-21, assistant surveyor 1821-30, senior assistant surveyor 1830-38, then devoted himself to his own land and business interests.

Related Corporate Bodies

Colony of Van Diemen's Land (1803 - 1855)
Thomas Scott was Superintendent of Government Stock in the Colony of Van Diemen's Land.
Tasmanian Lands and Surveys Department, Colony of Van Diemen's Land, Colony and State of Tasmania (1804 - 1970)
Thomas Scott was assistant surveyor (1821 - 1830) then senior assistant surveyor (1830 - 1838) with the Van Diemen's Land government.

Date: 1821 - 1838

Published resources

Book Sections

Crawford, G. H., 'Scott, Thomas (1800-1855)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 429-430. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020387b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538875. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/3446151595771105470006. Details
'Scott, Thomas (1800-1855)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469474. Details

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