Person Clarke; William Branwhite (1798 - 1878); geologist Clarke William Branwhite geologist 1798 - 1878 British Male East Bergholt, Suffolk, England 02 June 1798 Sydney, Australia 17 June 1878

St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales (1875)

Clergyman, Church of England Geology Education: Jesus College, Cambridge. BA (1824), MA (1824) Career: Ordained (1821); went to New South Wales as cleric in charge of an area from Paramatta to the Hawkesbury River; discovered fold (1841), tin (1849) and diamonds (!859); visited Tasmania (1856 and 1860); died of paralysis Memberships: FGS (1826) Fellow 01/06/1876 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1878-1879 vol 28 pp i-iv Notes: A letter from his son (MC.11.394) says that he died on 16 Jun at 1.30 am. DSB also gives date of death as 16 Jun. References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 2 Jun 1798 - 16 or 17 Jun 1878 NA2858 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/107639773 0c56628a-8888-46d7-ad2d-177a0a3ce004