James Henty [SEP] date of death
James Henty
James Henty (24 September 1800 – 12 January 1882), was pioneer, merchant and politician in colonial Australia.
Early life.
Henty was the eldest son of Thomas Henty and elder brother of Edward Henty, and was born at Tarring, West Sussex, England. James assisted his father in farming for a while and then joined the family bank, Henty and Henty and Olliver; but when the family decided to try its fortunes in Australia he went out with two brothers as the advance party.
Wagyl, a snakelike being from Dreamtime, and that scales shed from the male Wagyl remain visible in the riverbank at Ascot.
Following the establishment of the Swan River Colony in 1829, European settlers James Birkett and James Henty received blocks containing the modern-day bridge site. Birkett's land was north of the river, and following his death it was sold to James Drummond in 1839. Henty's land was south of the river, and changed hands multiple times in a short timespan – Henty preferred the north side of