Richard Daintree (1832 - 1878)

Born 13 Dec 1832 in Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Lettice Agnes (Foot) Daintree — married 1 Dec 1857 in Brighton, Colony of Victoria

Died 20 Jun 1878 at age 45 in Beckenham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Richard Daintree is Notable.

Richard Daintree was born in Huntingdonshire, England in 1832, the son of Richard Daintree and Elizabeth Dodson.^[1]

In 1851, Richard was living with his family, parents and two servants in Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire.^[2]

Richard Daintree Head Male 44 Drayton Fen, Cambridgeshire

Elizabeth Daintree Wife Female 43 Swavesey, Cambridgeshire

Simon Alfred Daintree Son Male 22 Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire

Richard Daintree Son Male 19 Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire

Osborne J Daintree Son Male 16 Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire

Alice Knight Servant Female 21 Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire

Rebecca Norman Servant Female 19 Over, Cambridgeshire

Richard Daintree married Lettice Agnes Foot, daughter of Henry Boorn Foot, in Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria on 01 December 1857.^[3] They had eight children, two sons and six daughters.^[1] Three children were born in Victoria.

• Alfred (1860-1941)
• Elizabeth (1862-?)
• Alice Maud (1870-?)

Two were born in Queensland, Kennedy district.

• Harry Osborne (1865-?)
• Lettice Agnes (1868-?)

Richard Daintree was a Professional Photographer, Artist, Geologist and Explorer. Richard's geological expertise helped with the discovery of gold in the Ravenswood area, and the Gilbert River in 1869....he continued on to map out parts of North Queensland including the Daintree. He also stimulated Assisted Immigration to Queensland.^[1]

Richard Daintree passed away in Beckenham, Kent, England, United Kingdom on the 20th of June 1878.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Biography - Richard Daintree - Australian Dictionary of Biography >"Biography - Richard Daintree - Australian Dictionary Of Biography". 2019. Adb.Anu.Edu.Au. Accessed October 26 2019. Profile
2. ↑ Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGRQ-5TB : 12 September 2019), Richard Daintree in household of Richard Daintree, Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England; citing Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England, p. 17, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ Births deaths and marriages Victoria>"Births Deaths And Marriages Victoria". 2019. My.Rio.Bdm.Vic.Gov.Au. Accessed October 25 2019. Australia, Vic Marriage Index > Year: 1857; Ref: 3541 / 1857; Richard Daintree & Lettice Agnes Foot.

See Also:

• Richard Daintree, wikipedia
• Daintree, Richard - biography >"Daintree, Richard - Biography". 2019. Anbg.Gov.Au. Accessed October 26 2019. Richard Daintree, Bio notes
• Richard Daintree's glass plates | National Museum of Australia >"Richard Daintree's Glass Plates | National Museum Of Australia". 2019. Nma.Gov.Au. Accessed October 26 2019. Glass Plates
• Richard Daintree, National Portrait Gallery>"Richard Daintree, National Portrait Gallery". 1858. Portrait.Gov.Au. Accessed October 26 2019. Richard
• Private family tree of Fox, Foot and Scott family in Australia sourced from letters, birthday books and death notices.
• Photograph album of Fox, Foot and Scott family in Australia.
• Extant and privately held letters from Richard Daintree's children to their Foot relatives.

Acknowledgements

• Daintree-8 was created by Dominic Tooley through the import of Dominic FT 2.ged on Jan 10, 2015.
• Wikimedia Commons for photo