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Jeffreys, Charles (1782 - 1826) |
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| Naval officer and Author | |
| Born: 16 October 1782 Crowes, sle of Wight, England. Died: 6 May 1826 Sorrell, Tasmania, Australia. | |
| Charles Jeffreys was a naval officer who lived in Australia from1814 to 1817 and from1820 to 1826. His first commission was to transport convicts and other passengers from Port Jackson to the Derwent. During this time Jeffreys began writing many publications for British immigrants intending to settle in Van Diemen's Land. His book Geographical and Descriptive Delineations of the Island of Van Diemen's Land (1820) was found to be largely plagiarised from a manuscript written by his co-traveller Surveyor George Evans. Jeffreys was not regarded as a very competent officer so was sent to Ceylon and later back to England. When Jeffreys returned to Tasmania he obtained a grant of 800 acres at Pittwater. |
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