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Threlkeld, Lancelot Edward (1788 - 1859) |
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| Born: 20 October 1788 Southwark, Surrey, England. Died: 10 October 1859. | |
| Lancelot Edward Threlkeld was a missionary at Belmont, Lake Macquarie from 1825-28 and at Toronto, on the other side of Lake Macquarie from 1831-41. He was a minister of the South Head Congregational Church in Sydney and also conducted a day school from 1842-45, when he became chaplain of seamen for the Sydney Bethel Union. He was involved in securing the independence of the Leeward Islands. His principal publication was "An Australian Grammar .... of the Language, as Spoken by the Aborigines ... of Hunter's River", 1834. Prior to coming to Australia Threlkeld worked in the UK as a trade apprentice; as an actor with the Royal Circus and Royalty Theatre and in business. |
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