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Blanch, James (1784? - 1841) |
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| Scientific instrument maker and Metrologist | |
| Born: 1784? London, England. Died: 27 October 1841 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. | |
| James Blanch (1784?-1841), who was probably born in London, had a business in Sydney from 1821 as a mathematical and philosophical instrument maker and general worker in silver and brass. He had arrived as a convict on 18 January 1816 and subsequently gained his Ticket of Leave in February 1821. |
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