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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

George SHENTON

On 7 June 1865 he obtained Pastoral Lease 3146 containing Carnamah Spring [122]
The lease had previously been lease 2040 and had first been taken out by Duncan MACPHERSON and George SLATER in 1861 [122]
He later abandoned the lease and Duncan MACPHERSON and George SLATER again took it up (this time as lease 9248) [122]
He's believed to be the George who was born in Perth in 1842, son of George SHENTON and Ann Catherine COUSINS [15]
That George SHENTON was a Merchant in Perth, a Member of the Legislative Council and the Mayor of Perth [114: page 77]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'George Shenton' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/george-shenton-jnr [reference list]




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