THYLACINE Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 He received this brief mention in a topic about his brother John Curr: Edward Charles Curr (1 July 1798 - 16 November 1850), also emigrated to New South Wales, Secretary of the Van Diemen's Land Company 1824 - 1841. Married Elizabeth Micklethwaite at Sheffield and had 11 children. Author of Account of the Colony of Van Diemen's Land (factlet: the town of Sheffield in Tasmania was named by Edward Curr after his hometown) His full story appears here: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/curr-edward-1944 Highfield, the house he had built in Stanley, Tasmania which became the HQ of the Van Diemen's Land Company is now an historic site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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