Captain John Dalton

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Captain John Dalton (1833 - 1912) was an English sailor. He alongside his seven children were among the first European families to settle into Nelson Bay, New South Wales.

Early life[]

Born on 22 October 1833 at in Yorkshire, England.[1] He was the eldest child of Thomas and Ann Dalton.[1]

Sailing career[]

When his father he joined the North Sea Scroop.[1] He worked for Danish transport company transporting transport in both the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny .[1] He served on S.S Maitland and went on to become captain and sailed between Australia, Newcastle, South Africa, Ireland and Scotland.[1] He became a qualified Master Marnier and sailed between Newcastle and Sydney on the streamer Waratah.[1] S.S Kingsly was a fish and oyster boat which worked between Port Stephens to Paddy's Markets .[1]

Moving to Australia[]

He earned a living shipping vegetable to Sydney from the Hawkesbury River.[1] Then he moved his family to Port Stephens to settle at Nelson Bay.[1] In 1882 he built his house Westward Ho on 40 acres at Nelson Bay. On 27 November 1911 he purchased a property in Stockton.[1]

Personal life[]

He married his first wife Margaret Otto and had a daughter Annie born on 25 September 1878 before Margaret died of smallpox.[1] As a young man he thrown overboard in Atlantic and never learnt to swim.[2] On 3 July 1882 he married Eliza Jane Cox at the Chapel House in Castlereagh Street, Sydney.[3] They had six children together.[1] James born on 25 May 1883, John born on 25 May 1885, Frances born 12 July 1887, Eliza (Ida) born on 12 July 1887, Henry (Harry) born on 4 March 1893 and William Dalton born 11 March 1897.[2]

On 11 August 1912 he died in Pepitee Pah Private Hospital.[1] He is buried at the Methodist section of Sandgate Cemetery.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m uoncc (2008-05-13). "The Treasures of the Dalton Family Papers". Cultural Collections, UON Library. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  2. ^ a b c "Captain John Dalton of Australia". www.daltondatabank.org. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 13, 827. New South Wales, Australia. 24 July 1882. p. 1. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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