William Balcombe

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William Balcombe
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Born(1777-12-28)28 December 1777
Rottingdean, Sussex, England
Died19 March 1829(1829-03-19) (aged 51)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Buried
Devonshire Street Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom

British East India Company

Colony of New South Wales
Service/branchColonial Service
RelationsWife Jane Cranston

William Balcombe (28 December 1777 – 19 March 1829) was an East India Company and colonial administrator. He came to fame as the father of a daughter (Betsy Balcombe) who befriended Napoleon Bonaparte[1] whilst the Balcombe family were living on Saint Helena.[2][3] The exiled Bonaparte had lodged with the Balcombes (at the Briars) whilst his permanent quarters at Longwood were being prepared.

William Balcombe spent some time in the Colony of New South Wales appointed as the first treasurer,[4][5] arriving on 5 April 1824 with his family and servants aboard the Hibernia.[6] He died there and is buried in Sydney in 1829 (aged 51).[7][8]

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  1. ^ "The Children of Longwood". www.napoleon-series.org. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ Thomson, Kathleen. "Balcombe, Alexander Beatson (1811–1877)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 21 June 2017 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  3. ^ "BBC – Radio 4 – Betsy and Napoleon". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ New South Wales, Australia, Record of Appointments to Government Offices, 1814–1825
  5. ^ "PFO-15 Colonial Treasurer (1856-1959) Treasurer (1959- )". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Ship News". Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 8 April 1824. p. 2. Retrieved 21 June 2017 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "William Balcombe (1779–1829) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Obituary – William Balcombe – Obituaries Australia". oa.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

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