George Frederick Stone

Brother of Alfred Stone. Sheriff of the Colony.

[[../books/erickson.html|Erickson]]:
STONE, George Frederick, b. 1812 (Eng), d. 18. 8. 1875 (Perth), brother of Alfred Hawes Stone, arr. 28.12.1831 per Egyptian, m. 6.9.1838 (Guildford) Charlotte Marion WHITFIELD b. 12.9.1817 d. 18.8.1874, dtr. of Francis & Charlotte. Chd. John Frederick b. 1839 d. 1909, Mary d. infancy 1841, Mary Eliza b. 1842 d. 1889, Henry Edward b. 1844, Edward Albert b. 1844 d. 1920, George Frederick b. 1846 d. 1876, Alice b. 1848 d. 1929, Charles b. 1850 d. 1850, Emily Charlotte b. 1852, ElIen Isabella b. 1853 d. 1913, Frank Mends b. 1857 d. 1942. Appointed Sheriff at Perth 1833 & Registrar General of WA 1841. Resigned 1854 when appointed Advocate General 1854-6. Bt. Perth Town Lots in 1850, 1856 & 1857. He was Vice Pres. of Swan River Mechanics Inst. 1856, Director of WA Bank, Pres. of Perth Building Fund 1864. He employed 3 T/L men 1854, 1855 & 1859. His wife & dtr. went overseas via Sourabaya 9.10.1852 per Swan & returned via SA 4.2.1853 per Adelaide. Commemorated in 1979 in a brass plaque in Perth pavement for year 1836. C/E.

References and Links

O'Brien, Jacqueline & Pamela Statham-Drew 2012, Court and Camera: The Life and Times of A.H. Stone, privately published, distributed by Fremantle Press.

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