"Terara", Greenwell Point, Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality
French
Other names
Prosper Mestre;
John Charles Prosper de Mestre
Citizenship
French, American, Australian
Occupation(s)
Merchant, importer, business leader
Spouse(s)
Mary Ann Black (1801-1861)
Children
10 children:
Prosper Jean (Prosper John) de Mestre (1821-1863) Andre Cotteral de Mestre (1823-1917) Helen Mary Williams nee de Mestre (1825-1907) Sarah Louisa Wason nee de Mestre (1827-?) Melanie Isabella Lovegrove nee de Mestre (1829-1925) Etienne Livingstone de Mestre (1832-1916) Mary Ann Hart nee de Mestre (1834-1925) Katherine Dorothy Ramsay nee de Mestre (1836-1905) Louisa Jane Hutchison nee de Mestre (1839-?)
Annette Marland Slade nee de Mestre (1841-1936)
Parent(s)
André Charles de Mestre (c.1756-1794) & Helene Thomasse Cottrel (1768-1851)
Jean Charles Prosper de Mestre (15 August 1789– 14 September 1844), known as Prosper de Mestre, was a French-born prominent businessman in Sydney from 1818 until near his death in 1844. He was a "citizen of the world", (His citizenship was listed as French, American and Australian) who played an important role in the development of commerce and banking in the British Colony of New South Wales. He became a successful merchant and business leader in Sydney. In 1825 he became the second person to be naturalised in the Colony. In addition to being one of the early directors of the Bank of New South Wales (the predecessor of Westpac) between 1826 and 1842, he was also a founder of the local insurance industry, a member of the committee of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, and became involved in importing, shipping and whaling. There are numerous references to his business activities in the Colonial Secretary's papers of the day.
Mary Ann deMestre (née Black; 1 October 1801 – 11 July 1861) was the wife of ProsperdeMestre (1789–1844) a French-Australian Sydney businessman in the...
Parra deMestre (born 1965), Venezuelan naval officer and oil company executive ProsperdeMestre (1789-1844), prominent Sydney businessman Mestre (disambiguation)...
Livingstone deMestre (1832–1916), the thoroughbred racehorse trainer of the first two Melbourne Cup winners; and the grandson of ProsperdeMestre (1789–1844)...
Foyle of 5 September 1798. Named DeMestre Place because of its later association with Mary's son-in-law ProsperDeMestre. It has been suggested that John...
prominent emancipist doctor. Members included prominent businessman ProsperdeMestre, Samuel Terry, W.E. Riley, J. Blaxland and A.B. Spark. In September...
unknown John Bateman, Fremantle pioneer, merchant and whaler (d. 1855) ProsperdeMestre, merchant (d. 1844) Michael Fenton, first Speaker of the Tasmanian...
One of his sons-in-law was another successful merchant in Sydney, ProsperdeMestre (1789–1844) who married his stepdaughter Mary Ann Black (1801–1861)...
physician and pastoralist (born in Ireland) (b. 1776) 14 September – ProsperdeMestre, businessman and merchant (born in France) (b. 1789) 27 September...
French blood as her mother's surname had been deMestre; his French great-great-grandfather ProsperdeMestre (1789–1844) was a prominent businessman in...
South Wales, the son of Kate Dorothy (née deMestre) and David Ramsay. He was a grandson of ProsperdeMestre. His father was the great grandson of Simeon...
significantly expanding the Greenhills estate. The land adjoined ProsperdeMestre's small estate of Terara and Alexander Berry's huge estate of Jindyandy/Pyree...
Browne, a Sydney merchant, for £1,075. He sold it to ProsperdeMestre in 1828 for £2,100. DeMestre was a prominent mercantile and public figure, but later...
of Venice hosts large metallurgical and chemical plants in Marghera and Mestre, but is also specialised in glass handicraft (Murano). The province of Belluno...
these plants should have a statue on the island. In no other place do they prosper better: they need a covering of light, humidity and heat...they are in...
infopedia.pt/$cristaos-e-muculmanos-em-portugal "Crónica de como D. Paio Correia, mestrede Santiago de Castela tomou este reino do Algarve aos mouros" (Tavira...
Italian became the norm during the Renaissance. In its early years, it prospered on the salt trade. In subsequent centuries, the city-state established...
until the 19th century. The city began to grow significantly as trade prospered in the mid-18th century, but not until the mid-19th century did the Industrial...
the other hand, the proposal to dedicate the Rambla de Catalunya to Eusebi Güell did not prosper. In 1914 Manicomi road was renamed Doctor Pi i Molist...
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