Propaganda cartoon of William Bligh's arrest in Sydney in 1808, portraying him as a coward. Minchin is at the right. State Library of New South Wales, Sydney.
Born
1774
Tipperary, Ireland
Died
26 March 1821
New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
army officer
William Minchin (1774–26 March 1821) was an Irish-born British army officer.[1] He was commissioned an ensign in the New South Wales Corps on 2 March 1797.
He returned to England with the New South Wales Corps, now the 102nd Regiment of Foot, in 1810. He served with the regiment on Guernsey, Bermuda, during the American War of 1812, Halifax and New Brunswick.
In August 1817 Minchin sold his commission and retired to New South Wales. He died there on 26 March 1821.
The Sydney suburb of Minchinbury is named after Minchin, who was granted property in the area in 1819.
^
Austin, M. (1967). "Minchin, William (1774–1821)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 2. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
WilliamMinchin (1774–26 March 1821) was an Irish-born British army officer. He was commissioned an ensign in the New South Wales Corps on 2 March 1797...
Timothy David Minchin AM (born 7 October 1975) is a British-born Australian actor, writer, musician, poet, composer, songwriter and comedian. Born to...
other figure on the far right is believed to represent Lieutenant WilliamMinchin. This cartoon is Australia's earliest surviving political cartoon and...
Minchin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A. Keith Minchin (1899–1963), founder of Koala Farm, Adelaide Alfred Minchin (1917–1998)...
other figure on the far right is believed to represent Lieutenant WilliamMinchin. This watercolour is Australia's earliest surviving political cartoon...
Streatfeild was born in Frant, Sussex, the second of five surviving children of William Champion Streatfeild, later the Bishop of Lewes, and Janet Mary Venn. Her...
Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra is an orchestral concert tour by Australian musician and comedian Tim Minchin, accompanied by the Heritage Orchestra...
expanded version of the short story "Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's", which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887, and...
engineer Henry Minchin Simons in 1855, there he had the house built between 1855 and 1861. He later exchanged the estate with William Napier for his Tyersall...
Edward William Minchen/Minchin (25 June 1852 – 1913) was an Australian botanical artist. Minchen was born in Middle Swan, Perth, Western Australia, the...
development in the late 1860s and 1870s. The city is named after Colonel Charles Minchin, the British Political Agent overseeing the Bahawalpur Princely State from...
died, and on his return he married, on 28 April 1823, Ann, widow of WilliamMinchin. In 1824-25 he made a final whaling voyage in the Alfred to the Santa...
Devon Minchin (28 May 1919 – 30 May 2014) was an Australian fighter pilot, entrepreneur, security industry pioneer and author. Minchin was born at home...
Global Information