Major George Druitt (1773 – 9 June 1842) was a soldier and Australian pioneer. Mount Druitt was named after him.
George Druitt
Born
1773
Great Britain
Died
June 9, 1842(1842-06-09) (aged 68–69)
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)
Soldier, Pioneer
Spouse
Margaret Lynch
Children
Judith, George, Edward, Joseph, Margaret, Jane Euphemia, and James
Druitt became a professional soldier in 1794. As a member of 48th Regiment he sailed to Australia in 1817 on the Matilda, with 440 officers and men. The soldiers were needed to manage the population in Australia, which was mainly convicts. George druitt and mount druitt met on a member.
While on his journey to New South Wales, George met and formed a relationship with Margaret Lynch (his future wife) who had stowed away on the ship to be with one of the other soldiers. Once they arrived in Australia, George and Margaret lived together and had a daughter Judith in 1819, and two sons, George Joseph in 1820 and Edward in 1821. George and Margaret were married in 1825, eight years after they met. After they were married, they had four more children, Joseph in 1825, Margaret Jane in 1828, Jane Euphemia in 1829 and James Cottingham in 1837.
Druitt oversaw the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges by convict labour around Sydney. He was granted land near what was to become Blacktown. The area that was named Mount Druitt in his honour. The suburb which became Strathfield South was also originally named Druitt Town in his honour
George died on 9 June 1842, aged 69, some four months after his wife.[1]
^"Major George Druitt". BillionGraves. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
Major George Druitt on BillionGraves
Magann, H. (1997). They left their mark. Blacktown, NSW.
Nicolaidis, G. (1990). The Druitts of Mount Druitt. Blacktown City Council: Blacktown, NSW.
Blacktown City Council Library Service - Local History Section - Vertical File: Biography - Druitt, Major George.
External links
Major George Druitt by John Vincent
January 20, 2023
george, druitt, major, 1773, june, 1842, soldier, australian, pioneer, mount, druitt, named, after, born1773great, britaindiedjune, 1842, 1842, aged, blacktown, south, wales, australiaoccupation, soldier, pioneerspousemargaret, lynchchildrenjudith, george, edw. Major George Druitt 1773 9 June 1842 was a soldier and Australian pioneer Mount Druitt was named after him George DruittBorn1773Great BritainDiedJune 9 1842 1842 06 09 aged 68 69 Blacktown New South Wales AustraliaOccupation s Soldier PioneerSpouseMargaret LynchChildrenJudith George Edward Joseph Margaret Jane Euphemia and JamesDruitt became a professional soldier in 1794 As a member of 48th Regiment he sailed to Australia in 1817 on the Matilda with 440 officers and men The soldiers were needed to manage the population in Australia which was mainly convicts George druitt and mount druitt met on a member While on his journey to New South Wales George met and formed a relationship with Margaret Lynch his future wife who had stowed away on the ship to be with one of the other soldiers Once they arrived in Australia George and Margaret lived together and had a daughter Judith in 1819 and two sons George Joseph in 1820 and Edward in 1821 George and Margaret were married in 1825 eight years after they met After they were married they had four more children Joseph in 1825 Margaret Jane in 1828 Jane Euphemia in 1829 and James Cottingham in 1837 Contents 1 Works in the colony 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksWorks in the colony EditDruitt oversaw the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges by convict labour around Sydney He was granted land near what was to become Blacktown The area that was named Mount Druitt in his honour The suburb which became Strathfield South was also originally named Druitt Town in his honour 1 George died on 9 June 1842 aged 69 some four months after his wife 1 See also EditHistory of Australia 1788 1850 European exploration of Australia History of New South WalesReferences Edit Major George Druitt BillionGraves Retrieved 3 October 2021 Sands Sydney Directory DRUITT TOWN Directory entries 1887 1891 Major George Druitt on BillionGraves Magann H 1997 They left their mark Blacktown NSW Nicolaidis G 1990 The Druitts of Mount Druitt Blacktown City Council Blacktown NSW Blacktown City Council Library Service Local History Section Vertical File Biography Druitt Major George External links EditMajor George Druitt by Blacktown City Council Major George Druitt by John Vincent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Druitt amp oldid 1118628118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
