George Richardson b. 26 October 1822

Also known as George Bouchier Richardson
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
George Bouchier Richardson, sketcher, engraver, watercolourist and editor, 'regretted the necessity which compelled him to join his parents in Australia in 1854, but hoped that his researches might prove of use and his name turn up in connection with the local history worthy of the town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne'.
Name
George Richardson
Also known as George Bouchier Richardson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Sub-editor (Sub-editor Newspapers at Ballarat and Maryborough, Vic.)
  • Librarian (ANZSIC code: 6010) (Librarian Melbourne Mechanics Institute, Melbourne, Vic.)
  • Proofreader (Proofreader The Age, Melbourne, Vic.)
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) (Lecturer Gateshead Mechanics Institute and, later, at the Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society, UK.)
  • Publisher (ANZSIC code: J)
  • Editor (ANZSIC code: 5412) (Editor Wallaroo Times at Wallaroo, SA.)
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
26 October 1822
Birth place
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Death date
28 November 1877
Death place
Adelaide, SA
Burial place
Buried in pauper's grave, Adelaide, SA.
Active Period
  • c.1840 - c.1876
Arrival
  • 19 August 1854 (Arrived at Port Melbourne on the 'Great Britain'.)
Residence
  • Melbourne, Vic.
  • Ballarat, Vic.
  • 1875 - 1877 Adelaide, SA
  • 1874 - 1875 Wallaroo, SA
  • 1854 - 1874 Maryborough, Vic.
  • 1850 - 1854 West Clayton Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
  • c.1840 - c.1849 44 Grey Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870