William Moffitt b. 1802

  • Artist (Printmaker)
Engraver, stationer and bookseller. After the expiry of his convict sentence, Moffitt established a successful business as a bookbinder, stationer, engraver and copperplate printer in Sydney.
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Name
William Moffitt
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Businessman (ANZSIC code: 6240)
  • Publisher (ANZSIC code: J)
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Bookbinder (ANZSIC code: 1612)
  • Bookseller (ANZSIC code: 42)
  • Stationer (ANZSIC code: 4272)
Birth date
1802
Birth place
Liverpool, England, UK
Death date
31 July 1874
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Camperdown Cemetery (now St Stephen's, Newtown, NSW).
Active Period
  • c.1830 - c.1874
Arrival
  • July 1827 (At Sydney, on board the 'Guildford'.)
Residence
  • 1833 - 1874 23 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1827 - c.1833 8 King Street, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Fitzhardinge, L.F. (1967), 'William Moffitt', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, ]Pike, D. (ed.)], Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Broadbent, J. (1980), 'Early Australian trade cards', Australian Antique Collector (20th edition).>, <ExternalResource: Coupe, S. (1980), 'W.C. Penfold Printer and Stationer 1830-1980', Kingsgrove, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1930), 'A Century of Progress in Printing', W.C. Penfold & Co., Sydney, NSW.>]