Agency:
Thomas Anstey
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1777
End Date:
31 Dec 1851
Description:
Thomas Anstey arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1823, and received a land grant of 2560 acres near Oatlands. He was invlolved in the importation of merino sheep. By 1836 he had acquired more than 20,000 acres. He was a magistrate, a Member of the Legislative Council, a founding shareholder of the Bank of Van Diemen's Land and a director of the Derwent Bank.
Information Sources:
Eleanor Robin, Swanston: merchant statesman (Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2018)
Related Agencies:
| Swanston Family (NG3235) | 01 Jan 1789 | 31 Dec 2012 |
| Derwent Bank (NG305) | 01 Jan 1828 | 31 Dec 1849 |
Series Created By Agency:
| NS4979 Derwent Bank - General Correspondence | 01 Jan 1828 | 31 Dec 1855 |
| CRO45 Thomas Anstey - Business and Personal Letters | 01 Jan 1834 | 31 Dec 1849 |
| NS6102 Letters (Transcripts) | 16 Sep 1834 | 06 Apr 1848 |