Agency:
Thomas Bell (Engineer)
Agency Number:
Start Date:
14 Dec 1782
End Date:
10 Jun 1866
Description:
Major Thomas Bell arrived in Sydney in 1817, commanding a detachment of the 48th Regiment. In 1818 Governor Macquarie appointed him Commanding Officer of the military garrision at Hobart Town, succeeeding Major William Nairn. On arrival, Bell was also appointed a justice of the peace, engineer, and inspector of public works. His buildings included the stone bridge at Richmond. A family friend oftehe surveyor Thomas Scott (1800-1855), Bell secured Scott employment on his arrival in Van Diemen's Land in 1820. Bell left Van Diemen's Land with his regiment in 1824, for Madras.
Information Sources:
Australian dictionary of biography
Functions Performed:
Family archives
Related Agencies:
Family of Thomas Scott (Surveyor) (NG1017) | 01 Jan 1820 | 01 Jan 1920 |
Series Created By Agency:
NS5800 Letters | 28 Nov 1820 |