Dictionary of Sydney

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Wollstonecraft, Edward

Merchant and landowner in nineteenth-century Sydney. His home Crows Nest had a commanding view across Sydney Harbour. He was the nephew of the early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and cousin to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author of Frankenstein.

Milestone
Born
1783
Arrived Sydney
1819
Died
07 Dec 1832
Buried
08 Dec 1832
Buried
Mar 1846
Name
Commemorated by
Occupation
Property
Owner of
1821 - 07 Dec 1832
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Sibling