Talk:Lachlan Macquarie

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Contents 1 DoB 2 When appointed governor? 3 Mull namings 4 Popularisation of the name "Lachlan" 5 Jane Jarvis 6 Pronunciation 7 WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008

[edit] DoB

I was under the impression that nobody was certain of his date of birth. Does anybody have a source to confirm January 31? - 3mta3 08:18, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Now sourced. SauliH 06:13, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] When appointed governor?

Bligh was overthrown in January 1808; Macquarie arrived in Sydney in December 1809. This article currently says in paragraph two that he was appointed in 1808, while Rum Rebellion says 1809, but both articles also say he was governor from 1810.

There was ample time for the news of the coup to come back to Britain in 1808, so he could have been appointed then, and could indeed have set out and arrived still in 1808. Did they delay for over a year? After arriving in 1809, did he not take up office till some kind of inauguration in 1810? I can understand his being appointed in Britain in late 1809, setting out, and arriving in early 1810, but the current collection of dates appears inconsistent. --Anon.

[edit] Mull namings

These "extremely large number of place names" (of which only 3 are listed) seem to be places named by Macquarie after places in Mull. How do these fit into a list of places named "in his honour"? Surely they are in honour of Mull, not of Macquarie. Is Ayers Rock named in honour of Sir Henry Ayers, or of the person who named it, William Gosse? Ayers, of course. JackofOz 14:40, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I would like to see some evidence that Glenorchy, for example, was named by Macquarie in honour of Glenorchy in Mull, rather than just by one of the many Scots who settled in Tasmania. I would also like to see evidence that Campbelltown NSW was named in honour of Elizabeth Macquarie nee Campbell, rather than after Campbelltown in Argyllshire. And ditto for all the Campbell names said to be references to her. Adam 10:55, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Popularisation of the name "Lachlan"

Is it fair to say that Macquarie popularised the name Lachlan? It's a fairly common boy's name here in Australia but I'm not sure how popular it is in Scotland. If this is the case, maybe it could be added to the article. Peter1968 08:53, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

All Scots names are popular in Australia, where a large part of the upper middle class is of Scots descent (particularly in Victoria). Lachlan, Bruce, Ian, Iain, Douglas, Duncan, Gordon, Keith, Stewart, Angus, Malcolm, Graham, Donald, Hamish, Struan, Fergus - all are far more common than they are in, say, the US, or England, or possibly even in Scotland these days. I don't think Lachlan Macquarie (who after all left Australia before Victoria was even settled) had anything to do with it. Adam 09:15, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jane Jarvis

Jane Jarvis was 3 when she died? Someone needs to fix that. 121.44.218.238 (talk) 04:04, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I think they are the years between which they were married. They married in 1793 but she died of tuberculosis in 1796. Recurring dreams (talk) 04:10, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

How do you pronounce "Macquarie"? Maikel (talk) 16:52, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008

Article reassessed and graded as start class. Referencing and appropriate inline citation guidelines not met. With appropriate citations and references, this article would easily qualify as B class if not higher. --dashiellx (talk) 10:51, 13 June 2008 (UTC)