Stephen King, Jr.

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Stephen King Jr. ca. 1885

Stephen King (15 December 1841 - 8 October 1915) was a sketcher, surveyor and explorer. He was part of the last John McDouall Stuart expedition (1861-1862), successfully crossing Australia from south to north.

King was born on the family property "Kingsford" (near Gawler) South Australia^[1] and was educated at the Adelaide Educational Institution. He died on 8 October 1915 at the age of 74, and was buried in North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia.^[1]

He was the cousin of fellow expedition member J.W. Billiatt. After completion of the expedition, Billiatt spent some more time at Kingsford, ... On 15 September 1863, Billiatt married Ann Elizabeth King, third daughter of Stephen King Snr at St George Church Gawler. They had five children, three of whom died in infancy. Six weeks after their wedding they left for England on the Coonatto, captained by W. Begg.^[2]

1861
Auld Billiat Thring
Frew Kekwick Waterhouse King
absent: Stuart Nash McGorrery

1900
Nash King
Auld Thring

1904
Nash Gorrery
Auld Thring King

References

Lawrenson, E. (1970). Adelaide : Pioneers' association of South Australia. Retrieved from http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2546371

↑ 1.0 1.1 http://johnmcdouallstuart.org.au/companions
↑ John William Billiatt Flinders Rangers Research

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Name	King, Stephen
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Date of birth	15 December 1841
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Date of death	8 October 1915
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