Biographical entry Marsden, Samuel (1765 - 1838)

Summary

Samuel Marsden arrived at Port Jackson in 1794 and pioneered sheep breeding for wool in the colony of New South Wales. Reverend Marsden was Chaplain and Magistrate at Parramatta gaol where he oversaw the manufacturing of rough woollen blankets.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Samuel Marsden - Records; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Yarwood, A. T., 'Marsden, Samuel (1765-1838)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, pp. 207-212. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020176b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Marsden, Samuel', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-466896. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P002154. Details