Hamersley (surname)

	Hamersley (surname) Hamersley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hamersley family, Australian family including: Edward Hamersley (senior) (1810–1874) Edward Hamersley (junior) (1835 or 1836 – 1921) Samuel Hamersley (1842–1896) Vernon Hamersley (1871–1946) * Harold A. Hamersley (1896–1967), Australian World War I flying ace Sir Hugh Hamersley (1565–1636), 17th century businessman and Lord Mayor of London Michael Hamersley, American tax lawyer and corporate whistleblower against the accounting firm KPMG's tax shelter fraud {{surname, Hamersley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hamersley Family The Hamersley family were a wealthy and well-connected family of early settlers in the colony of Western Australia. Members of the Hamersley family emigrated to Western Australia from England in 1837. Prominent members and connections of the family included: * Edward Hamersley, pastoralist and MLC; his sister Frances, who married William Locke Brockman; * their son Edmund Ralph Brockman; * their son Henry Brockman; his son Edward, pastoralist and MLC; * his wife Jane, sister of Andrew and Charles Dempster; his son Samuel, pastoralist, explorer, MLA and MLC; * his wife Matilda, sister of Maitland Brown; * his son Vernon, MLC; his daughter Margaret Elvire, who married Sir John Forrest; his daughter Flora, who married Frederic North; * their son Charles North; his nephew Malcolm, who accompanied John Forrest on his 1869 exploring expedition. A number of places in Western Australia have been named after the Hamersley family. John Septimus Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Edward Hamersley (senior) Edward Hamersley (25 March 1810 – 26 November 1874) was an early settler in colonial Western Australia. He became a successful and wealthy pastoralist, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. The Hamersley family became one of the most prominent families in the colony. Biography Early life Edward Hamersley was born in Sandgate, Kent on 25 March 1810. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1833. He then spent a number of years touring throughout Europe, during which time he married Anne Louise Cornelis in Paris.Some sources write ''Corneille'' Their first son, Edward, was born in Paris in 1836. Adult life Around 1836, he decided to emigrate to Western Australia, largely on the basis of optimistic letters received from his sister Frances, who had moved to the colony with her husband William Locke Brockman in 1830. He sailed with his wife and son, arriving at Fremantle in February 1837. Upon arriving in Western Australia, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Edward Hamersley (junior) Edward Hamersley (1 September 1835 or 1836 – 14 January 1921) was a Western Australian pastoralist, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for nearly ten years. Biography Early life Edward Hamersley was born in Paris on 1 September 1835. The Hamersleys were a well connected family, and he was related by blood or marriage to a number of prominent Western Australian farmers and politicians. His father Edward was one of the leading Western Australian landholders of his day; his brother Samuel and nephew Vernon both became Members of the Legislative Council; William Locke Brockman was his uncle; his sister Margaret married Sir John Forrest; and his wife Jane was sister to Andrew and Charles Dempster. In 1837, his family emigrated to Western Australia, where his father, Edward, became a wealthy and prominent pastoralist. In 1843, the family returned to France, but again went to Western Australia in 1850, building a home in Guildford, Western Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Samuel Hamersley Samuel Richard Hamersley (1842–1896) was a Western Australian pastoralist, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for six years. Biography Early life Samuel Hamersley was born in Guildford, Western Australia on 12 October 1842. The Hamersleys were a well connected family, and he was related by blood or marriage to a number of prominent Western Australian farmers and politicians. His father, Edward, was one of the leading Western Australian landholders of his day; his brother Edward also became a Member of the Legislative Council; William Locke Brockman was his uncle; his sister Margaret married Sir John Forrest; and his wife Matilda was sister to Maitland Brown. At the age of one, he went with his family to France. The family returned to Western Australia in 1850, building a home in Guildford. In his youth, he farmed in Toodyay, York and Swan Districts under a system of tenant farming. Career In 1863, he was a member of an exploring expedition to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Vernon Hamersley Vernon Hamersley (1871–1946) was an Australian politician. He served the longest term ever as a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Biography Early life Vernon Hamersley was born in Guildford, Western Australia. The son of Samuel Hamersley, he was a member of the prominent and well-connected Hamersley family. His grandfather was Edward Hamersley (Snr); among his uncles was Edward Hamersley (Jnr) and Maitland Brown; and he was related by blood or marriage to many prominent Western Australians including John Forrest and William Locke Brockman. He was educated at Guildford Grammar School Guildford Grammar School, informally known as Guildford Grammar, Guildford or GGS, is an independent Anglican coeducational primary and secondary day and boarding school, located in Guildford, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Initial ..., before continuing his studies in England at the Magdalen College, Oxford, Magdalen College School at Oxford, and the Downto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Harold A Harold may refer to: People * Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language * András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold" Arts and entertainment * ''Harold'' (film), a 2008 comedy film * ''Harold'', an 1876 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson * ''Harold, the Last of the Saxons'', an 1848 book by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton * ''Harold or the Norman Conquest'', an opera by Frederic Cowen * ''Harold'', an 1885 opera by Eduard Nápravník * Harold, a character from the cartoon ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' Harold & Kumar, a US movie; Harold/Harry is the main actor in the show. Places ;In the United States Alpine, Los Angeles County, California, an erstwhile settlement that was also known as Harold * Harold, Florida, an unincorporated community * Harold, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Harold, Missouri, an unincorporated community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hugh Hamersley Sir Hugh Hamersley (6 July 1565 – 19 October 1636) was a 17th-century merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1627. Business interests Hamersley's family estate was at Pyrton Manor near Watlington, Oxfordshire, but he rose to prominence in London as a merchant. From 1601 he was a member of the Haberdasher's Company. He was a member of the committee of the East India Company from 1606 to 1611 and again from 1614 to 1620. He was a member of the Court of Assistants from 1614 to 1618 and Treasurer from 1618 to 1620. Later career Hamersley was Sheriff of London for the year 1618 to 1619 and was elected an alderman of the City of London for Bishopsgate ward on 16 July 1619. He was Master of the Haberdashers Company from 1619 to 1620 and became president of the Honourable Artillery Company in 1619, retaining the position until 1633. In 1622 he became alderman for Aldgate ward until his death. He became Governor of the Russia Company and Governor of the Levant Company in 1623 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]