Edward William Minchen/Minchin (25 June 1852 – 1913) was an Australian botanical artist. Minchen was born in

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, the son of James Minchen and Elizabeth Fisher, and had a fairly checkered career pursuing jobs at sea, trades, an attempt at the stage and the National Art Gallery. He ended up working as a lithographer in

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for the Lands Department, the Survey Office and the Government Printer. He often collaborated with Henry Baron (1863-?), a lithographic artist who joined the Government Printer in 1891.

Family

Elizabeth Fisher (*1834), daughter of William Fisher (1803-1878) and Elizabeth Witt Wittle (1808-), at 17, married James Minchin (24 June 1821,

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- 26 May 1901,

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, Victoria), son of James Minchin (1799-1837) and Elizabeth Tewlett, on 24 August 1851 at

. James, a carpenter, was the brother of Hester/Esther Minchin (20 August 1828

- 11 September 1900 South Australia), who had married Elizabeth's brother, Samuel Fisher. James and Elizabeth produced three sons: Edward William Minchin born in 1852; James Henry (1854-1855); James Walter born 1856. Elizabeth Fisher had arrived at the Swan River Colony from

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with her parents on board the
Success
' on 22 March 1843. James had arrived at Fremantle from

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with his parents on board the
Caroline
' on 12 October 1829. James and his family went to

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some time in the 1850s, where James worked as a carpenter and wheelwright.RootsWeb: AUS-SAGEN-L NEW PERSON - FISHER - England to South Australia
at archiver.rootsweb.com

Publications

''The Flowering Plants and Ferns of New South Wales''

Family

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