George Lazenby (October, 1807 – June 9, 1895) was an early settler of

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, known for his

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business and for being a Methodist preacher. A native of

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in the north of England, he visited the

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on his brother's ship in 1831 (travelling to benefit his health) and emigrated there soon after, arriving on the in January 1833. He was superintendent of the first

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in the Colony. In the 1860s he built a house at Cardup, and established a flour mill and brick works—the latter continued in operation until the 1990s. His elder daughter (of ten children) Hannah Boyd Lazenby married

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on 2 November 1868, and his younger daughter Jane Wesley Lazenby married Samuel John Rowe (son of Sub-Inspector of Police Thomas Rowe) on 21 January 1883; one of their sons was

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. Another daughter married King. Lazenby died in June 1895 at his residence in Lake Street, Perth, and he was buried in the

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on 13 June.

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1807 births 1895 deaths Settlers of Western Australia Burials at East Perth Cemeteries {{Australia-bio-stub