Henry Hall (1802–1880) was an Australian farmer. The Village of Hall, in the

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was named after him. He was born in England in 1802 and emigrated to Australia in 1823 and worked for the

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until 1833 when he was granted 1413 hectares at Charnwood where he built a homestead and with his wife raised ten children. In 1873 they both moved to

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. Mary died in 1876 and Henry in 1880.

References

* ''Exploring the ACT and Southeast New South Wales'', J. Kay McDonald, Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1985 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall (Farmer), Henry 1802 births 1880 deaths People from the Australian Capital Territory