Thomas Frederick de Pledge (1867–1954) was an Australian pioneer and pastoralist. The son of

Reverend The Reverend is an style (manner of address), honorific style most often placed before the names of Christian clergy and Minister of religion, ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and c ...

Joseph De Pledge, he was born in

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county *Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in No ...

in 1867. Educated at

Aldenham Aldenham is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, north-east of Watford and southwest of Radlett. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book and is one of Hertsmere's 14 conservation areas. The village has eight pre-19th-century listed build ...

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

, he left for Australia at age 18 aboard the ''Australind'' and disembarked at

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

. He set of for Bunbury and worked on a farm for less than a year then left for the Ashburton region. Working on a

Minderoo Station Minderoo Station, commonly referred to as Minderoo, is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station but now operates as a cattle station in Western Australia. Description It is situated about south of Onslow and west of Pannawoni ...

for seven years for David Forrest and

Septimus Burt The Hon Septimus Burt KC (25 October 1847 – 15 May 1919) was a Western Australian lawyer, politician and grazier, the son of Sir Archibald Burt. He was born on 25 October 1847 at St Kitts in the West Indies, and educated at a private school ...

he later moved to

Globe Hill Station Globe Hill Station is a defunct pastoral lease that was once a sheep station and a cattle station in Western Australia. It is situated approximately south of Onslow and east of Exmouth in the Pilbara region. The property shared a boundary ...

to work for McCrae and Harper, first of an overseer and then as a manager. In 1897 de Pledge was appointed as manager at

Yanrey Yanrey Station, often referred to as Yanrey, is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station. It is located about south east of Exmouth and south of Onslow in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Yanrey occupies an area of and s ...

Station by the estate of John Stuart. He bought the property in 1898 when it occupied an area of and three years later acquired neighbouring properties; Yannangal and Yannaney. In 1909 he also acquired Globe Hill and incorporated it into Yanrey. At one stage Yanrey was the third largest property in the Ashburton District with a size of .

Frederick Bedford Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford, (24 December 1838 – 30 January 1913) was a senior Royal Navy officer and Governor of Western Australia from 24 March 1903 to 22 April 1909. Naval career Bedford was born on 24 December 1838, and ...

and De Pledge acquired Globe Hill Station in 1909 for £35,000. De Pledge died in 1954 at age 87, leaving a widow and two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:de Pledge Thomas Frederick 1867 births 1954 deaths Australian pastoralists People from Durham, England People from the Pilbara English emigrants to Australia