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Sir James Stirling
First Governor of the Swan River Colony
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Term of Governorship: 1828-1838
Resigned in 1837 and departed per the 'Champion', 6 January 1839
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Reading: 'Land Looking West' by Malcolm Uren and
'James Stirling' by Pamela Statham-Drew
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28 January 1791
Drumpellier,​ Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ellen (nee Mangles)
4 September 1823
Stoke Church, Guildford, England
22 April, 1865, Woodbridge, Surrey, England
Stoke Church, Guildford, Surrey, England
31 May 1829
Parmelia (click for further information on Parmelia)
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