846070
- TitleFisher family papers, ca. 1867-1924
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 2345 (Y 4486-Y 4488)
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
ca. 1867-1924 - Type of material
- Reference code846070
- Physical Description3 cartons
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Thomas John Fisher, lawyer, was recently arrived in New South Wales when he married W. C. Wentworth's eldest daughter, Thomasine (Timmie) in January 1844. Upon the marriage Wentworth gave Thomasine land at Vaucluse, allotments in Macquarie and Goulburn streets in Sydney, and farmland near Bathurst. Fisher repudiated his in-laws' social standing by breaking off all contact with them. He forbade Thomasine to see her parents, though he permitted her to correspond with her mother. References: Carol Liston, Sarah Wentworth, mistress of Vaucluse, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, Glebe, 1988; Peter Cochrane, Colonial ambition: foundations of Australian democracy, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 2006 - Scope and ContentPapers of Mrs. Thomasine Fisher (Y 4486)
Papers of Mrs. Thomasine Fisher and Thomas John Fisher (Y 4487)
Papers of Donnelly Fisher (Y 4488) - Access Conditions
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