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Beuzeville, James (1809 - 1887) |
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| Sericulturalist and Public servant | |
| Born: 1 June 1809 London, England. Died: 28 September 1887 Enfield, New South Wales, Australia. | |
| James Beauzeville was superintendent of an "Experimental Silk Institution" at Eastwood 1848-49. This was a financial failure, although the sample skeins of silk sent to London were judged to fall somewhere between Bengal and Italian silk. |
Career Highlights |
| Born London, 1 June 1809. Died Sydney, 28 September 1887. Family silk-weaving firm, London till 1827; Courtauld & Co., Essex 1827-40; in Europe, mainly Spain for Courtaulds 1840-48; arrived Sydney 1848; superintendent, "Experimental Silk Institution", Eastwood 1848-49; writing master, The King's School, Parramatta 1850-51; Beauclere Academy, Bathurst 1852-55; registrar of births, deaths and marriages for the Bathurst district 1856-70, 1873-83. |
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