Anna Josepha King
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Anna Josepha King was the wife of Philip Gidley King, the governor of New South Wales from 1800 to 1806. She was the first person to act as spouse of the governor of New South Wales, a territory that
Miniature of Mrs Philip Gidley King
Page from the diary of Anna Josepha King, 1799
Governor Philip Gidley King, Anna Josepha King, and their children Elizabeth, Anna Maria and Phillip Parker. A 1799 watercolour portrait by Robert Dighton.
Government House Parramatta, 1805. Painting by George William Evans
Phillip Parker King
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Phillip Parker King was an early explorer of the Australian and Patagonian coasts.
Anna Josepha King
…Mrs. King as her "amiable companion". The Kings arrived at Norfolk Island in November 1791 and six weeks later Anna gave birth to her first child, Phillip Parker King. Life was not easy. They lived at Government House, a "dilapidated little building twenty four feet by twelve, falling to pieces and unsafe to live…
Phillip Parker King, c. 1855
The funeral of Rear Admiral Phillip Parker King, 1856, painted by Conrad Martens