Peter Power
Contents
Background
Peter Power was likely born on 01 May 1830, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom to Irish parents Peter Power (snr) and Ann Sexton. Peter Power (Jnr) arrived in Melbourne, Australia via the ship Albatross on 07 April 1853 with “hatter” his occupation. Marriage certificate records indicate that he married Jane Amers at Scots Church in Melbourne in 1862, with both listed as living in Ballarat at the time.[1]
Several existing records indicate that Peter Power was a self-taught artist, however, an interview with Power for the Melbourne Herald in 1918 states that “he studied under Reed, an Academy painter of note.” The article also states that Power initially moved to Geelong in Victoria, before eventually following the Victorian gold rush (located Ballarat / Central Victoria). He states “He was with the miners at the Eureka Stockade rising, but, getting away safely, he went to New Zealand, before returning, married at Geelong (noting this should read Melbourne), and took his wife to New Zealand, where the family were reared.”[2]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Family
Power and wife Jane were the parents of one daughter and seven sons, including the highly successful artist Harold Septimus Power (1877-1951).[3]
Obituary
See also
Further Reading
References
- ↑ https://www.daao.org.au/bio/peter-power/biography/, accessed 18 December 2023.
- ↑ https://www.daao.org.au/bio/peter-power/biography/, accessed 18 December 2023.
- ↑ https://www.daao.org.au/bio/peter-power/biography/, accessed 18 December 2023.
External links
