George Edward Levien (1823–1887)
George Edward Levien is called Abraham Levien in the Sydney College Register. His father was Solomon Levien, owner of the Pulteney Hotel in Sydney. The family arrived in Australia as unassisted migrants in 1833 aboard the Westmoreland. George attended Sydney College in 1835. From 1870 he was harbour master at Havelock in New Zealand. Before that he had been a merchant and storekeeper but had gone bankrupt.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- is involved in insolvency proceedings, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 October 1859, p 7
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Levien, Hannah Sophia (wife)
- Pratt, Eliza (wife)
- Levien, Harriet (mother)
- Levien, Solomon (father)
- Roberts, Hannah (mother-in-law)
- Roberts, Thomas (father-in-law)
- Levien, John James (brother)
- Huffington, Elizabeth (aunt by marriage)
- Holden, Mary (aunt by marriage)
- Nichols, Sarah (aunt by marriage)
- Samuel, Henrietta Matilda (niece)
- Levien, Clara Ellen (niece)
- Lyons, Samuel (education sponsored by)
Citation details
'Levien, George Edward (1823–1887)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/levien-george-edward-28031/text35760, accessed 5 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Levien, Abraham
Birth
1823
London,
Middlesex,
England
Death
9 February,
1887
(aged ~ 64)
Nelson,
New Zealand
Cause of Death
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