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Life Summary

Name	Frederick William Armytage
Born	17 October, 1838 Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia
Died	3 September, 1912 (aged 73) Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Armytage, Elizabeth (mother) Armytage, George (father) Staughton, Mary Susan (mother-in-law) Spensley, Martha Tasmania (sister-in-law) Fairchild, Emma Australia (sister-in-law) Fairchild, James Robert (brother-in-law) Peters, Martha (aunt) Peters, Ann (aunt) Armytage, George (grandfather) Peters, Thomas (grandfather) Armytage, Ada Elizabeth (niece) Richmond, Florence Margaret (niece by marriage) Williams, Eliza Mary (niece by marriage)
Education *	Geelong Grammar School (Vic) (student, 1850-1854)
Occupation or Descriptor *	art collector (1860-1912) Victoria, Australia grazier (cattle) (1860-1912) Victoria, Australia grazier (sheep) (1860-1912) Victoria, Australia frozen meat exporter (1879-1912) Victoria, Australia
Clubs *	Melbourne Club (member, 1865-1912)
Key Events *	first frozen meat shipment to England on Strathleven, 1879 (meat producer)
Key Organisations *	Australian Frozen Meat Co (partner, 1880-1912) Newport Meat Freezing Co (adviser, 1883-1912)
Properties *	Wooloomanata (Vic) (co-owner, 1860-1912) Mossgiel (NSW) (owner, 1865-1875) Bimbra (Qld) (owner, 1870-1898) Eulbertie (Qld) (owner, 1870-1898) Nocoleche (NSW) (owner, 1870-1898) Norley (Qld) (owner, 1870-1898) Thargomindah (Qld) (owner, 1870-1898)
Stately Homes *	Wooloomanata homestead (Vic) (owner, 1860-1912) Como House (Vic) (co-owner, 1909-1912)

* Dates are approximate