Edward Wrench
Edward Thomas Jones Wrench (1828 –1893) was an Australian businessman and auctioneer. In 1860, along with his partner, Robert Richardson, Wrench established a wool merchant and real estate company Richardson & Wrench.
Wrench was born was born on 11 January 1828 in London, England to Edward and Anne Wrench.[1] He married Mary Ann Smith on 25 January 1851. The following year, the couple moved to Sydney, Australia,[2] where he gained employment at the Australian Joint Stock Bank. In 1860, he joined Robert Richardson to establish Richardson & Wrench.[1]
Mary Ann died in 1876.[1] On 3 June 1879, Wrench married Theresa Clementine Throckmorton (née Horne), a widow who had five children.[1]
In 1886, Wrench acquired the entirety of the West Kingston estate, a subsection of the former Kingston Estate.[3]
He died in Woollahra, New South Wales on 26 October 1893, and was buried at St John's Ashfield.[1]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Kingston, Beverley. "Wrench, Edward Thomas Jones (1828–1893)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Wrench, ETJ". The Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Stanmore". The Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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