Mangles is the name of a wealthy
English family whose members had amongst other things, interests in the
Swan River Colony
The Swan River Colony, also known as the Swan River Settlement, or just Swan River, was a British colony established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. This initial settlement place on the Swan River was soon named Perth, and it ...
.
Prominent members
Prominent members and interests include:
* James Mangles MP (1762–1838), High Sheriff for
Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
from 1808–1809, MP for
Guildford
Guildford ()
is a town in west Surrey, around southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildf ...
in Parliament from 1831–1837.
*
James Mangles FRS (1786–1867), nephew of James Mangles MP. Travelled extensively in the
Middle East; co-authored ''Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and Asia Minor''. Visited the Swan River Colony in 1831. Commissioned
James Drummond (through
George Fletcher Moore) to collect seeds, plants, and herbarium specimens. He also received seeds and plants from
Georgiana Molloy.
* Robert Mangles (1780–1861), brother of James Mangles.
* Ellen Mangles (1807–1874), daughter of James Mangles MP. In 1823 she married
James Stirling, later Admiral and
Governor of Western Australia.
* Ross Donnelly Mangles (1801–77), son of James Mangles MP, Liberal Member for Guildford, 1841–1858, and chairman of the
East India Company, 1857–1858.
*
Ross Lowis Mangles (1833–1905), son of Ross Donnelly Mangles. One of only five civilians to have been awarded a Victoria Cross, for saving a wounded soldier during the Indian Mutiny.
Others
*The shipping company F. & C.F. Mangles sent one convict ship (if not more) to Sydney around 1800. It ran a regular service to the colony from 1835. Its principal was James Mangles MP.
*The
Western Australian state floral emblem, the Mangles
kangaroo paw
Kangaroo paw is the common name for a number of species, in two genera of the family Haemodoraceae, that are native to the south-west of Western Australia. These rhizomatous perennial plants are noted for their unique bird-attracting flowers. T ...
or red and green kangaroo paw, ''
Anigozanthos manglesii'', is named after James Mangles.
*
Mangles Bay off
Rockingham, Western Australia is named after the family.
References
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Settlers of Western Australia