Charles Browne Hardwicke, an early Tasmanian pioneer

Charles Browne Hardwicke was born in England in 1788. In 1803 he joined the Royal Navy and served until 1813. He was involved with some shipping between Van Dieman's Land and Australia until a little before 1816. In 1819 he settled onto an estate where he began breeding and racing horses. In 1820 he married Elizabeth Chapman and they were the parents of fourteen children. Descendants live in Tasmania and Australia.