Agency:
John Bogle and Family
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1811
End Date:
20 Mar 1879
Description:
John Bogle was a merchant with interests in Glasgow, London, and Tasmania. With James Alexander he established the firm Bogle, Alexander & Co. in Glasgow, Scotland and in London. With Robert Kerr they also established in Hobart a firm by the name of 'Kerr, Bogle, Alexander & Co.' John Bogle moved to Van Diemens land around 1834. He was married to Sarah the daughter of the painter Benjamin Duterrau in February 1838. John and Sarah Bogle returned to Glasgow in 1839, where John continued to manage the Glasgow business. With failing health Bogle retired from the business, moving with his family, two sons and four daughters, to Woodside, Torquay, England. He passed away in March 1879 aged 68.
Information Sources:
Mercury, 28/5/1879, p.1; Mercury, 9/6/1879, p.2; ADB, Vol.1, 1966.
Functions Performed:
Family archives
Related Agencies:
Alexander Mcnaughtan (NG3668) | 28 Nov 1815 | 06 Aug 1884 |
Kerr, Bogle and Co (Alexander, Kerr and Co) (NG2481) | 01 Jan 1832 | 31 Dec 1856 |
Mcnaughtan and Co (NG2482) | 01 Jan 1856 | 30 Jun 1864 |
Series Created By Agency:
LMSS396 Log of the Voyage on the Sailing Vessel Loch Vennachar from Glasgow to Melbourne | 01 Mar 1993 |