First Lieutant Wray and Second Lieutenants DuCane and Crossman were each in charge of districts in the southern part of the colony from which Convict Depots operated.
1830
born 23rd March at Colchester, England, to a family of Huguenot descent
1847
became ‘gentleman’ cadet at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
1848
passed out from R.M.A.; commissioned as second lieutenant in Royal Engineers, Catham
1850
appointed assistant Superintendent to foreign exhibitors at Great Exhibition in London (first world exhibition)
1851
12th December, arrived at Fremantle per Anna Robertson (same vessel as Lt Henry Wray) stationed at Guildford, responsible for Convict Depot there and in charge of works eastwards to York and Toodyay; built his home at Guildford and was appointed magistrate of colony as well as visiting magistrate at York and Guildford
1855
July, at Fremantle, married Mary Molloy of Busselton
1856
recalled to England, departed Fremantle with wife on board Esmeralda 25 February (Captain Edmund Henderson & Lieutenant Crossman, his colleagues with their families, were also aboard) special service at Dover with War Office, under Inspector General of Fortifications
1857
son Richard born in London 23 July
1858
promoted to rank of Captain in April
1859
son Hubert born at Dover on 22 July
1860
daughter Alice Mary born in London on 17 December
1862
daughter Mary Louisa born in London on 25 November
1863
29 July appointed Director on Board of Convict Prisons, and an Inspector of Military Prisons. Services with War Office ended
1865
daughter Eliza Dorothea born on 21 March in London as Director on Board of Convict Prisons, helped administer system of penal servitude as reformed by Prisons Act 1865. Encouraged Francis Galton to continue studying and developing idea of using fingerprints in detection of crime
1869
appointed Chairman of Board of Directors of Convict Prisons in England. Family moved to Surrey
1872
twins (son Edmund Arthur and daughter Flora) born in Surrey on 24 June
1873
awarded C.B. (Companion of the Order of the Bath – Civil Division)
promoted to rank of Major
1874
daughter Wynfreda born in Surrey on 6 January
helped establish National Training School of Cookery (attempt to get men out of disreputable public houses and back into home life)
1877
awarded K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) in recognition for work in prison reform his list of known habitual criminals, started in 1869, was printed – first major attempt to create single source of intelligence about habitual criminals and their activities
wife, Mary Dorothea, died on 13 May after short illness
son Richard died on 16 June
1883
married second wife, Florence
1885
publication of his major work The Punishment and Prevention of Crime
1895
retired from Government service with the rank of Major-General
1903
died 7 June whilst recovering after an operation for appendicitis