Henry Trigg
| Henry Trigg | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Henry Trigg June 30, 1791 Gloucester |
| Died | February 15, 1882 (aged 90) Perth, Western Australia |
| Resting place | East Perth Cemetery |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Carpenter, Builder, Public Servant, Lay preacher |
| Partner(s) | Amelia (neé Ralph) |
| Children | Eliza, Harriet, Emma, Jane, Amelia, Henry, William, Stephen, Susannah |
| Parent(s) | Henry, Mary |
Henry Trigg (1791–1882) was the Superintendent of Public Works in Western Australia from 1839 to 1851 and founder of the Congregational Church in Perth.
Henry Trigg was born on 30 June 1791 in Gloucester, England, the son of Henry and Mary Trigg. In 1813 he married Amelia Ralph (b. 1792) and they had seven children, Eliza, Harriet, Emma, Jane, Amelia, Henry and William, prior to him leaving England.
Trigg was a carpenter and a businessman but due to the economic depression in England following the Battle of Waterloo he felt that his family would have a better chance in the colonies and decided to emigrate to the Swan River Colony, leaving his family until he was set up and could afford their passage.
At the age of 38, he emigrated to Western Australia, arriving on the Lotus in October 1829. His personal wealth (₤200) allowed him to take up a land grant of 1,208ha in the colony. Trigg's grant encompasses what is now the suburb of Churchlands.
In 1831, Amelia and their seven children emigrated, arriving in the colony in December that year. They had a further two children, Stephen (b. 1832) and Susannah (b. 1833). A further child, a son, was stillborn in 1837.
In 1838 he was appointed Clerk of Public Works, following which in December 1839 he was made Superintendent of Public Works, following the retirement of Henry Willey Reveley, a position in which he remained until his resignation in April 1851 to become a full-time Minister. In his role he supervised the construction of a number of jetties, bridges (including the Perth Causeway and Canning Bridge) a number of buildings on Rottnest Island (including the Rottnest Island Light Station), a number of gaols and lock ups in the newly developing towns of Guildford and Bunbury and the building of St George's Anglican church (the precursor to St George's Cathedral).
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