William Balcombe
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The 1806 emblem of the New South Wales colony
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| Born | 28 December 1777 Rottingdean, Sussex, England |
| Died | 19 March 1829 (aged 51) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Buried | Devonshire Street Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Allegiance |
 New South Wales Colony |
| Service/branch | Colonial Service |
| Relations | Wife Jane Cranston |
United Kingdom 
British East India Company
William Balcombe (1777–1829) was an East India Company and colonial administrator. He came to fame as the father of a daughter (Betsy Balcombe) who befriended Napoleon Bonaparte whilst the Balcombe family were living on Saint Helena. The exiled Bonaparte had lodged with the Balcombes (at the Briars) whilst his permanent quarters at Longwood were being prepared.
William Balcombe spent some time in New South Wales acting as the colony's first treasurer arriving on 5 April 1824 with his family and servants aboard the Hibernia. He died there and is buried in Sydney in 1829 (aged 51).
He was an interesting character who had an interesting ancestry.
Napoleon Bonaparte spent his first two months of exile living in the Pavilion, on the Balcombe Briars Estate on St Helena
The painted silk flag with the 1806 emblem of the New South Wales colony
A modern rendition of the flag
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