Researching Richard Loveday
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The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
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Richard John Loveday
Richard John Loveday (1818–1883) was a government surveyor during the early settlement of South Australia.
Loveday was born near London on 19 December 1818. He was a lance corporal in the Royal Sappers and Miners, serving in Ireland and subsequently South Australia having arrived on the Royal George in 1847. Loveday, his wife and three children emigrated to South Australia aboard Royal George, arriving in June 1847. Their fourth, Mary, was born in Adelaide in 1850. Bridget died two years later, and Loveday married again, in the same year, and had another ten children.
He found employment with the civil service as a surveyor under Surveyor-General Sir Arthur Henry Freeling, and is known for mapping part of Lake Alexandrina.
His sons Richard, jun. and Thomas were in 1868 members of George Goyder's survey party that defined the settlement that became Darwin, Northern Territory
Loveday died in Adelaide on 15 December 1883.
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