Bank of New South Wales and chairman of the first chamber of commerce. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1824. Death and legacy Edward Wollstonecraft suffered ill health and died on 7 December 1832, aged 49. He was buried in the Sydney Burial Ground in Elizabeth Street. When his sister Elizabeth, Berry's wife, died, Berry constructed a tomb near St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney, and Edward's remains were moved there. The tomb is still standing, and the graveyard of the church is now St Thomas' Rest Park. The suburb of Wollstonecraft is named after him. He built a cottage on the north shore of Sydney Harbour in 1820 which he called Crows Nest. This later became the name of a larger house and estate on the same site. The suburb of Crows Nest is named after the house and estate. References External links Genealogical information Colonial Secretary Index, 1788-1825, containing records relating to Edward Wollstonecraft 1783 births 1832 deaths English emigrants to colonial Australia Wollstonecraft 19th-century Australian businesspeople