in 1867, but his letter of resignation went down when the ship was wrecked and it is not known if he ever rectified this. Also in 1867 (in March and April) he travelled in the area of the Yule River. On 2 June 1868 he arrived in Fremantle on the cutter , which was carrying a cargo of wool and perl shell, and on 2 November that year he married Hannah Lazenby (daughter of George Lazenby) in Cardup and took her back to live in Cossack. He gave up trying to farm, and turned instead to shopkeeping for a short time, before the pearling industry began to develop in the region and he put to sea with a crew of 'Malay' pearl divers. With this he was successful, but when he soon gave up the ships and stayed ashore as a pearl trader, he was less so, and before long was back buying ships—this time with indigenous crew members. He suffered a heart attack while swimming in Cossack Creek and was drowned. A tombstone at his grave in Cossack was erected 'as a mark of appreciation and respect by the North West Pioneers'. References External links Explorers of Western Australia People associated with massacres of Indigenous Australians Settlers of Western Australia 1825 births 1895 deaths