hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn æt plˈɪməθ, ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn vˈæn dˈiːmɛnz lˈænd wɪð hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ bɹˈʌðɚ tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈeɪdʒd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ɪnðə ɹˈɛtɪnˌuː ʌv ðɛɹ ˈʌŋkəl dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ˈɑːɹθɚ nˈuːli ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd luːtˈɛnəntɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv vˈæn dˈiːmɛnz lˈænd æt hˈoʊbɑːɹt ɔnðə ˈeɪdɹiən ˌɔn twˈɛlv mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ.
He was born at Plymouth, England and arrived in Van Diemen's Land with his younger brother Charles aged 22, in the retinue of their uncle George Arthur newly appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land at Hobart on the 'Adrian' on 12 May 1824.