Dutton family of South Australia


The Duttons of South Australia were a family which included many wealthy and influential persons, whose relationships are listed below:

Family

Frederick Hugh Hampden Dutton, occasionally written Mendes Dutton to reflect the original family name, was for many years British agent at Cuxhaven, Hanover, where most if not all of his children were born. He may have settled in Victoria in the 1830s, but he died in Rotterdam. He married Mary Ann Pollock on 30 August 1804. Their family included:
He was associated with the partnership Thomas, Enscoe and James which chartered the Coromandel to carry sheep and cattle from Port Phillip to Western Australia in January 1841 Of the 1,100 head of sheep loaded on board, two thirds died on the voyage, a fact attributed to lack of hydration. The partnership dissolved in 1842; Dutton was declared insolvent around the same time. He followed his brother William Hampden Dutton as consul at Sydney for Hanse Towns 1844 – 1847.