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Latitude
57.6613703
Longitude
-3.3286702
Start Date
1811-01-01
End Date
1877-01-01

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ID
tb975d

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Birth Place
Dunbar, Elgin, Scotland, UK
Biography
sketcher, author and medical practitioner, was born in June 1811 at Dunbar, Elgin, Scotland, son of John Kelly and Margaret, née Porteous. He came to South Australia in the Baboo in 1840 and worked as a surgeon in Adelaide. In 1843 he sketched a view of the Adelaide Plains (Mortlock Library). He returned to Britain then came back to South Australia in 1847, settled in Morphett Vale and established a vineyard. He married Annie Worthington in 1855 and they had two sons and three daughters. He published The Vine in Australia (Melbourne 1861), illustrated after his own drawings, and Wine-Growing in Australia and the Teachings of Modern Writers on Wine-Culture and Wine-Making (Adelaide 1867). Kelly died at his home in the Adelaide suburb of Norwood on 9 October 1877. This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. June 1811
Summary
A keen viticulturalist and medical practitioner Kelly settled in South Australia where he is known to have completed a sketch of the Adelaide Plains. He also illustrated and published numerous books on wine growing.
Gender
Male
Died
9 October 1877
Age at death
66