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James Tegg

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Name

James Tegg

Culture

Australian | English

Gender

Male

Birth date

16 January 1808

Birth place

Cheapside, London, England View on map Close map

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Death date

16 May 1845

Death Place

North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Movements

Australia (Sydney) from 12 December 1834 aboard John Craig.

Occupations

Bookseller | Printer | Publisher | Stationer

Summary

Worked: Australia (NSW).

Context

Australia

Address

  • 1837.
    George-street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    Bookseller, Stationer and Publisher. [NSWCD 1837].

Biography

'James Tegg (1808-1845) and Samuel Augustus Tegg (1813-1872), booksellers and publishers, were born in Cheapside, London, sons of Thomas Tegg, bookseller, and his wife Mary, née Holland'. [ADB]
From 1837 traded as J. Tegg & Co at the Atlas Office and Book Repository in George Street.