Matthew James Everingham (1769-1817)

Vital Statistics

 * Sex : Male
 * Born: 1769
 * Died: 25 at Sackville Reach, New South Wales
 * Interment: Wilberforce, New South Wales

Spouse

 * Elizabeth Rhymes (1774-1841)

Offspring

 * Mary Everingham (1791-1792)
 * Sarah Elizabeth Everingham (1793-1874)
 * Matthew James Everingham (1795-1884) (named after his father)
 * William Everingham (1797-1859)
 * George Everingham (1799-1881)
 * Ann Everingham (1802-1849)
 * Elizabeth Everingham (1805-1879)
 * James Everingham (1807-1895)
 * Maria Everingham (1811-1835)
 * John Everingham (1815-1875)

Early Life
In July 1784 Matthew Everingham was sentenced to transportation to Australia as a convict for stealing two books. He arrived with the First Fleet on 26, on the Scarborough.

Career
In 1975, Matthew Everingham became one of the first Europeans to set foot on Mt. Wilson in the Blue Mountains, along with William Reid and John Ramsey. He wrote:
 * Southward is a level champagne to the westward of the country is rocky and barren without a single tree standing for many miles, but had a most picturesque and romantic view, the sun shining on the rocks. They appeared to the beholder like towns and castles in ruins - I wish'd much to go over and explore that barren track of land but our provisions grew very short and were obliged to bend our thoughts towards home.