Henry Tyssen
1814-1842
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Henry Tyssen by
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"O God, whose blessed Son was laid in a sepulchre in the garden:
Bless, we pray, this grave, and grant that he whose body is buried here
may dwell with Christ in paradise."
These are words used at the rededication of Henry Tyssen's grave by
Archdeacon Oddy, Parish Priest of Christ Church Geelong on 16th May 1996.
The Geelong Law Association had arranged the refurbishment of the grave
erected by the citizens of Geelong in 1842.
Henry Tyssen was the first solicitor in Geelong. He gave notice
of his commencement of legal practice on 26/11/1840.
An early painting of the settlement on Corio Bay shows a number of tents
on the foreshore. Tyssen had an office not far from them. Did
Geelong's first solicitor live in a tent? The sale of his estate
assets in May 1842 included furniture, two guns, pistol, saddle and bridle,
tent with poles etc complete, a small library of law and other books and
a good saddle horse.
Tyssen, despite his connections with English gentry and legal training,
was a genuine pioneer putting out his shingle in a new settlement far away
from home. By his calling of a meeting in July 1841 to establish
an Anglican Church in Geelong and taking on the role of chairman of subscribers
he set an example of community activity to be followed by later Geelong
lawyers.
Arrangement of material
The list below describes material held in the Henry Tyssen archive
box, which is located at 340.099452
Tyssen Hil/Hty on the shelves in
the Geelong Lawyers' Collection within the Special Collection at the Waterfront
campus. The material has been arranged in date order.
| Date |
Title |
Item no. |
| 1841 |
Handwritten extracts from Geelong Advertiser re. Tyssen |
HT16 |
| 1841 |
Photocopy of two documents Supreme Court file re. Tyssen from Public
Records Office |
HT19 |
| 12/7/1841 |
Photocopy of notice in Geelong Advertiser re. calling of meeting re
Episcopalian Church in Geelong |
HT13 |
| 26/11/1841 |
Photocopy of notice in Geelong Advertiser
re. setting up practice
[Click on image to enlarge it.] |
HT14 |
| 1842 |
Handwritten copy of notes from minutes Christ Church and Geelong Advertiser |
HT18 |
| 6/3/1842 |
Copy of words on H. Tyssen's tombstone |
HT17 |
| 1958 |
Extract from Clyde Company Papers, Vol. 3 re. letter from H. Tyssen
to G. Russell 11/10/1841 |
HT1 |
| 1985 |
Extract from Geelong Lawyers by Vivian Hill |
HT2 |
| 3/2/1989 |
Letter from Bishop James Grant with enclosures of his research re. Tyssen |
HT15 |
| 1995 |
Extract from Geelong Biographical Register re. Henry
Tyssen |
HT3 |
| 5/1996 |
Invitation from Geelong Law Association to attend
re-dedication of H. Tyssen grave |
HT4 |
| 16/5/1996 |
Order of Service at re-dedication of H. Tyssen grave |
HT5 |
| 16/5/1996 |
Photograph of Michael Williams, President of Geelong Law Association,
making address at re-dedication of Tyssen's grave, Eastern Cemetery |
HT6 |
| 16/5/1996 |
Photograph of Archdeacon Oddy at re-dedication of Tyssen's grave |
HT7 |
| 16/5/1996 |
Photograph of Michael and Sylvia Williams and Kystyna Croft at re-dedication
of Tyssen's grave |
HT8 |
| 16/5/1996 |
Photograph of H. Tyssen's grave after restoration |
HT9 |
| 16/5/1996 |
Photograph of plaque on grave of Henry Tyssen at Easter Cemetery repeating
the words on the original gravestone
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HT10 |
| 19/5/1996 |
Cutting from Geelong Advertiser re re-dedication of Henry Tyssen's
grave |
HT11 |
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