Robert Allwood

[1] His father received significant compensation at the abolition of slavery, owning more than 500 slaves at the time.

[2] In the 1830s he lodged compensation claims on behalf of his wife's family (the children of Joseph Bush of Martinique) for the slaves they lost upon the abolition of slavery.

Allwood's claim realized £10,000 for 202 slaves from the British government, and was distributed among Bush's legatees.

Henslowe was private secretary to Sir John Franklin and first clerk of the colony's House of Assembly, in Tasmania.

[5] From 1840 to 1884 he was incumbent of St James' Church, Sydney, where he officiated at many important events in the colony, including at the wedding of Nora Robinson and Alexander Kirkman Finlay in 1878.