Thomas Braidwood Wilson

[1] Aboard the ship, John, Wilson returned in 1831 to Hobart Town with a hive of bees, that had survived the trip to Australia, and many European plants.

Wilson was presented with an engraved snuffbox with the inscription praising him for, "introducing to (the colony) some of the most valuable plants and animals, but especially the honeybee, which are now in a manner become indigenous to it.

Wilson sailed in the ship, Governor Phillip to the Swan River in Western Australia with Captain Collet Barker.

[4] During these expeditions Wilson collected seeds and species to bring back to his friend, Allan Cunningham at the Sydney Botanical Gardens.

[7] The title page of the book describes the contents as: In the preface Wilson states that his aim was to inform those interested in "Australian affairs" and provide amusement to the general public.

[7]: viii  He states further that the information in the appendix was based on his supervision of, "nearly two thousand prisoners, without having met with any difficulty, or disturbance, worth mentioning.

Wilson's grants in Braidwood amounted to 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) in recognition of his exploration, to which he added another 1,600 plushectares (4,000 plusacres) of purchased and leased land.

When the township was formed it took the name of Braidwood in his honour because Wilson relinquished an area from the western end of his property to be used as the site for the new town.

On change of ownership of the property on which the grave sits, access was closed off by the owner in about 2005 and it is now rarely used as the stiles have been deliberately broken or locked off.

Strong community pride in the site has seen several attempts at rectifying this, and it is hoped that during Braidwood's 175 anniversary celebrations in 2014 the stiles can be restored and the path reopened.