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Name	Sir Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson
Born	19 April, 1821 Muddiford, Hampshire, England
Died	8 December, 1896 (aged 75) London, Middlesex, England
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	convict administrator (1850-1863) Western Australia, Australia defence forces personnel (British) (1850-1863) Western Australia, Australia public servant (1850-1856) Western Australia, Australia public servant (1858-1863) Western Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate