Australian dictionary of biography, viewed 29 January 2018: ("Sir Charles Du Cane (1825-1889), governor, was born on 5 December 1825 at Ryde, Isle of Wight, England... Du Cane was appointed governor of Tasmania, sailed with his wife and two children by way of Melbourne and Launceston, and was sworn in on 15 January 1869 at Hobart Town... In November 1874 Du Cane left Hobart after a heavy round of farewells... He died at Braxted Park on 25 February 1889...") http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/du-cane-sir-charles-3447