Background
John Burdett Wittenoom was born in England at Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.
John Burdett Wittenoom was born in England at Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.
He took up teaching in England. He singlehandedly conducted services alternately every Sunday at Perth, Guildford and Fremantle until 1836. In later years, he ran a grammar school and pursued his interest in education.
In 1847, he was appointed to the colony"s first education committee and was the inaugural chairman for eight years after it became the Board of Education.
Personal life
Together, they had five sons, including John Burdett, Henry, Frederick Dirck, and Charles. In 1839, he remarried in Australia.
The progeny of Wittenoom"s fifth son, Charles Wittenoom became notable individuals in the history of Western Australia. Death
He died on January 23, 1855.
A tablet in his memory is in Street George"s Cathedral, Perth.