";s:4:"text";s:2658:"In 1789, he was appointed as a member the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, the … Flinders was the … He was buried in St James, Hampstead. He met George Bass, a ship's doctor, when they were both sailing to Australia on the Reliance. Matthew died on 19 July 1814; the day after his book was published. Matthew had one sibling: Samuel Ward Flinders . In 1812 his daughter Anne was born. Sources claim that Flinders was motivated to tour the sea after reading Robinson Crusoe. He pursued his primary education at a locally situated grammar school. Flinders, Matthew (1774 - 1814) Born on 16th March 1774 at Donington, Lincolnshire, England and died on 19th July 1814 in London. From 1791 to 1793 he served as midshipman under William Bligh {1754-1813) on a voyage to Tahiti. Captain Matthew Flinders was born on March 16, 1774 and died on July 19, 1814. He sailed all the way around Australia and charted, or mapped, much of its coast. Matthew Flinders was an English navigator and explorer. Captain Matthew Flinders would have been 40 years old at the time of death or … Matthew married Ann Flinders on April 17 1801, at age 27 in Partney, Lincolnshire, England. Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) was born in Lincolnshire in England. His father, Mathew was a professional surgeon. Flinders wanted to become a sailor and explorer after reading the book Robinson Crusoe. Matthew Flinders was born on March 16 1774, in Donington, Lincolnshire, England, to Matthew Flinders and Susanna Flinders. Matthew Flinders was born on March 16th, in 1774. Captain Matthew Flinders RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was a distinguished navigator and cartographer, who was the first to circumnavigate Australia and identify it as a continent. Matthew Flinders, (born March 16, 1774, Donington, Lincolnshire, England—died July 19, 1814, London), English navigator who charted much of the Australian coast.. Flinders entered the Royal Navy in 1789 and became a navigator. Flinders joined the navy where he trained as a navigator. Mathew was born to Susannah and Mathew Flinders on the 16th of March, 1774 at Donington village, located in Lincolnshire.