Point Nepean was named by Lieut. Murray in January, 1802, after Sir Evan Nepean, Secretary to the Admiralty. (Evan Nepean (1752-1822) was born in Cornwall. He was appointed Under-Secretary of State in the Home Department in 1782. He was involved with the despatch of the First Fleet & subsequently with the administration of the newly established penal colony in N.S.W. He was appointed Secretary to the Admiralty in 1795 & was created a baronet in 1804. He retired from office in 1806. In 1812 he was appointed Governor of Bombay & served until 1819. He died on 2 October, 1822, at Loders, Dorset).¹

1. Peter Collins’ notes NHS VNEP A12426 p52 ↩︎