caption death_date death_place children birth_place nationality birth_date known_for image article_title name
walter in fremantle cemetery bateman and his father john bateman 's gravestone 3 april , 1855 fremantle nine london australian 1789 early pioneer , merchant and whaler from a past century.jpg john bateman -lrb- australian settler -rrb-
 john bateman
john bateman -lrb- australian settler -rrb-

john bateman -lrb- 1789 -- 3 april 1855 -rrb- was an early colonist at fremantle .
he was the postmaster , general store owner and an investor in the fremantle whaling company .
the suburb of bateman is named after him and his family .
