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Descendants of those who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788 with Captain Arthur Phillip

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Christmas in the New Colony

October 29, 2019 by Cheryl Timbury

Watkin Tench, First Fleet Marine, in his Account of the Settlement of Port Jackson, does not mention how the new settlers celebrated their first Christmas in the young colony.  It is probably more correct to say the manner in which Christmas was observed rather than how Christmas was celebrated. Captain David Collins stated, Christmas-day (1788) was observed with proper ceremony.  Mr Johnson preached a sermon adapted to the occasion, and the major part of the officers of the settlement Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Female Convicts, Male Convicts, Officers

Ann Inett

September 12, 2019 by Cheryl Timbury

Ann was born at Abberley, in 1754, the youngest of four children of Samuel and Mary Inett. As a young woman, she made her living from dress-making and had two illegitimate children - Thomas, in 1778, when she was aged 24, and Constance, in 1781, when she was 27. Both were christened at Bayton Church, near Rock. At the age of 31, she was, for some unknown reason, driven into crime. Berrow's Worcester Journal of 14 July, 1785, first reported: The dwelling-house of Susannah Brookes in Grimley has Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Children of Convicts, Convicts, Female Convicts, Officers

Second Fleet

August 6, 2019 by Cheryl Timbury

ARRIVES AT SYDNEY COVE HORRIFYING CONDITIONS says Chaplain JohnsonLong awaited ships from England have arrived bringing with them a load of problems far outweighing their aid to the Colony.  Lady Juliana, arrived June 3, 1790, was found to carry not food but female convicts, mainly elderly and infirm.  Justinian, arrived June 20, brought food and news that the principal store ship, Guardian, had foundered off the Cape of Good Hope. The ships carried the first detachment of the New Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Female Convicts, Male Convicts, Ships

John Small and Mary Parker

May 26, 2019 by Cheryl Timbury

The Reverend Richard Johnson, Chaplain to the colony married convicts John Parker and Mary Small on 12 October 1788.  The witnesses were convict Thomas Akers and servant to the Reverend Johnson, Samuel Barnes.  As chaplain’s clerk, his name appears numerous times as witness to Port Jackson weddings.  Mary Parker’s sentence did not expire until April 1792. John Parker was not alone when he committed the crime that original carried the sentence Guilty. To be hanged.  A Royal Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Female Convicts, Male Convicts, Uncategory

Elizabeth Cole

January 30, 2019 by Cheryl Timbury

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It is an amazing coincidence that there were two young women who came to Australia on the First Fleet and were named Elizabeth Cole. This was at first most confusing, but eventually we found proof of which one was ours and her whole story fitted together.   We have been told that our Elizabeth Cole was baptised on 25 May 1762 in the Parish Church of the small Devon village of Lamerton, not far from the western edge of Dartmoor and her parents were Thomas and Elizabeth Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Female Convicts, Male Convicts, Uncategory

Henry Waterhouse

March 11, 2018 by Cheryl Timbury

Midshipman Henry Waterhouse arrived with the First Fleet aboard HMS Sirius. He was the eldest son of William and Susanna (Brewer) Waterhouse, born 13 December 1770 and christened 28 December 1770 at St James Middlesex.  William had be page to the Duke of Cumberland who was Henry’s god-father.  He entered the navy at an early age (16) and on 20 November 1786 joined HMS Sirius as midshipman (having been recommended to Captain Phillip), raising to the rank of acting third lieutenant on 28 Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Female Convicts, Officers, Senior Officials, Stories

Rachel Early

September 2, 2017 by Cheryl Timbury

Variations of her surname on official records are Hurley, Earley, Harley, Arily.  Rachel was born on 23 April 1769 at Lambourne Berkshire England.  Her mothers’ name is given as Christian Early, no fathers’ name is recorded.  Rachel was unemployed of St Giles London, when she was tried at Reading on 24 July 1786 for stealing an ounce of tea, tabacco and sugar, 3 yards of silk ribband and a linen cap with a value of 3 Shillings, (30 cents today). Sentenced to 7 years Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Female Convicts, Marines, Privates, Stories

Frances Davis : Mary Marshall

May 16, 2017 by Cheryl Timbury

Many of the girls who arrived aboard the Lady Penrhyn became friends.  They came from similar backgrounds and circumstances and supported each other during the long voyage and in Port Jackson.  Two of these women were Frances Davis 22 and Mary Marshall 29, who is not to be confused with the other Mary Marshall, also on Lady Penrhyn.  Early in the morning on 2 September 1785, Frances Davis, spinster, broke into the house of Agnes Bennett widow, and stole one Canvas Bag and Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Children of Convicts, Convicts, Female Convicts

Rebecca Boulton

May 4, 2017 by Cheryl Timbury

Mother and child were buried within a week of each other at Sydney Cove in April 1788.  The child Rebecca Bolton/Boulton was born in Lincoln Gaol around April 1786 as her mother Rebecca awaited embarkation on the Prince of Wales.  It was stated at her trial, that as Rebecca Gibson, she had married Thomas Bolton at Panton Lincolnshire in 1778. Rebecca, was aged 23 when tried at Lindsey Quarter Session at Spilsby Lincolnshire on 16 July 1784. She gave a voluntary confession on 8 May Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Child Convicts, Female Convicts, First Fleet, Stories

Ann Daly : John Seymour

April 10, 2017 by Cheryl Timbury

Port Jackson November 1788, convict girls Ann Daly (Warburton) and Amelia Levy were sharing a hut together.  A fire was kept lit between their hut and Ann Farmer; sometimes in the evenings John Ryan and Bartholomew Reardon took advantage of the warmth from the fire. During the evening of 11 November a man had come into the girl’s hut and taken some clothing.  Ann claimed that she was lying awake in her hut when the door opened and a man came in. She thought the man had come in after Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Female Convicts, Male Convicts, Stories

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