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

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Broughton Family

October 17, 2011 by Cheryl Timbury

Public servant and settler William Broughton arrived in the transport Charlotte accompanying Surgeon White as a servant. Son of Sarah and Henry Broughton, he was born in Chatham, Kent in the year 1768. On arrival in Sydney Cove, William became a storekeeper at Rose Hill (Parramatta) and in 1800 was appointed Acting Deputy Commissary of Norfolk Island and later Deputy Commissary of stores in Sydney Town. He worked diligently in these positions and was praised by Governor Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Female Convicts, Non Commissioned Officers, Stories

Lucas Family

October 10, 2011 by Cheryl Timbury

Nathaniel Lucas The history of the Lucas family in Australia begins at London’s Old Bailey in July, 1784, with the trial of Nathaniel Lucas, who was sentenced to seven years transportation for the theft of linen clothing to the value of £2.2s.2d. Nathaniel was evidently out of favour with the wife of the publican at the Red Lion Inn at Holborn, near London, where he had lodgings. They had clashed over her demands for early payment of board, and his lack patronage of the inn’s bar. The day Continue Reading »

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

James Ruse

October 9, 2011 by Cheryl Timbury

FIRST CONVICT FARMER Gloria Axcelsis In Sacred To the memrey of James Ruse who departed this life Sept 5th in the year of houre Lord 1837 Natef of Cornwell and arrived in this coleney by the Forst Fleet Aged 77 My mother reread me Tenderly With me she tock much paines And when I arrived in this coelney I owed the forst grain and now With my hevenly Father I hope ever to remain   So reads the headstone of James RUSE who was born on 9 August 1759 Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Male Convicts, Stories

Mary Cavanaugh

September 29, 2011 by anne

A SIX YEAR SCENARIO For the last six years I have been researching and scrutinizing everything I can acquire on Mary Cavenaugh a young convict who arrived in Port Jackson on the Lady Juliana in 1790 ahead of the second fleet. Mary Cavanaugh or Cavenor married Edward Kimberley (A First Fleet Convict) on the 20 October 1791 at Port Jackson, (Sydney) Australia. On the wedding certificate both Mary and Edward sign their names with an X? My grandmother was Emily Eveline Bramich. Her Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Female Convicts, Stories

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