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

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Descendants of those who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788
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Colonial Fashion

April 7, 2020 by Cheryl Timbury

By Anne Gibson and Pat Crothers. From the beginning, due to the climate, the general roughness of life and the lack of material goods led to a determination of the inhabitants of the colony of New South Wales to make do, as was very apparent from their clothing. Clothing was in short supply right from the start, the First Fleet set a precedent by not carrying sufficient supplies of cloth or clothing for the convicts on board.  The situation as more joined the colony.  Those Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Child Convicts, Children of Convicts, Convicts, Female Convicts, Male Convicts

Christmas in the New Colony

October 29, 2019 by Cheryl Timbury

By Anne Gibson. 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 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

Settlement at Port Phillip

August 14, 2019 by Cheryl Timbury

The first major white settlements in the colony of New South Wales were at Sydney and Norfolk Island.  The Judge-Advocate, David Collins, returned to England in 1796, later publishing his Account of the Settlement.  However, financial problems and desire for active service led to agitation for a further appointment. He was appointed to lead a settlement at the newly-discovered Port Phillip Bay.  A party of convicts and free settlers was assembled and two ships provided – HMS Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Male Convicts, Marines, Senior Officials

Port Phillip Settlement Planned

August 9, 2019 by Cheryl Timbury

AUSTRALIAN CHRONICLEVol.1, 1810-1810 No.3 PORT PHILLIP SETTLEMENT PLANNEDCaptain Collins in ChargeThe Home Government has approved the proposal for a new settlement to be set up in the Port Phillip district. Captain David Collins, who served as Judge-Advocate under Government Phillip and departed the Colony for Home in 1796, has been appointed to lead an expedition from England to found the Port Phillip settlement. His Excellency Governor King has urged settlement of Port Phillip since he Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Male Convicts, Officers

Return from Transportation

August 9, 2019 by Cheryl Timbury

Swift and Mercury Mutineers A group of First Fleet convicts were charge with Return from Transportation.  These were convicts involved in the mutiny of the transport ships Swift and Mercury.  The Swift was bound fort Halifax, America, with a number of convicts on board in August 1783.  Some prisoners came aboard at Blackwell on 16 August, the ship sailed that day down to the Galleons where the remainder were received on board from the ship Censor and left the Downs on the 28 of Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Male Convicts

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

The Journal of Philip Gidley King: Lieutenant, R.N. 1787-1790

June 5, 2019 by Cheryl Timbury

By Anne Gibson. Philip Gidley King kept a number of journals during his service in the Southern Seas.  His Official journal, kept on Sirius became the basis of the Norfolk Island Report in some early books concerning Australia.  It was purchased in 1897 for the Sydney Public Library and is now in the Mitchell Library there. Another journal written by King and referred to as the private journal was purchased by the Mitchell Library from the P.G. King estate in 1933.  It is Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Officers

John Small and Mary Parker

May 26, 2019 by Cheryl Timbury

The Reverend Richard Johnson, Chaplain to the colony married convicts John Small and Mary Parker 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 Small 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

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