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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
with Captain Arthur Phillip

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Andrew Goodwin : Lydia Munro

April 20, 2018 by Cheryl Timbury

ANZAC Day marks the anniversary of the first campaign that led to major casualties for Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War, 100 years ago.  The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, whose soldiers were known as ANZACS.  Australia is commemorating this most important centenary period 2014 to 2018. The ANZAC centenary is a time for all present First Fleet descendants from Andrew Goodwin and Lydia Munro to honour their past descendants Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Descendants, Doctors, European Conflict, Gallipoli, Honouring 1914-1918, KIA, Light Horse, Middle East Conflict, Military Awards, New Zealander, Nurses, Returned Home

Edward Miles

April 22, 2015 by Cheryl Timbury

Miles in uniform, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW

Sentenced as Edward Moyle, to seven years transportation at Launceston Cornwall on 19 March 1785 for theft of two cloth coats, value 50s and other goods value 17s 8d, from the dwelling house of Benjamin Barrett.   Moyle and his partner John Rowe, were found guilty of stealing the goods, but not guilty of breaking and entering the house in the day. Moyle was on the Dunkirk hulk early in 1786 before embarking aboard Charlotte, but later transferred on 6 April 1787 to Scarborough, a month before Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Descendants, Honouring 1914-1918, Male Convicts, Nurses, Returned Home

William Broughton

February 9, 2015 by Cheryl Timbury

made the voyage to Sydney Cove on Charlotte as servant to Surgeon John White.  Following his arrival he was appointed store-keeper at Parramatta, and received a 30 acre grant at Concord.  In 1795 William and three NSW Corps privates were jointly granted 100 acres at North Bush in the Field of Mars district and it is assumed he took full control of the property naming in Chatham Farm.  By 1800 he had sown wheat and was grazing live stock.  He also purchased a house in Summer Row Sydney and in Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Descendants, European Conflict, Gallipoli, Honouring 1914-1918, KIA, Light Horse, Military Awards, Nurses, Returned Home

William Faddy

December 30, 2014 by Cheryl Timbury

had a fair amount of sea service before being commissioned with the First Fleet as 2nd lieutenant of marines.  He had married Martha Escott Johnson on 18 November 1784 and their children were born before he sailed aboard the Friendship.  In 1790 William was sent to Norfolk Island and remained there until December 1791 when he returned to Port Jackson and then to England aboard Gorgon.   On 18 April 1793 he was commission 1st lieutenant 76th Company and served on Royal Sovereign.  He was promoted Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Descendants, European Conflict, Honouring 1914-1918, Marines, Military Awards, Nurses, Officers

Elizabeth Hayward

September 4, 2014 by Cheryl Timbury

Richard Hume in uniform

was the youngest female convict, at 13, on the First Fleet.  She received seven years transportation at the Old Bailey in January 1787, for being accused of stealing clothes from the clog maker she was working for.  Elizabeth was on board the Lady Penrhyn for about three and a half months before the Fleet set sail. Read more on Elizabeth’s life story under Stories Honouring her WW1 Descendants 5133 Ronald Davie Private 12th Infantry Battalion, 18th Reinforcements, 13th Rifts Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Child Convicts, Descendants, Doctors, European Conflict, Female Convicts, Gallipoli, Honouring 1914-1918, KIA, Military Awards, Nurses, Returned Home

William Nash : Maria Haynes

July 30, 2014 by Cheryl Timbury

William Nash was a Private Marine in the 58TH (Plymouth Company). He had served in 1784-86 on the Plymouth guard ship Bombay Castle, before embarking aboard Prince of Wales. William served at Port Jackson in the company of John Shea, Captain of the Marines. Maria Haynes / Nash accompanied William as his ‘common law wife, despite not being legally married to him at that time. As the baptismal record for their son William on 25 May 1788 indicate that she fell pregnant to William during the Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Descendants, European Conflict, Honouring 1914-1918, Marines, Nurses, Privates, Returned Home, Wives

Philip Gidley King

July 30, 2014 by Cheryl Timbury

was born at Launceston Cornwall on 23 April 1758. He was commissioned lieutenant in the navy on 25 November 1778, having served in the East Indies and in American waters since 1770. In October 1786 he went on Sirius as 2nd lieutenant for the voyage to NSW. On arrival at Port Jackson King was appointed commandant of a group going to settle Norfolk Island. On the Island he formed an association with Ann Inett by whom he had two sons, Norfolk and Sydney. Both boys received a good education in Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Descendants, European Conflict, Honouring 1914-1918, KIA, Nurses, Officers, Privates, Returned Home

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