The First Fleet is the name given to the group of eleven ships carrying convicts, the first to do so, that left England in May 1787 and arrived in Australia in January 1788. The ships departed with an estimated 775 convicts (582 men and 193 women), as well as officers, marines, their wives and children, and provisions and agricultural implements. After 43 convicts had died during the eight-month trip, 732 landed at Sydney Cove. [1]
In 2005, the First Fleet Garden, a memorial to the First Fleet immigrants, friends and others was created on the banks of Quirindi Creek at Wallabadah, New South Wales. Stonemason Ray Collins researched and then carved the names of all those who came out to Australia on the eleven ships in 1788 on tablets along the garden pathways. The stories of those who arrived on the ships, their life, and first encounters with the Australian country are presented throughout the garden. [2]
No single definitive list of people who travelled on those ships exists; however, historians have pieced together as much data about these pioneers as possible. In the late 1980s, a simple software program with a database of convicts became available for Australian school students, both as a history and an information technology learning guide. An on-line version is now hosted by the University of Wollongong. [3]
Digitised images of the lists from the Orders in Council for the First Fleet are available on the Convict Indents Index. [4]
The six ships that transported the First Fleet convicts were:
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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Mary Abel | c. 1757 | Worcester | 5 Mar 1785 | 7 years | Abel was convicted for stealing 3 Ells of hempen cloth, tablecloths, clothing & other items, value 31s, on 5 March 1785. Abel was a servant from Hanbury.On 25 November 1786, Abel was transferred from Worcester gaol to Southwark gaol in London. Abel was pregnant when she embarked and gave birth to a child, William on 13 April 1787. Mary married Thomas Tilley on 4 May 1787 at Sydney Cove. Her son died on 19 May 1788. On 21 July 1788, Abel died at Sydney Cove. [6] | Lady Penrhyn |
Robert Abel | c. 1772 | London | 15 Sep 1784 | Death commuted to 7 years | Abel was convicted with another man at the Old Bailey for assault and highway robbery with a pistol that occurred on 4 July 1784, value 5s. [7] Abel received the King's Pardon and sentenced was commuted. [8] [9] In June 1790, Abel received 200 lashes for stealing sugar from the Lady Juliana. In February 1794, Abel received a 30-acre land grant which he later sold. He left the Colony for India in 1795 on the Endeavour. The ship sank off New Zealand, and Abel was rescued and taken to Norfolk Island in January 1796. Abel did not remain on the island and there are no further records of him. [10] | Alexander |
Esther Abrahams | c. 1767 | London | 30 Aug 1786 | 7 years | Convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing twenty-four yards of black silk lace (50s). [11] Listed as a Milliner by trade. Defended by William Garrow. Esther travelled with her baby daughter Rosanna. She became wife of Lt. Col. George Johnson. She was Jewish. [12] | Prince of Wales |
Henry Abrams | c. 1759 | Chelmsford | 9 Mar 1785 | Death commuted to 7 years | Aka Abrahams. Convicted of Highway Robbery value 46s. Listed as a labourer by occupation. [13] | Scarborough |
Thomas Akers | c. 1757 | Exeter | 14 March 1785 | Death, commuted to 7 | a.k.a Acres. He was tried at Exeter, Devon on 14 March 1785 for assault and highway robbery with a value of 10 shillings. [14] | Charlotte |
John Adams | c. 1740 | London | 26 May 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with John Ayners) for stealing 214lbs of lead (30s). [15] | Scarborough |
Mary Adams | c. 1758 | London | 13 December 1786 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing two cotton gowns (24s), one green sluff petticoat (3s), one white callico petticoat (12d), two shirts (5s), one shift (1s), one hat (2s), one ostrich feather (6s), one silver thimble (12d). [16] | Lady Penrhyn |
Charles Allen | c. 1767 | London | 7 July 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with Peter Sampson) of burglarious breaking and entering a dwelling and stealing one linen sheet (10s), eight damask table cloths (40s), one sheet (10s), eight shirts (3s 1d) and one counterpane (10s). [17] | Scarborough |
John Allen | c. 1742 | Hertford | 3 Mar 1786 | 7 | Allen was convicted for stealing bedding (200s). His occupation was listed as labourer or miller. He died in 1794. [18] | Alexander |
Mary Allen | c. 1765 | London | 25 Oct 1786 | 7 | Convicted of stealing by highway robbery a watch with a tortoise-shell case (30s), a chain (2s), four gold seals (40s), a base metal watch key (2d). [19] | Lady Penrhyn |
Mary Allen | c. 1759 | London | 10 Jan 1787 | 7 | Alias Conner. Convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing one man's hat (12s). [20] | Lady Penrhyn |
Susannah Allen | Unknown | London | 18 Apr 1787 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing one dimity gown (15s), a cotton petticoat (6s), a silk cloak (5s), a muslin apron (7s), a pair of linen pockets (12s), a silk handkerchief (3s), a pair of base metal shoe-buckles (2s), a muslin handkerchief (2s), and a pair of thread stockings (6d). [21] | Lady Penrhyn |
Tamasin Allen | c. 1755 | London | 25 Oct 1786 | 7 years | Aka Jamasin, alias Boddington. Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing one leather pocket-book (1s), ten grains of rose diamonds (£8), seven grains weight of other diamonds (£6), two brilliant diamonds (50s), a pearl (12s), one topaz (5s), a silver pencil-case (2s), and one promisory note called a bank note (£10). [22] Known as a prostitute, [23] described at her trial as "a lustyish woman with black hair." [24] | Lady Penrhyn |
William Allen | c. 1763 | Ormskirk | 11 Apr 1785 | 7 years | Allen, a labourer, was tried for assault and robbery (30s). [25] | Alexander |
Elizabeth Anderson | c. 1755 | London | 10 Jan 1787 | 7 years | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with Elizabeth Bruce) of stealing three linen table-cloths (15s) and two aprons (5s). [26] Her occupation was listed as servant. She left New South Wales in 1799. [27] | Lady Penrhyn |
Fanny Anderson | c. 1757 | Winchester | 7 Mar 1786 | 7 years | Aka Frances. Anderson, a dealer, was tried for stealing clothing and money (13s). She was described in the colony as "too fond of spirituous liquors to be very industrious". She married Simon Burn on 10 February 1788. [28] | Charlotte |
John Anderson | c. 1761 | Exeter | 20 Mar 1786 | 7 years | He was tried at Exeter, Devon on 20 March 1786 for stealing linen with a value of 146 shillings. His occupation was listed as seaman. A report from Dunkirk hulk described him as "tolerably decent and orderly". On 14 December 1789 he received 200 lashes for robbing a garden. He was a Nightwatch member by 1791, and married Elizabeth Bruce on 16 March 1788. [29] | Charlotte |
John Anderson | c. 1763 | London | 26 May 1784 | 7 years | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing three linen table cloths (20s) and three linen aprons (6s). [30] He died in 1816 after he was murdered by his wife. [31] | Scarborough |
John Archer | c. 1756 | London | 26 May 1784 | 7 years | Alias Forrester. Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing two large coach glasses (40s). [32] | Scarborough |
John Arscott | c. 1767 | Bodmin | 18 Aug 1783 | 7 years | Arscott was tried for stealing tobacco (70s). Report from Dunkirk hulk was that he had behaved "tolerably well". Married Catherine Prior on 8 December 1792. He left NSW in 1793. [33] | Scarborough |
George Atkinson | c. 1765 | London | 21 Apr 1784 | 7 years | Aka Atkins. He was tried at Old Bailey for stealing one cloth coat (5s), one black silk waistcoat (2s), one stuff waistcoat (1s), four pair of breeches (2s), four shirts (2s), one pair of shoes (3s), one pair of stockings (1s), two handkerchiefs (1s), and one printed book (6d). [34] He was a night watch member and died in 1834. [35] | Scarborough |
Sarah Ault | Unknown | London | 21 Feb 1787 | 7 years | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with Elizabeth Scott) for stealing four bridles (11s), one bradoon (2s), two strap irons (1s), and two leather straps (1s). [36] | Prince of Wales |
John Ayners | c. 1760 | London | 26 May 1784 | 7 years | Alias Agnew. Convicted at the Old Bailey (with John Adams) for stealing 214lbs of lead (30s). [37] | Scarborough |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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Robert Bails | c. 1766 | Reading | 28 February 1785 | Death commuted to 14 | For more information see here | Alexander |
Martha Baker | c. 1762 | London | 30 August 1786 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn |
Charles Mudie | c. 1764 | Exeter | 10 January 1786 | 7 | Baker was convicted at Exeter for an unrecorded crime which resulted in him receiving 7 years transportation. [38] A report from the Dunkirk Hulk described Thomas as "troublesome at times." [39] Baker died between 1788 and September 1792. | Charlotte |
James Balding | c. 1755 | London | 12 January 1785 | Death commuted to 7 | a.k.a. William and Baldwin | Scarborough |
Ruth Baldwin | c. 1762 | London | 25 October 1786 | 7 | alias Bowyer. Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing three table spoons (20s) and two silver dessert spoons (10s). [40] | Prince of Wales |
John Ball | c. 1736 | Exeter | 20 March 1786 | 7 | Ball was tried at Exeter, Devon on 20 March 1786 for stealing livestock (a sheep) with a value of 10 shillings. A report from Dunkirk hulk was "tolerably decent and orderly". He died in 1788. [41] | Charlotte |
George Bannister | c. 1768 | London | 21 April 1784 | 7 | About 16 years old when convicted. Tried at the Old Bailey (with George Robinson and John Monroe alias Nurse) for stealing one marcella petticoat (8s), one child's dimity cloak (3s), one linen gown (1s 6d) and one pair of cotton stockings (6d) on 21 April 1784. [42] | Alexander |
Elizabeth Barber | c. 1755 | London | 16 October 1782 | Death, commuted to 7 years | Became wife of Thomas Brown Charlotte | Friendship |
John Barferd | c. 1767 | London | 14 December 1785 | 7 | aka Barford. Convicted at the Old Bailey (with John Cropper) of stealing one hair trunk (12d), four silk gowns (40s), one silk apron (2s), six linen ruffled shirts (30s), one plain linen ditto (3s), six stocks (6s), a silk cloak trimmed with fur (5s), two linen gowns (20s), one petticoat (4s), six children's night-gowns (5s), a yard of printed cotton (12d) two linen table-cloths (10s), one child's linen clout (12d), one silk petticoat (5s), a counterpane (10s), six pillow-cases (12d), a pair of stays (4s), one box iron (12d), a pair of steel snuffers (12d), a snuffer-stand (6d), a blanket (6d), six yards of silk ribbon (12d), one gauze cap (1d). [43] | Alexander |
George Barland | c. 1767 | London | 7 July 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with James Burleigh) for stealing one cloth great coat (20s). [44] | Scarborough |
Stephen Barnes | c. 1765 | York | 9 July 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Alexander |
Henry Barnett | c. 1744 | Warwick | 21 March 1785 | Death commuted to 7 | aka Barnard, alias Burton | Alexander |
Daniel Barret | c. 1757 | Winchester | 29 July 1783 | 7 | aka Barrett, Barnett, Barney | Friendship |
Thomas Barrett | c. 1758 | London | 11 September 1782 | Life | Barrett was convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing one silver watch (£3), one steel chain (3s), one stone seal (6d), one metal watch key (1d), one hook (1d), two shirts (8s), one shift (1s). [45] His sentence was commuted from death to transportation to America for life. [46] In March 1784, Thomas was sent aboard the Mercury bound for Nova Scotia. Barrett was a ringleader in the Mercury Mutiny in April 1784. He was recaptured and sentenced to death, but since he had intervened to save the steward's life and prevented injury to the Captain, he was reprieved and given transportation for life. [47] On the voyage to New South Wales, Barrett was involved in passing counterfeit coin made from some pewter spoons and old buttons and buckles belonging to marines at Rio de Janeiro. [48] John White asked Barrett to make a memento of the trip, and Barrett fashioned a medal out of a silver kidney dish. The Charlotte Medal (the first work of Australian Colonial art) was sold at auction to the Australian National Maritime Museum in 2008 for one million dollars. In February 1788 Barrett was hanged for stealing beef and peas. He was the first man executed by hanging in New South Wales. | Charlotte |
John Barry | c. 1768 | Bristol | 23 November 1785 | 7 | About 17-18 yrs old when convicted. | Friendship |
George Barsby | Winchester | 1 March 1785 | Death commuted to life | Barsby was tried at Winchester, Hampshire on 1 March 1785 for assault and highway robbery with a value of 228 shillings. He was sentenced to transportation for life having been originally sentenced to death. He died in Portsmouth Harbour in 1787 before the fleet sailed. [49] | Scarborough | |
Samuel Barsby | c. 1764 | Exeter | 20 March 1786 | Death commuted to 7 | Barsby was tried at Exeter, Devon on 20 March 1786 for stealing material with a value of 40 shillings. He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years having been originally sentenced to death. He was tried alongside Samuel Pigott for the same crime. He was flogged several times. First, on 11 February 1788 he was sentenced to receive 150 lashes for abuse and striking Marines. Secondly, he was sentenced to 50 lashes for threatening Catherine Prior, and again in January and March 1789 for insolence and drunkenness. [50] | Charlotte |
James Bartlett | Winchester | 1 March 1785 | 7 | Pardoned & released before 1st fleet departed | ||
Elizabeth Bason | c. 1757 | Salisbury | 24 July 1784 | Death commuted to 7 | Bason was tried at Salisbury, Wiltshire on 24 July 1784 for stealing material with a value of 16 shillings. She was sentenced to transportation for 7 years having been originally sentenced to death. She became wife of James Heatherly, crew of Sirius. They had three children and left for India. [51] | Charlotte |
Oten Batley | c.1764 | London | 10 December 1783 | 7 | Batley was convicted of stealing one silver watch (40s), one silver seal (1s), and one steel chain (6d). He had previously been convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing one silk handkerchief (2s) on 30 May 1781, [52] and for stealing a silk handkerchief (1s) on 23 July 1783. [53] He took part in the mutiny aboard the Mercury in 1784 and was subsequently additionally found guilty of return from transportation. [54] | Charlotte |
Walter Batley | c. 1760 | London | 29 October 1783 | 7 | aka Walton. Alias John Rous/Rouse/Rowse. Became husband of Martha Baker. | Friendship |
James Bayley | New Sarum | 7 | Charlotte | |||
John Bazley | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Ann Beardsley | Derby | 5 | Friendship then from Rio Charlotte | |||
Elizabeth Beckford | c.1710 | London | 10 January 1787 | 7 | Beckford was convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing 12lbs of Gloucester cheese. [55] She was estimated to be approximately 70 years of age when the fleet sailed. She died of dropsy on 12 July as the Fleet neared the equator. [56] | Lady Penrhyn |
William Bell | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
Sarah Bellamy | Worcester | 9 July 1785 | 7 | married James Bloodsworth | Lady Penrhyn | |
Jacob Bellet | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
Samuel Benear | London | 7 | ||||
John Best | London | 7 | Friendship | |||
Elizabeth Bingham | London | alias MOORING | ||||
Elizabeth Bird | Maidstone | 7 | alias WINIFRED | |||
James Bird | Croydon | 7 | ||||
Samuel Bird | Croydon | 7 | ||||
Joseph Bishop | London | 10 December 1783 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing five silk handkerchiefs (12s), a cotton handkerchief (2s), one linen handkerchief (12d). [57] | Friendship | |
John Baughan | Oxford | 7 | aka Baughn, Bingham, Boughan, Bunham. Alias Baffen, Boffin, Buffin | Friendship | ||
William Blackhall | Abingdon | 7 | ||||
Francis Blake | London | 26 May 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing nine linen shirts (18s), two pair of silk stockings (4s), four handkerchiefs (2s), two pair of ruffles (12d), eight oz. weight of chocolate (2d) and six muslin neckcloths (20s). [58] Total value 39s. The prosecution was led by William Garrow. | ||
Susannah Blanchett | Kingston | 7 | ||||
William Blatherhorn | Exeter/London | 10 September 1783 | Death commuted Life | aka Beans, Fisher. Originally convicted in the Old Bailey for stealing six yards of printed cotton (12s), five yards of other printed cotton (14s), twelve cotton handkerchiefs (24s), he was sentenced to be transported for 7 years on 26 February 1783. [59] He was part of a group of 24 convicts lead principally by John Kellan which overthrew their transportation vessel bound for America, the Swift and returned to Britain. He was tried at the Old Bailey for returning from transportation and sentenced to death by hanging. The King, however, thought fit to extend his mercy upon them and commute their sentences to transportation for life on 10 September 1783. [60] | Charlotte | |
James Bloodsworth | 7 March 1759 | Kingstone | 3 October 1785 | 7 | aka Bloedworth, Bloodworth. Bloodsworth was sentenced to 7 years for the theft of one game cock and two hens. After his sentence was served, Bloodsworth was a master bricklayer and builder responsible for the construction of most of the buildings in the colony of New South Wales between 1788 and 1800. He was offered rehabilitation to England, but he refused. In 1803 when offered a choice of employment at Port Phillip or the Derwent he again refused, preferring to remain in Sydney. He died from pneumonia in 1804. | Charlotte |
William Blunt | London | 10 December 1783 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey alongside a man named John Berryman for breaking and entering a dwelling house with intent to burglariously steal goods, chattels and monies. [61] During the trial Blunt mentions that he is a coachman by trade and his father, also named William, is among those giving him a reference to good character. Originally both were sentenced to death. However, this was later overturned to seven years transportation for both those convicted. [62] | ||
William Boggis | c. 1767 | Kingston upon Thames | 24 Mar 1784 | 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough |
Mary Bolton | Shrewsbury | 12 Mar 1785 | To be hanged. Commuted to 7 years transportation | aka Mary Boulton. She became the wife of Samuel Day. | Lady Penrhyn | |
Jane Bonner | London | 18 April 1787 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing one black silk cloak (21s). [63] | ||
Peter Bond | London | 15 September 1784 | 7 | Although a transcript of Bond's trial does not exist, the Old Bailey Punishment Summaries note that he was tried there on 15 September 1784 and sentenced to seven years transportation. [64] | ||
William Bond | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Rebecca Boulton | Lincoln | 7 | aka Bolton. Had been in prison for 4 years before the fleet sailed. Considered both mentally ill and in poor physical condition. [65] | Prince of Wales | ||
John Boyle | London | 21 April 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of fraud. Boyle, a seaman of the Royal Navy adopted the name of his former fellow seaman John Frazier upon returning home in order to obtain his wages. Upon the Navy Clerk stating that Frazier was listed as dead in the Americas, Boyle persisted to adopt several other identities in order to obtain wages that were not his. His story was disproved by three of his former shipmates present at the trial. Boyle had served with Frazier on board H.M.S. Marlborough and finally on board H.M.S. L'Hector, a captured French vessel. [66] Originally sentenced to death, this sentence was commuted to seven years transportation on 23 February 1785. [67] | ||
William Bradbury | London | 10 September 1783 | 7 | Originally sentenced to 7 years transportation to America at the Old Bailey for stealing a Bank post-bill, for £20 a bank-note for £10 another note for £5 5s the said notes being the property of John Baring and Company on 3 July 1782. [68] He was part of a group of 24 convicts lead principally by John Kellan which overthrew their transportation vessel bound for America, the Swift and returned to Britain. He was tried at the Old Bailey for returning from transportation and sentenced to death by hanging. The King, however, thought fit to extend his mercy upon them and commute their sentences to transportation for life on 10 September 1783. [60] | ||
John Bradford | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
James Bradley | 9 January 1765 | London | 29 June 1785 | 7 | James Edward Bradley was found guilty on 29 June 1785 at the Old Bailey, London, of stealing a white linen handkerchief worth two shillings. Sentenced to seven years transportation he was sent to the Ceres hulk. He arrived in Sydney in January 1788 aboard the Scarborough as part of the First Fleet. On 23 February 1789 Bradley received 25 lashes for insolence to a sentinel. He married fellow convict Sarah Barnes on 12 August 1792 at Parramatta. In early 1794 he was granted 30 acres of land at the Eastern Farms. By 1802 the family was able to live 'off stores'. He was buried on 16 February 1838; his age was given as 64. [69] | Scarborough |
Curtis Brand | Maidstone | 7 | alias Bryn | Friendship | ||
Lucy Brand | London | 19 July 1786 | 7 | alias Wood. Previously convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing by pickpocketing one piece of silver coin, called half a crown, and five shillings and sixpence on 11 May 1785 for which she was sentenced to privately whipped and imprisoned for one year. [70] She was convicted and sentenced to seven years transportation at the Old Bailey approximately fourteen months later for stealing one gold ring (5s), three guineas (£3 3s) and two pieces of base metal (2d). [71] | ||
Mary Branham | London | 23 February 1785 | 7 | Although a transcription of Branham's trial at the Old Bailey is not listed, her sentence is listed in the Old Bailey Punishment Summaries for 23 February 1785. [72] | ||
James Brannegan | Exeter | 7 | aka Branagan | Charlotte | ||
William Brewer | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
William Brice | Bristol | 7 | ||||
John Brindley | Warwick | 7 | ||||
Mary Broad | Exeter | 7 | aka Braund or Brand. Pregnant when boarded ship and a daughter was born on voyage. Broad became the wife of William Bryant and they had a son. She and a group a convicts managed to escape the colony and returned to England. | Charlotte | ||
William Brough | Stafford | 7 | ||||
James Brown | Hertford | 7 | ||||
Richard Brown | Reading | 7 | ||||
Thomas Brown | London | 30 April 1783 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with Joseph Dunnage) for stealing one chariot glass door (22s). [73] | ||
Thomas Brown | c. 1762 | Exeter | 29 Oct 1783 | 7 | Became husband of Elizabeth Barber | Charlotte |
William Brown | Southwark | 7 | ||||
William Brown | Exeter | 7 | died at sea, 19 September 1787 | Charlotte | ||
Elizabeth Bruce | London | 10 January 1787 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with Elizabeth Anderson) of stealing three linen table-cloths (15s) and two aprons (5s). [74] | ||
Robert Bruce | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
John Bryant | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Michael Bryant | London | 10 December 1783 | 14 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing one black cloth coat (5s), one striped silk waistcoat (2s 6d), one velvet waistcoat (2s 6d), one pair of cloth breeches (2s 6d), one pair of fustain breeches (2s 6d), one hat (1s), one handkerchief (9d), and three pair of stockings (1s 6d). [75] | Friendship | |
Thomas Bryant | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
William Bryant | Launceston | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Joseph Buckley | c. 1748 | Dorchester | 16 March 1786 | 7 | For more information see here | Charlotte |
John Bufley | ||||||
Margaret Bunn | c. 1762 | London | 26 April 1786 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn |
Sarah Burdo | c. 1764 | London | 25 October 1786. | 7 | aka Burdoe/Bordeaux. Convicted at the Old Bailey (with Rebecca Davidson) of stealing three guineas (£3 3s) and one half guinea (10s 6d). Burdo was alluded to being a prostitute during the trial. [76] Her occupation was listed as dressmaker. [77] She died in 1834 in Sydney, NSW. | Lady Penrhyn |
Mary Burkitt | c. 1757 | London | 30 August 1786 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn |
James Burleigh | London | 7 July 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with George Barland) for stealing one cloth great coat (20s). [44] | ||
Patrick Burn | ||||||
Peter Burn | London | 10 September 1783 | 7 | No mention of Peter Burn, but a Peter Bourne was tried at the Old Bailey for stealing one large wooden cask bound with iron hoops (10s), and thirty-six gallons of porter (30s). [78] | ||
Simon Burn | ||||||
James Burne | London | 21 April 1784 | Death commuted to 7 | Originally sentenced to death at the Old Bailey for assault and stealing by highway robbery one black silk bonnet (4s), and one silver hat pin (4d) on 25 February 1784. [79] His sentence was commuted to 7 years transportation on 21 April 1784. [80] | ||
Samuel Burridge | Dorchester | 7 | Charlotte | |||
William Butler | London | 7 July 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with Andrew Goodwin) of stealing 200lbs of lead (20s). [81] |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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John Caesar | c. 1763 | Maidstone | 7 | The first Australian bushranger and one of the first people of recent African descent to arrive in Australia. | Alexander | |
James Campbell | London | Death commuted to 7 | alias George Campbell. Convicted of highway robbery in 1784. Death sentence commuted to transportation for 7 years. [82] | Scarborough | ||
James Campbell | Guildford | 7 | ||||
Ann Carey | Taunton | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Mary Carroll | c. 1751 | London | 25 Oct 1786 | 7 | Carroll married John Nicholls in Sydney March 1788. Lived with William Thompson on Norfolk Island. | Lady Penrhyn |
Richard Carter | Shrewsbury | alias Cartwright | ||||
John Carney | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Francis Carty | Bodmin | 7 | ||||
Joseph Carver | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
James Castle | London | 7 | ||||
William Chaaf | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Thomas Chaddick | London | 7 | ||||
Edward Chanin | Exeter | 7 | Died at sea on 8 Jan 1788 | Charlotte | ||
William Chields | ||||||
Samuel Chinery | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
William Church | Dorchester | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Elizabeth Clark | c.1766 | Derby | 11 Jan 1785 | 7 | Clark was convicted at the Derby Assizes of stealing clothing (value 6s and 6d). Clark was sent to the Dunkirk hulk two days later and was discharged to the Friendship in March 1787. Transferred to the Prince of Wales at the Cape of Good Hope in August 1787. In May 1788, Clark was charged at Sydney Cove of abusing Private William Norris while in a state of intoxication. She was sentenced to be tied to a cart's tail and flogged publicly once up and down the women's camp, on the western side of the cove. The case was re-opened and the sentence was countermanded after it was learnt that the two had been intimate on the Friendship, and that Norris had struck her, calling her a whore. She died on 4 September 1788 aged approximately 22. [83] | Friendship |
James Clark | c.1753 | London | 6 Apr 1786 | 7 | alias Hosier. Clark was convicted at the Old Bailey in London of stealing a silver watch (value 40s), a steel watch chain (value 5s) and two seals (value 2s each). He had been a butcher, and claimed at his trial that he had been "wounded in the action of Inigo Jones", and had a pension that he had used to go into business with his sister on Grub Street. [84] Clark was held on the Ceres hulk before being transported to New South Wales. Clark worked at the governor's farm in 1789. In March 1790 he was sent (as James Clark) to Norfolk Island on the Sirius. By July 1791 he was living with Susannah Huffnell and her daughter Elizabeth on a Sydney Town lot. [85] It is possible that he is the Charles Clark who lived with Mary Lammerman on a four acre lot at Queenborough in June 1794. He departed with Mary for Van Diemen's Land on the Porpoise in 1807. In the 1811 Muster he was listed as Charles Clark, living at Hobart. By 1822 he was back in New South Wales, as Charles Clark, employed by W. Broughton at Appin. In 1828 he was working as a servant for Elizabeth Peisley. No further records have been located for him after 1828. [86] | Scarborough |
William Clarke | c.1764 | London | 14 Jan 1784 | 7 | Clarke was convicted at the Old Bailey of having stolen one wooden cask (value 6d) and five gallons of raspberry brandy (value 22s) from the King of Prussia pub on Saltpetre Bank (now Dock Street, Whitechapel). [87] Clarke was originally sentenced to death but had his sentence commuted to transportation for 7 years at some point. He was sent to the Censor hulk in August 1784. Clarke was sent to Norfolk Island on the Supply in February 1789. He may have been the William Clarke who received 50 lashes for neglect of duty in June 1790. In July 1791 he was subsisting two people on a Sydney Town lot. He married Sarah Cumberland in a mass wedding ceremony on the island in November 1791. In 1794 he was hired as a labourer for six months by Stephen Martin. Clarke left Norfolk Island (alone) for Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the Porpoise in December 1807, settling on a 31 acre lot at New Norfolk. He died on 15 October 1822 at Richmond; his age was given as 52. [88] He died "a very infirm old man" as a result of "excessive drinking of spirits". [89] | Scarborough |
John Clarke | Unknown | Exeter | 7 Aug 1786 | 7 | Clarke was convicted at Exeter for stealing livestock (two lambs) and mutton with a value of 14 shillings. He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years having been originally sentenced to death. He died on 6 June 1787 at sea. [90] | Charlotte |
George Clear | ||||||
Mary Cleaver | Bristol | 7 | Son, James, born on voyage in 1787. | Charlotte | ||
Thomas Clements | London | 7 | ||||
Richard Clough | Durham | 7 | ||||
John Coffin | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Elizabeth Cole | 1758 | Exeter | 20 Mar 1786 | 7 | For more information see here | Charlotte |
Elizabeth Cole | London | 7 | ||||
William Cole | London | 7 | ||||
Elizabeth Colley | London | 14 | ||||
Richard Collier | Kingstone | 7 | ||||
Joseph Colling | London | 7 | ||||
Ishmael Colman | Dorchester | 7 | Died at sea on 29 May 1787 | Charlotte | ||
Ann Colpitts | Durham | 7 | ||||
Ann Coombes | c. 1760 | Taunton, Somerset | 30 Mar 1786 | 7 | Became wife of John Bryant. Lived with James Bryan Cullen. | Charlotte |
Cornelius Conelly | Exeter | 7 | ||||
William Connelly | Bristol | 7 | ||||
William Connolly | Bodmin | 7 | ||||
COOK, ? | London | 7 | ||||
Mary Cooper | Worcester | 7 | ||||
James Copp | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
James Corden | Warwick | 7 | ||||
Edward Cormick | Hertford | 7 | ||||
James Cox | Charlotte | |||||
John Matthew Cox | London | 7 July 1784 | 7 | aka Banbury Jack. Convicted at the Old Bailey (with John Pontie) of stealing thirteen yards of lace (£5). [91] He alluded to being a sailor during his trial. Originally sentenced to death, overturned to transportation for life on 23 February 1785. [92] | ||
Taylor Crabtree | New Sarum | 7 | ||||
John Creamer | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Jane Creek | London | 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn | |
John Cropper | London | 14 Dec 1785 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with John Barferd) of stealing one hair trunk (12d), four silk gowns (40s), one silk apron (2s), six linen ruffled shirts (30s), one plain linen ditto (3s), six stocks (6s), a silk cloak trimmed with fur (5s), two linen gowns (20s), one petticoat (4s), six children's night-gowns (5s), a yard of printed cotton (12d) two linen table-cloths (10s), one child's linen clout (12d), one silk petticoat (5s), a counterpane (10s), six pillow-cases (12d) a pair of stays (4s), one box iron (12d), a pair of steel snuffers (12d) a snuffer-stand (6d), a blanket (6d), six yards of silk ribbon (12d), one gauze cap (1d). [43] | ||
William Cross | Coventry | 7 | ||||
Thomas Restell Crowder | c. 1758 | London | 4 Dec 1782 | Death commuted to Life | aka Thomas Ristol Crowder. Became husband of Sarah Davies. | Alexander |
William Cuckow | ||||||
Jacob Cudlip | Bodmin | 7 | alias Norris | |||
James Bryan Cullen | c. 1742 | London | 6 Apr 1785 | 7 | Lived with Ann Coombes. | Scarborough |
John Cullyhorn | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Edward Cunningham | London | 7 | ||||
John Cuss | New Sarum | 7 | alias Hunsboy | Charlotte |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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Richard Day | Reading | 7 | ||||
Edward Davies | Stafford | 7 | ||||
Samuel Day | Gloucester | 23 March 1785 | To be hanged. Commuted to 14 years transportation. | Married Mary Bolton/Boulton 2 Nov 1788, who was incorrectly recorded as Mary Bishop. There was no Mary Bishop in the First Fleet. However, Mary Davies/Davis formed a liaison with Thomas Bishop, Marine, prior to this marriage. As both she and Bolton were tried at the same place, on the same day, received identical sentences for similar crimes and travelled on the same ship, this mis-identification is the only logical explanation for a marriage characterised by Mollie Gillen as a "considerable complication" and a "mystery" | Alexander | |
Samuel Davis | Glocester | 7 | ||||
William Davis | ||||||
James Davis | London | 8 Dec 1784 | 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough | |
Daniel Daniels | London | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing from Joseph Solomons on 21 May 1784 one copper pot with a copper cover (4s), one pewter dish (6d), one pewter porringer (3d), and one pair of shoes (6d). [93] Daniels received 32 lashes for theft of flour in May 1791. [94] [95] | |||
Richard Dick[ citation needed ] | London | 7 | ||||
John Davidson | London | Death commuted to 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of burglary from Jane Box; one black bombazeen gown and petticoat (5s), one silk cloak (6s), one shift body (3d), four pair of linen sleeves (1s), two linen aprons (2s), two check aprons (6d), three laced caps (3s), one silver tea spoon, (1s), one muslin shawl (1s), one silk handkerchief (3s), one black silk apron (1s). Stealing from James Barkley; one linen stock (6d), two linen table cloths (10s), one silver table spoon (4s), one cotton bed gown (1s), one shaul (1s), and one linen apron (1s). Stealing from Eleanor Clegg, (with Benjamin Barlow, aged ten years, and Daniel Love, both acquitted) two linen aprons (6d) on 25 February 1784. [96] [97] The sentence of death was commuted to 7 years transportation on 23 February 1785. [98] | Scarborough | ||
William Davis | Brecon | Life | ||||
Richard Davis | ||||||
Ann Daley | Nether Knutsfo | 7 | Mrs Gore Daley | |||
Margaret Darnell(Darnel) | London | 7 | Convicted 18/4/1787 - Married Owen Cavanough - Seaman on the "Sirus" | Prince of Wales | ||
Ann Davis | London | 7 | ||||
Elizabeth Dalton | London | 7 | Lady Penrhyn | |||
Rebecca Davidson | London | 7 | Mrs Robert Davidson was convicted at the Old Bailey (with Sarah Burdo) of stealing three guineas (£3 3s) and one half guinea (10s 6d). [76] | |||
Margaret Dawson | c. 1770 | London | 7 | De facto relationship with William Balmain. | Lady Penhryn | |
Frances Davis | Chelmsford | 14 | ||||
Sarah Davies | Worcester | 7 | aka DAVIS. Became wife of Thomas Crowder. | Lady Penrhyn | ||
Mary Davies | c. 1752 | Shrewsbury | 12 Mar 1785 | To be hanged: commuted to 7 years transportation. | aka Davis. Became wife of Thomas Bishop (FF Marine) [99] | Lady Penrhyn |
Michael Dennison | Poole | 7 | ||||
Barnaby Denison | Bristol | 7 | ||||
Patrick Delany | ||||||
Mary Dickenson | Southwark | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn | ||
Thomas Dickson | Durham | 7 | alias Ralph RAW | |||
Timothy Discall | Bodmin | 7 | ||||
Mary Dixon | London | 7 | ||||
William Douglas | c. 1763 | Lincoln | 9 Jul 1785 | 7 | Married Mary Groves of the Prince of Wales on 1 June 1788. | Alexander |
Ferdinand Dowland | London | 7 | ||||
James Dodding | aka DORING | |||||
William Dring | Kingston upon | 7 | ||||
Joseph Dunnage | London | 7 years commuted to Life | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with Thomas Brown) for stealing one chariot glass door (22s) on 30 April 1783 to seven years' transportation. [73] This sentence was later commuted to transportation for life on 21 April 1784 for reasons currently undiscovered. [80] | |||
Elizabeth Dudgens | London | 7 | aka Dudgeon. Convicted at the Old Bailey (with Susannah Garth) for stealing by pickpocketing nine guineas, value £9 9s and one half-guinea, value 10s and 6 pence in monies on 10 September 1783. | Friendship then from Cape | ||
Jane Dundass | London | 7 | ||||
Ann Dutton | London | 7 | ||||
Leonard Deyer | Southwark | 7 | ||||
Mary Dykes | London | 7 |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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William Earle | New Sarum | 7 | ||||
Rachel Early | Reading | 7 | for stealing ribbon, tobacco and sugar valued at 3 shillings | transported on the Friendship | ||
Martha Eaton | ||||||
Mary Eaton | alias Shepherd | |||||
Thomas Eccles | Guildford | Life | ||||
William Edmunds | Monmouth | 7 | ||||
William Edwards | Westminster | 7 | ||||
George Eggleston | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
William Eggleton | Kingston | 7 | aka Eagleton, alias Bones, married Mary Dickenson on 17 February 1788; Mary died in 1799 leaving Eggleton with 3 children to raise. For more information see here. | Alexander | ||
Deborah Elam | Chester | 7 | ||||
Peter Ellam | Ormskirk | 7 | ||||
Joseph Elliot | Croydon | 7 | ||||
William Elliot | Croydon | 7 | ||||
Nicholas English | London | 7 | ||||
Elizabeth Evans | London | 7 | ||||
William Evans | Shrewsbury | 7 | ||||
John Everett | Hertford | 7 | ||||
Matthew Everingham | London | 7 | Shortly before his conviction he was employed as a 'servant' by an attorney of the Middle Temple, hence the subsequent references to him as 'attorney's clerk'. Allegedly 'in great distress' he had obtained two books by false pretences from the servant of another attorney, and these he had offered for sale. Later married Elizabeth Rymes of London who arrived on the Neptune 1790. | Scarborough |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship | |
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William Farley | Bristol | 7 | |||||
Ann Farmer | London | ||||||
Phillip Farrell | London | 7 | |||||
Benjamin Fentum | London | 7 | |||||
John Ferguson | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | ||||
Thomas Fillesey | Bristol | 7 | |||||
Jane Fitzgerald | London | 7 | alias Phillips | Charlotte | |||
William Field | |||||||
John Finlow | alias Hervey | ||||||
Jane Field | London | ||||||
Elizabeth Fitzgerald | London | 7 | |||||
Edward Flyn | |||||||
Phebe Flarty | London | 7 | Flarty and Ann Parsley were convicted for stealing three muslin shawls (30s) from Robert Hincksman in Holborn. | ||||
Francis Fowkes | London | 7 | |||||
Robert Forrester | London | 7 [100] | |||||
William Foyle | New Sarum | 7 | Charlotte | ||||
Ann Fowles | London | 16 April 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn | ||
Margaret Fownes | Shrewsbury | 7 | Lady Penrith | ||||
Ann Forbes | Kingston | 29 April 1787 | 7 | Tried on the 29th day of April 1787. Ten yards of printed cotton of the value of 20 shillings, of the goods and chattles of James Rollinson in the shop of said James Rollinson, feloniously did steal take and carry away. Guilty, no chattels to be hanged – Reprieved, Transported 7 years. Sent 30 April 1787. Shipped on the Prince of Wales. | Prince of Wales | ||
James Freeman | Hertford | 7 | |||||
Robert Freeman | London | 7 | |||||
William Francis | London | 7 | |||||
George Francisco | London | 8 December 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing three linen shirts (3s), one pair of stockings (6d), and four guineas (£4 4s). Claimed to have been formerly in a French prison for three years and that he had served in some naval capacity. [101] | |||
George Fry | 7 | ||||||
Catherine Fryer | alias Prior | ||||||
William Fraser | Manchester | 7 | aka Frazer Married to Ellen Fraser (below) Died 13 Jun 1791 | Charlotte. | |||
Ellen Fraser | Manchester | 7 | |||||
John Fuller | Manchester | 7 |
Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship | |
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Francis Gardner | London | 7 | ||||
Edward Garth | London | 7 | ||||
Francis Garland | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Susannah Garth | London | 10 September 1783 | 7 | aka Grath. Convicted at the Old Bailey (with Elizabeth Dudgens) for stealing by pickpocketing nine guineas (£9 9s) and one half-guinea (10s 6d). On Friendship and from Rio on Charlotte. | Friendship and Charlotte | |
Mary Gabel | Southwark | 7 | Lady Penrhyn | |||
Olive/Olivia Gascoygne | Worcester | 7 | Lady Penrhyn | |||
Thomas Gearing | Oxford | Life | ||||
George Gess | Gloucester | 7 | ||||
Anne George | London | 7 | Lady Penrhyn | |||
Thomas Glenton | Northallerton | 7 | ||||
William Gloster | London | 7 | ||||
Daniel Gordon | Winchester | 7 | ||||
Edward Goodwin | London | 7 | ||||
Andrew Goodwin | London | 7 July 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with William Butler) of stealing 200lbs of lead (20s). [81] | ||
John Gould | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Charles Gray | Southwark | 7 | ||||
Samuel Griffiths | Gloucester | alias Briscow | ||||
Nicholas Greenwell | London | 7 | ||||
John Green | Reading | 7 | ||||
Thomas Griffiths | London | 7 | ||||
Charles Granger | Plymouth | 7 | ||||
James Grace | ||||||
Hannah Green | On Friendship then from Rio on board Charlotte | Friendship and Charlotte | ||||
Mary Groves | c. 1763 | Lincoln | 9 July 1785 | 7 | Married William Douglas of the Alexander on 1 June 1788. | Prince of Wales |
Mary Green | London | 7 | ||||
Ann Green | London | 7 | ||||
Mary Greenwood | London | 7 | ||||
William Gunter | Bristol | 7 |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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John Hadon | c. 1756 | Exeter | 7 | For more information see here | Charlotte | |
Richard Hagley | c. 1743 | Winchester | 2 March 1784 | Death commuted to 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough |
Joseph Haines | Gloucester | 7 | ||||
Elizabeth Hall | Newcastle | 7 | ||||
John Hall | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Joseph Hall | Exeter | Life | Charlotte | |||
Margaret Hall | ||||||
Samuel Hall | London | 7 | ||||
Sarah Hall | London | 17 January 1787 | 7 | alias Hammond. Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing two gowns (14s), a bed gown (6d) pence, a shirt (4d), a sheet (18d), two waistcoats (2s 6d), two aprons (5s), a cloak (6d), five handkerchiefs (18d), and three pair of stockings (18d). | Lady Penrhyn | |
Maria Hamilton | London | 19 October 1785 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing one linen gown (21s), nine yards and a half of linen trimming (2ss 3d), one silk and cotton gown (6s), one black stuff flounced petticoat (6s), one apron (12d), one black silk bonnet (12d) and 9s 6d in money (Guilty of stealing 39s total). | ||
William Hamlin | Exeter | 7 | aka Hamlyn | Charlotte | ||
John Handford | Winchester | 7 | ||||
Dorothy Handland | London | 22 February 1786 | 7 | alias Gray. Convicted at the Old Bailey of perjury in her evidence given at the trial of William Till at the Old Bailey in December 1785. | ||
Cooper Handy | ||||||
Joseph Harbine | London | 7 | ||||
Joshua Harper | London | 7 | ||||
William Harris | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
John Harris | London | Life | Scarborough | |||
Joseph Harrison | London | 7 | ||||
Mary Harrison | Lincoln | 7 | ||||
Mary Harrison | London | 19 October 1785 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with Charlotte Springmore) for willfully destroying and defacing one cloth cotton gown (10s) of Susannah Edhouse, and for "making an assault on her". Harrison was said to be a prostitute during the trial. | ||
Frances Hart | Friendship and Charlotte | |||||
John Hart | London | 12 January 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | ||
Catherine Hart | London | 8 December 1784 | 7 | Convicted of stealing three gowns (20s), a silk petticoat (3s), a dimity petticoat (3s), five shirts (20s), four shirts (8s) and 3 bonnets (3s). The total value was 49s. The court argued that if the items stolen were above 40s then the sentence would be death. The prosecutor claimed they were worth 30s in order to save the life of Hart. | ||
John Hart | Stafford | 7 | ||||
John Hartley | Oxford | 7 | ||||
Ester Harwood | London | 30 October 1786 | 7 | aka Howard. Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing one silver watch (20s), two iron keys (1s), one half guinea and two shillings in money. | ||
John Hatch | Reading | 7 | ||||
John Hatcher | Winchester | 7 | ||||
William Hatfield | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
Henry Hathaway | Gloucester | 7 | ||||
Joseph Hatton | York | 24 July 1784 | 7 years | Convicted at York Summer Assizes for Grand Larceny. Breaking and entering house on 9 April and then shop of Benjamin Clay on 13th, stealing material, ribbons and handkerchiefs. | Scarborough | |
Thomas Hawell | Stafford | 7 | ||||
Dennis Hayes | London | 8 December 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of highway robbery with a knife. | ||
John Hayes | Guildford | 7 | ||||
John Haydon | Charlotte | |||||
William Ha?es | ||||||
William Haynes | ||||||
George Hayton | London | 7 | aka Clayton | |||
Elizabeth Hayward | London | 10 January 1787 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing a linen gown (4s), a silk bonnet (2s) and a bath cloak (1s). | ||
Richard Head | Reading | 7 | ||||
James Heading | Chelmsford | Life | ||||
Thomas Headington | Abingdon | 7 | ||||
Catherine Henry | London | 10 January 1787 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing three muslin shawls (50s). | ||
Jane Herbert | London | 30 August 1786 | 7 | alias Rose, also known as Jenny Russell. Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing one promisory note (£20). | Prince of Wales | |
John Herbert | London | 21 April 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing a silk handkerchief (1s). | Scarborough | |
John Herbert | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Elizabeth Hervey | Friendship and Charlotte | |||||
John Hill | Maidstone | Life | ||||
John Hill | London | 26 May 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing one linen handkerchief (6s). | ||
Mary Hill | London | 25 October 1786 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing by highway robbery a gilt watch in an enamel case (£3), a blue watch ribbon (1d), a gold seal (20s) and a gold key (5s). Suggested to be a prostitute during her trial. | ||
Thomas Hill | London | 7 July 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing one pair of linen sheets (10s), one cotton gown (7s), one check linen apron (12d), one cloth cloak (6d). | ||
Thomas Hill | 7 | |||||
William Hilt | Exeter | Life | ||||
William Hindley | Ormskirk | 7 | alias Platt | |||
Ottiwell Hindle | Preston | 7 | ||||
Elizabeth Hipsley | London | 7 | ||||
William Hogg | London | 21 April 1784 | 14 | Convicted at the Old Bailey of Deception and Forgery by unlawfully stamping certain wares, with a certain mark and stamp in imitation of, and to resemble the said mark and stamp of the Lion and unlawfully, wilfully, and knowingly had, and were possessed of a certain mark and stamp, that was made to resemble the said mark and stamp (that of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths). | ||
William Holland | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Job Hollister | Bristol | 7 | ||||
Elizabeth Hollogin | London | 7 | ||||
James Holloway | London | 20 October 1784 | 7 | Convicted of stealing at the Old Bailey a silk handkerchief (3s). | ||
Susannah Holmes | Accompanied by young son Henry. | Friendship and Charlotte | ||||
William Holmes | London | 7 July 1784 | 7 | Convicted of stealing at the Old Bailey one linen handkerchief (2s). | ||
James Hortopp | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
John Howard | London | 7 | ||||
Thomas Howard | London | 12 January 1785 | 7 | Convicted of stealing at the Old Bailey to the value of 39s. | ||
William Hubbard | Surrey | 24 March 1784 | 7 | Convicted of theft in the Kingston Assizes | Scarborough | |
John Hudson [102] [103] | 1775 | London | Dec 1783 | 7 [104] | Hudson was 8 yrs old when convicted in Dec 1783. He was 12 yrs old when he arrived in Jan 1788. | Friendship |
Susannah Huffnell | Worcester | 7 | For more information see William Baker (colonist) (footnote a.) | |||
Frances Ann Hughes | Lancaster | 7 | ||||
Hugh Hughes | Southwark | 7 | Alexander | |||
John Hughes | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
Thomas Hughes | ||||||
Edward Humphreys | London | 8 December 1784 | 7 [105] | aka Humphries. Convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing one cloth great coat (30s) and one pair of leather boots (10s). | Scarborough | |
Henry Humphreys | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Mary Humphries | London | |||||
Jeremiah Hurley | Exeter | 7 | ||||
William Husband | London | 7 | ||||
James Hussey | ||||||
Thomas Huxley | Warwick – Old Bailey London | 25 June 1788 | 7 | Alias Jones - | Salamander | |
Thomas Hylids | Guildford | 7 |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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Ann Inett | c. 1757 | Worcester | 11 March 1786 | Death commuted to 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn |
Benjamin Ingram | c. 1768 | London | 8 December 1784 | 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough |
John Irvine | c. 1761 | Lincoln | 6 March 1784 | 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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William Jackson | Durham | 7 | ||||
David Jacobs | London | 20 October 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing two livery cloth great coats (40s). | ||
John Jacobs | London | 7 | ||||
Hannah Jackson | Bristol | 7 | ||||
Joseph Jaget | Exeter | 7 | ||||
James Jameson | ||||||
Jane Jackson | London | alias Esther Robert | Lady Penrhyn | |||
Mary Jackson | London | 30 August 1786 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing a total of 6 shillings. | Lady Penrhyn | |
Robert Jeffries | Devizes | 7 | ||||
John Jefferies | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
Robert Jenkins | Maidstone | 7 | alias Brown | |||
John Jepp | London | 23 February 1785 | 7 | Conviction mentioned in the Old Bailey Punishment Summary. | ||
William Jenkins | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Francis Jones | Winchester | 7 | ||||
Charles Johnson | Manchester | 7 | Alexander | |||
Edward Jones | London | 15 September 1784 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing 6 watch movements (20s), 185 watch movements framed (£4), 1 brass watch cap (6d), 48 centre watch wheels and pin (12s), 76 watch barrels and harbours (15s), 66 great watch wheels and fuzees (24s), 21 cantright watch wheels (2s), 237 small watch pins (16s), 248 watch screw wheels (5s), 9 watch studs (6d), 17 watch vergers (2s), 30 watch balances (18d), 3 turnbenches (5s), a pair of men's shoes (6d), a pair of buckles (6d), a spectacle case mounted with steel (6d), and a linen sheet (3s). | ||
Thomas Josephs | London | 7 | ||||
William Johnson | Kingston | 7 | ||||
Stephen Johns | Launceston | 7 | ||||
Margaret Jones | Launceston | 14 | ||||
Edward Johnson | Dorcester | 7 | ||||
John Jones | Exeter | 14 | ||||
William Jones | Shrewsbury | 7 | ||||
Richard Jones | Shrewsbury | 7 | ||||
Thomas Jones | Bristol | 14 | ||||
Catherine Johnson | London | 7 | ||||
Mary Johnson | London | 7 |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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Henry Kable | c. 1767 | Thetford | 14 Mar 1783 | Death commuted to 7 | aka Cable | Friendship |
John Kellan | c. 1765 | London | 10 Sep 1783 | Death commuted to Life | aka John Herbert Keeling. Convicted of stealing one steel hilted sword (10s) on 30 April 1783 and sentenced to 7 years transportation in America. [106] Returned from transportation with 24 other convicts after taking control of the Swift in which he was to be transported. He was apprehended peacefully in August 1783 in Sandhurst, Kent. [107] He was convicted for returning from transportation and sentenced to death, [108] later commuted to transportation for life. [60] His occupation was listed as a seaman. He was considered a man of education and ability Major Robert Ross. Night watch member in Sydney in 1789. On Norfolk Island on 31 July 1791 given 50 lashes for contempt of Ross’s orders. [109] Keeling left Norfolk Island on the Kitty for Port Jackson in March 1793 and received a conditional pardon in 1800. In January 1803 he was charged with assault and battery. In April 1806 he was charged with forging two £2 promissory notes. He conducted his own defence but the evidence was overwhelming and he was sentenced to death. He was hanged on 28 April 1806. [110] | Scarborough |
Thomas Kelly | c. 1764 | Pontefract | 13 Jan 1785 | 7 | Alexander | |
Martha Kennedy | c. 1756 | Kingston | 9 Apr 1787 | 7 | Prince of Wales | |
Thomas Kidney | c. 1764 | Bristol | 30 Oct 1782 | 7 | aka Kidner | Alexander |
William Kilby | c. 1737 | Reading | 16 Jan 1784 | Death commuted to Life | Alexander | |
John King | c. 1754 | London | 21 Apr 1784 | 7 | Convicted for stealing one man's box great coat (18s) and one linen towel (6d). | Scarborough |
David Kilpack | c. 1760 | London | 10 Sep 1783 | Death commuted to Life | aka Killpack. Originally sentenced to 7 years transportation to America for theft of one live turkey cock (1s 6d), one live cock (1s), two live hens (1s), and two live ducks (1s) on 26 February 1783. [111] He was part of a group of 24 convicts led principally by John Kellan which overthrew their transportation vessel bound for America and returned to Britain. He was tried for returning from transportation and sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to transportation for life. [60] | Scarborough |
Edward Kimberly | c. 1765 | Coventry | 20 Mar 1783 | 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough |
John Knowler | c. 1762 | Maidstone | 16 Mar 1785 | 7 | aka Nowland. Knowler, a labourer, was convicted of robbery of a coat, gloves and shoes (9s). [112] He died in 1822 in Van Diemans Land. [113] | Alexander |
Andrew Knowland | c. 1755 | London | 10 Sep 1783 | Death commuted to 7 | a.k.a. Roman, Ronan, Rowland. Convicted at the Old Bailey for fraud of a shipmate on board HMS Nemesis. [114] Originally sentenced to death, it was commuted to transportation at a later date. [115] Knowland was involved in the mutiny aboard the convict ship the Swift which set sail for the Americas in 1784. He was captured and sent to Australia. [116] During his incarceration awaiting transportation, Andrew was referred to as "troublesome" by his jailers aboard the Dunkirk prison hulk. [117] | Friendship |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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David Lankey | c. 1760 | London 1234 | 26 May 1784 | 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough |
Richard Lane | Winchester | 2 Mar 1784 | 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough | |
John Lawrell | Bodmin | 18 Aug 1783 | 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough | |
William Lane | c. 1756 | Chelmsford | 28 Jul 1784 | 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough |
James Larne | Exeter | 12 Jul 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Charlotte | |
John Lambeth | c. April 1763 [118] | Bristol | 29 Mar 1785 | Death commuted to 7 | Lambeth, a blacksmith from Fillongly, Warwickshire, was sentenced to death for stealing a promissory note and money (172s). [119] Lambeth was referred to as "tolerably decent and orderly" by his jailers aboard the Dunkirk Prison Hulk. He died on 2 July 1788. | Friendship |
Henry Lavell | Henry | London | 11 Sep 1782 | Death commuted to Life | For more information see here | Friendship |
Flora Lara | Flora | London | 21 Jan 1787 | 7 | For more information see here | Prince of Wales |
Caroline Laycock | London | 30 Mar 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Prince of Wales | |
Jane Langley | 16 Sep 1761 | London | 29 Jul 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn |
Mary Lawrence | c. 1754 | London | 26 May 1784 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn |
Isaac Lemon | Isaac | Chelmsford | 7 Mar 1785 | 7 | Lemon, a labourer, was convicted for stealing a bay gelding horse (200s). [120] Originally sentenced to death, Lemon's sentence was commuted to 7 years transportation. He died during the voyage on board the Alexander on 11 March 1787. [121] | Alexander |
Joseph Levy | London | 26 May 1784 | 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough | |
John Leary | Winchester | 3 Mar 1783 | Death commuted to 7 | For more information see here | Scarborough | |
George Legg | Dorchester | 16 Mar 1786 | 7 | For more information see here | Charlotte | |
Jeremiah Leary | Bristol | 30 Mar 1784 | Death commuted to 14 | For more information see here | Friendship | |
Stephen Legrove | London | 14 Jan 1784 | 7 | For more information see here | Friendship | |
Elizabeth Lee | London | 23 Feb 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn | |
Sophia Lewis | London | 25 Oct 1786 | Death commuted to 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn | |
Elizabeth Leonard | c. 1760 | London | 20 Oct 1784 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn |
Amelia Levy | Southwark | 9 Jan 1787 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn | |
George List | c. 1759 | London | 10 Sep 1783 | Life | For more information see here | Scarborough |
John Limeburner | c. 1743 | New Sarum | 9 Jul 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Charlotte |
Thomas Limpus | 23 Jul 1760 | London | 10 Sep 1783 | Life | For more information see here | |
Samuel Lightfoot | c. 1753 | Exeter | 14 Mar 1785 | Death commuted to 7 | For more information see here | Charlotte |
Joseph Longstreet | Marlborough | 5 Oct 1784 | 7 | Longstreet was convicted at Marlborough for stealing dyed Spanish wool. [122] He died at sea on 19 July 1787. [123] | Alexander | |
Joseph Long | Gloucester | 23 Mar 1785 | Death commuted to 14 | For more information see here | Alexander | |
John Lockley | London | 22 Feb 1786 | Death commuted to 7 | For more information see here | Alexander | |
Mary Love | c. 1725 | Maidstone | 15 Mar 1785 | 14 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn |
Elizabeth Lock | Gloucester | 26 Mar 1783 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn | |
Nathaniel Lucas | 1764 | London | 7 Jul 1784 | 7 | Scarborough | |
Humphrey Lynch | New Sarum | 5 Mar 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Alexander | |
Ann Lynch | 1746 | Bristol | 30 Mar 1786 | 14 | For more information see here | Charlotte |
John Lloyd | London | 25 Feb 1784 | 7 | Aka Loyd, Lyde. Lloyd was convicted for stealing on 21 February 1784 one wooden till (6d), one half-guinea (10s 6d), two half-crowns (5s), and 20s in money. [124] Lloyd was sentenced to 7 years transportation and placed aboard the Mercury bound for Nova Scotia and was involved in the Mercury Mutiny, in April 1784 and returned to England, landing in Torbay, where Lloyd was captured. He was later sent to New South Wales. A report from the Dunkirk Hulk describes John as "in general tolerably well behaved but troublesome at times." [125] Lloyd died on 27 September 1811 in Sydney. [126] | Friendship |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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James M'Donnaugh | 1752 | Maidstone | 11 Jul 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Alexander |
Charles M'Laughlin | c. 1770 | Durham | 21 Jul 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Alexander |
Edward M'Lean | c. 1731 | Maidstone | 15 Mar 1784 | 7 | aka MacLean, MacClean. M'Lean, a labourer, was convicted at Maidstone for stealing many items of clothing (159s). Originally sentenced to death, this was commuted to seven years transportation. [127] [128] | Scarborough |
Francis M'Lean | 24 March 1784 | Guildford | 7 | For more information see here | Alexander | |
Thomas M'Lean | Guildford | 7 | For more information see here | Alexander | ||
John MacIntire | Durham | 7 | ||||
John Mansfield | Chelmsford | 7 Years Transportation | Stole 8 pigs | Alexander | ||
Betty Mason | Gloucester | 14 | ||||
Sarah McCormick | Manchester | 7 | ||||
Mary McCormack | Liverpool | 7 | Married William Parr soon after arrival. | Friendship | ||
Richard McDeed | ||||||
Redman McGrah | Redman | |||||
James Medlycott | James | |||||
William Mariner | Oxford | 7 | ||||
William Marney | London | 7 | ||||
Jane Marriott | London | 7 | ||||
John Marrott | Gloucester | 7 | ||||
Mary Marshall | London | Life | ||||
Joseph Marshall | London | 14 | ||||
Mary Marshall | London | 7 | ||||
Ann Martin | Southwark | Lady Penrhyn | ||||
Abraham Martin | New Sarum | 7 | ||||
John Martin | London | 7 | ||||
Stephen Martin | Bristol | 7 | ||||
Thomas Martin | Exeter | 7 | ||||
James Martyn | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Susannah Mason | London | alias Gibbs | ||||
Ann Mather | London | 7 | ||||
Mather MATHER | London | 7 | ||||
Thomas Matson | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
Richard May | New Sarun | 7 | ||||
Eleanor McCabe | London | 7 | alias Magee | |||
William McNamar | William | |||||
John Meynell | Nottingham | alias William Radford | ||||
Jacob Messiah | ||||||
Jane Meech | Exeter | 7 | Mrs. William Meech | |||
Samuel Midgley | Lancaster | 7 | ||||
Richard Middleton | London | 7 | ||||
Edward Miles | 7 | |||||
Matthew Mills | ||||||
Charles Milton | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
Mary Mitchcraft | Kingston | 7 | ||||
Mary Mitchell | Kingston | 7 | ||||
Nathaniel Mitchell | Dorchester | 7 | ||||
John Mollands | Launceston | 7 | ||||
Samuel Mobbs | London | 7 | ||||
Charles Mood | 7 | |||||
John Moorin | London | 7 | ||||
William Moore | William | London | 7 | |||
John Morley | London | 7 | ||||
Richard Morgan | Gloucester | 7 | ||||
Robert Morgan | Robert | London | 7 | |||
William Morgan | London | 7 | ||||
Joseph Morley | Marlow aka Mawley | Winchester, Hants | 3 March 1783 | Life, reduced to 7 years of transportation | Morley with Henry Roach, Francis Garland and two others were sentenced to death at Winchester, Hants on 3 March 1783 for highway assault and theft. On 21 April he was reprieved to seven years of transportation. Transported to the Mercury, 26 March 1784. He, among others, escaped in a mutiny at Torbay. Recaptured and sent to Dunkirk hulk. On 11 March 1878 was discharged to the Friendship. Morley (as Mawley) landed at Port Jackson in 1788. Two marriage certificates to Mary Gosling 19 December 1790, at St John's Church Parramatta. One under Morley and another under Marlow ( [129] ). He settled at Prospect, given while still under sentencing in the first round of land grants, 18 July 1791. Watkins Tench, visiting the area in December recorded him as Marlow. Morely was among those who signed the petition on 30 November 1792 asking the Governor to arrange for a Catholic Priest to be sent to the colony. He became the district constable at prospect until his dismissal in 1820. He died in 1822. His nephew Joseph Morley (Jnr) came on the second fleet (; [130] [131] ). The farm was sold to Joseph Morley Jnr. Joseph Morley (Jnr) purchased a property in Newcastle. Morley's relationship with natives. There is evidence that Morley (Snr) was the adoptive or father of Joe Marlow, and Edward two Aboriginal boys taken to the native children's Institution in Parramatta, 1 January 1818 & 17 January 1818 respectively. Another child from Prospect who entered the institution was Kitty, 28 December 1814 ( [132] ) | Friendship |
Peter Morris | Bristol | 7 | ||||
James Morrisby | London | 7 | For more information see here | |||
John Mortimore | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Mary Morton | London | 23 February 1785 | 7 | Tried for stealing three pieces containing seventeen handkerchiefs (18s). [133] | ||
John Mowbray | Lincoln | 7 | ||||
William | William | Guildford | 7 | |||
Edward Moyle | Launceston | 7 | ||||
Hannah Mullens | London | 10 January 1787 | Life | There is no transcription of Mullens' trial. However, she is mentioned in the Old Bailey Punishment Summary as having received His Majesty's pardon after being capitally convicted at former sessions on the condition of being transported for the following terms, to the Eastern coast of New South Wales, or some one or other of the islands adjacent. [134] She became wife of Charles Peat. | Lady Penrhyn | |
Stephen Mullis | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Jesse Mullock | New Sarum | 7 | ||||
Lydia Munro | Kingston | 14 | Prince of Wales [135] | |||
John Munroe | c. 1770 | London | 21 April 1784 | 7 | alias Nurse. Tried at the Old Bailey, with George Robinson and George Bannister, for stealing one marcella petticoat (8s), one child's dimity cloak (3s), one linen gown (1s 6d) and one pair of cotton stockings (6d). [42] | |
James Murphy | 7 | |||||
William Murphy | Liverpool | 7 |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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John Newland | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
Robert Nettleton | Kingston upon | 7 | Alexander | |||
John Neal | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
James Neal | Bristol | 7 | Friendship | |||
Elizabeth Needham | London | 7 | Lady Penrhyn | |||
John Nicholls | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
Phebe Norton | 1761 | London | 25 Oct 1786 | 7 | Alias Jones, Knight. Norton, a servant and housekeeper to James Milne, stole on 20 August 1786, a tablespoon, 3 teaspoons, a counterpane, 3 sheets, a coat, a satin waistcoat, a table cloth, 2 check curtains and a pair of leather gloves (34.5s) from Milne. As reported by Arthur Bowes Smyth, "Phebe Norton, A convict on board us fell from the head (the toilet seat at the bow of the ship), into the Sea, it was a remarkable calm day, therefore before she had time to go down, two men jump’d overboard & saved her by hauling her into the pinnace which was fasten’d at the stern." | Lady Penrhyn |
Robert Nunn | London | 7 | Scarborough |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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John O'Craft | c. 1750 | Exeter | 24 May 1784 | Death commuted to 7 | For more information see here | Charlotte |
James Ogden | c. Feb 1769 | Manchester | 20 Jan 1785 | 7 years | Ogden, a labourer born in Ashton-under-Lyne, was convicted of stealing a purse and six pieces of gold of unknown value. [136] [137] Ogden married Elizabeth Kelsell in January 1800 at Parramatta and by 1806 he was a landholder at The Ponds with 50 acres. Ogden died on 19 September 1820 at St John's, Parramatta. | Alexander |
William Okey | c. 1768 | Gloucester | 24 Mar 1784 | Death commuted to 7 | Okey, a labourer, was convicted for stealing six chines of bacon, four loaves of bread and other goods (61s). [138] Originally sentenced to death, his sentence was commuted to seven years transportation. Okey was killed by Aborigines on 30 May 1788. | Alexander |
Isabella Oldfield | c. Sep 1764 | Manchester | 20 Jul 1786 | 7 years | Oldfield, from Skipton, Yorkshire, was convicted (with her brother Thomas Oldfield) of stealing three pieces of cloth (1s) [139] In October 1787 she transferred to the Prince of Wales while anchored at the Cape of Good Hope. She died on 17 March 1789 at Sydney Cove. [140] | Friendship and Prince of Wales |
Thomas Oldfield | c. May 1763 | Manchester | 20 Jul 1786 | 7 years | For more information see here | Friendship |
Peter Opley | Maidstone | 14 Mar 1786 | 7 years | For more information see here | Alexander | |
Thomas Orford | London | 7 Jul 1784 | 7 years | For more information see here | ||
Thomas Osborne | London | 7 years | Alexander | |||
Elizabeth Osborne | London | 7 years | alias Jones | Lady Penrhyn | ||
John Owles | Croydon | 7 years | Alexander | |||
John Owen | 16 Jan 1769 | London | 10 Sep 1783 | 7 years | John Owen, at the age of fourteen, and with another boy, was chased across a field when a box of 18 table knives went missing from the sideboard in a house. He said in court "I was taking a walk round, and some boys came up to me, and said there was a mad bull, and presently a gentleman pursued us and took us back." He was sentenced to transportation for seven years at the Old Bailey on 10 September 1783, and was received on the Censor hulk on 4 October where he remained for over 3 years. On 24 February 1787 he was taken by wagon to Portsmouth and embarked on the "Scarborough", part of the First Fleet to Australia, 3 days later. | Scarborough |
Joseph Owen | Shrewsbury | 14 years | Friendship |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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Paul Paige | Lincoln | 7 | ||||
William Pane | Nottingham | 7 | ||||
Edward Parry | Stafford | 7 | ||||
William Parr | Liverpool | 7 | For more information see here | Alexander | ||
John Henry Palmer | London | 7 | ||||
John Parker | London | 7 | ||||
William Parish | 1751 | London | 20 Oct 1784 | 7 | William Parish, alias Potter may have been an unemployed seaman, but on 27 September 1784 he became a highwayman. Parish was tried before Mr Recorder. Parish was indicted for feloniously assaulting William Stent with a pistol on the King's highway on 27 September 1784, with intent to steal money from Stent. | |
Richard Partridge | London | Death commuted to Life | Originally sentenced to 7 years transportation to America at the Old Bailey for stealing one linen shift (3s), one linen apron (3s), one pair of cotton stockings (6d) pence, and one pair of linen cover sluts (6d) on 30 April 1783. He was part of a group of 24 convicts led principally by John Kellan who overthrew their transportation vessel bound for America, the Swift and returned to Britain. He was tried at the Old Bailey for returning from transportation and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted to transportation for life on 10 September 1783. | |||
Peter Parris | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Jane Parkinson | Manchester | aka Partington | ||||
Elizabeth Parker | Gloucester | 7 | Accompanied by her daughter Ann | Friendship then from Cape Charlotte | ||
Ann Parsely | London | 1787 | 7 | For more information see here | Prince of Wales | |
Mary Parker | London | 7 | ||||
Sarah Partridge | London | 7 | alias Roberts | |||
Sarah Parry | London | Life | ||||
Edward Bearcro Perrot | Bristol | 7 | ||||
John Petrie | London | 7 | ||||
Samuel Peyton | London | 7 | ||||
Richard Percival | London | 7 Jul 1784 | 7 | Convicted of stealing one silver watch (30s), one silver milk pot (10s), one silver spoon (5s), one pair of steel scissors with silver bows (2s), one pair of leather shoes (5s), a quantity of sugar (1s), half 2 pound of tobacco (2s), one linen towel (6d) and 480 copper halfpence (20s). [141] On 23 February 1785, his sentence of seven years transportation was transferred from transportation to America to transportation to Africa. [142] | ||
John Pettitt | London | 21 Apr 1784 | 7 | Convicted of stealing one flute, called an English flute (4s), and two fifes (1s). [143] | ||
James Peaulet | London | 7 | ||||
Charles Peat | London | 23 Feb 1785 | Life | Originally convicted on 5 December 1781 and sentenced to death for stealing by highway robbery a silk purse (3d), and money (23s) on Finchley Common. [144] [145] The sentence of death was later overturned and Peat was sentenced to transportation for life in Nova Scotia. He was involved in the Mercury Mutiny and was found "at large" in England, his return from transportation is recorded in the Old Bailey Punishment Summaries of 10 September 1783. [146] Peat was sentenced to transportation for life in 1785. [147] He became the husband of Hannah Mullens. | Scarborough | |
Joshua Peck | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Edward Perkins | Plymouth | 7 | ||||
John Petherick | Plymouth | 7 | ||||
John Penny | 7 | |||||
William Phillimore | London | 10 Dec 1783 | 7 | Convicted at the Old Bailey. Unusually, details of Phillimore's trial is not transcribed. [148] | ||
Richard Phillips | London | 10 Dec 1783 | 7 | Convicted of stealing 16lbs of lead (4s). [149] | ||
Mary Phillips | Taunton | 7 | For more information see here | |||
Roger Phyfield | Shrewsbury | aka Twyfield | Friendship | |||
Mary Phyn | London | 7 | ||||
Samuel Pigott | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Mary Pinder | Lincoln | 7 | ||||
Elizabeth Pipkin | London | 7 | ||||
Mary Piles | London | 6 Apr 1785 | 7 | aka Pile. Originally convicted on 15 January 1783 to be fined 1s and to serve twelve months in a House of Correction for stealing one linen apron (5s), five caps (40s), one muslin handkerchief (3s), one metal watch (£3), one steel chain (1d) and money (16s). [150] Piles was convicted once again for stealing money (29s 6d). During the trial she was referred to as "the female highwayman." [151] | ||
David Pope | Southwark | 7 | ||||
John Power | London | 14 Dec 1785 | 7 | Power was convicted with Charles Young of stealing 2092lb of wood, called Red Sanders wood (£20) the property of the East India. [152] The trial in question results in a verdict of not guilty. However, both Young and Power are listed in the Old Bailey Punishment Summaries as sentenced to 7 years transportation. [153] Both defended by William Garrow who said in his defence that "There is no evidence at all against Power" when cross-examining the witness Judah Bottlebold and that "what Bottlebold says against Power alone, is not evidence." | ||
John Pontie | London | 7 Jul 1784 | Death commuted to Life | Convicted at the Old Bailey (with John Matthew Cox a.k.a. Banbury Jack) of stealing thirteen yards of lace (£5). [91] Originally sentenced to death, overturned to transportation for life on 23 February 1785. | ||
Jane Poole | Wells | 7 | Charlotte | |||
William Poore | Dorchester | 7 | Aka Power, Poor | Charlotte | ||
Elizabeth Powley | 1762 | Thetford, Norfolk, England | 14 March 1783 | Death – commuted to 7 years transportation | AKA – Elizabeth Pulley | Friendship/ Prince of Wales |
Ann Powell | London | 13 Dec 1786 | 7 | Convicted of stealing one pair of stays (10s), one gown (10s), one apron (2s), and one black silk cloak (10s). [154] | ||
James Price | Gloucester | 7 | ||||
John Price | Southwark | 7 | ||||
Catherine Prior | Prior's son John Matthew was born at sea on 14 Nov 1787. | |||||
Thomas Prior | Reading | 7 | ||||
Thomas Pritchard | ||||||
Edward Pugh | Gloucester | 7 | ||||
Elizabeth Pulley | 1762 | Thetford, Norfolk, England | 14 March 1783 | Death – commuted to 7 years transportation | AKA – Elizabeth Powley | Friendship/ Prince of Wales |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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John Randall | c. 1764 | Manchester | 1785 | 7 | Aka Randel and Raynolds. Tried at Manchester 1785 for stealing a silver watch chain, was then sent to the Ceres hulk, then 1786 delivered to the ship Alexander for transportation for 7 years. He stated his birthplace to be New Haven Connecticut, Nth America. He was an African American and, considering the area he was from and the time, was most probably a slave before making his way to England. It is not known how he made his way to England. [155] | Alexander |
George Reymond | London | 7 | ||||
John Ramfey | Kinston | 7 | ||||
Charles Repeat | Warwick | 7 | ||||
William Read | Croydon | 7 | ||||
Bartholomew Reardon | Winchester | 7 | ||||
Ann Read | London | Life | Lady Penrhyn | |||
Thomas Risdale | Bristol | Life | alias Crowder | |||
James Richard | East Grinstead | 7 | ||||
James Richardson | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
Edward Risby | 21 February 1755 | Gloucester | 24 March 1784 | 7 | Edward was imprisoned for stealing and sentenced for three years in the Thames hulks. Upon release he was caught again for stealing a bolt of cloth soon after. Edward was tried at the Gloucestershire Assizes on 24 March 1784. In October 1784 Edward was sentenced to three years on the Thames hulk Censor and then deportation to complete a seven year sentence. | Alexander |
William Richardson | c. Feb 1761 | London | 10 Dec 1783 | Death commuted to 7 | Convicted for assault and highway robbery (27s). Married Isabella Rosson in September 1789 and had at least 2 children. Described as having a thin face, fair complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes, and 5' 5" tall. | Alexander |
Hardwicke Richardson | London | 25 Oct 1786 | 7 | Convicted for stealing clothing (60s). | Alexander | |
John Richardson | c. 1760 | London | 7 Jul 1784 | 7 | Aka Mann. Convicted for stealing household goods (77s). Fathered two children with Mary Finn | Scarborough |
David Richard | London | 7 | ||||
Samuel Richardson | c. 1766 | London | 15 Sep 1784 | 7 | Convicted for stealing silk (40s). | Scarborough |
William Rickson | Chelmsford | 7 | ||||
John Richards | Winchester | 7 | alias Williams | |||
James Richard | Launceston | 7 | ||||
John Rice | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Anthony Rope | 1755 | Chelmsford, Essex, England | 7 March 1785 | 7 years | Married fellow First Fleeter – Elizabeth Pulley/Powley | Alexander |
Daniel Rogers | Croydon | 7 | ||||
George Robinson | Lincoln | 7 | ||||
Isaac Rogers | Gloucester | 14 | ||||
Thomas Robinson | Kingston upon | 7 | ||||
John Roberts | Liverpool | 7 | ||||
George Robinson | c. 1770 | London | 21 April 1784 | 7 | Tried (with George Bannister and John Monroe alias Nurse) for stealing one marcella petticoat (8s), one child's dimity cloak (3s), one linen gown (1s 6d) and one pair of cotton stockings (6d) [42] | |
John Romain | London | 11 May 1784 | 7 | There is no transcription of Romain's trial at the Old Bailey. However, he is mentioned in the Old Bailey Punishment Summary as having his transportation location changed from America to Africa. [156] | ||
John Rowe | Launceston | 7 | ||||
William Rowe | Launceston | 7 | ||||
William Roberts | c. 1755 | Bodmin | 17 August 1786 | 7 | Convicted for the theft of five pound and half weight of yarn (9s), property of William Moffat of Launceston [157] | Scarborough |
William Robinson | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Henry Roach | Exeter | 7 | ||||
John Robins | Exeter | 7 | alias Major | |||
Walton Rous | alias Batley | |||||
Mary Rolt | London | |||||
Isabella Rosson | London | 10 Jan 1787 | 7 | Tried for stealing one tambour muslin (2s). [158] | ||
John Russel | London | 7 | ||||
John Ruglass | London | 23 Feb 1785 | Life | There is no transcription of Ruglass's trial. However, he is mentioned in the Old Bailey Punishment Summaries as being sentenced to be transported for life. [159] | ||
John Russler | London | Life | ||||
James Ruse | Bodmin | 7 | aka Ruce | |||
Robert Ruth | Exeter | 7 | ||||
John Ryan |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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William Saltmarsh | c. 1770 | Kingston | 29 Mar 1785 | 7 | Alexander | |
Thomas Sanderson | Lincoln | 7 | ||||
William Sands | Lincoln | 7 | Alexander | |||
Peter Sampson | London | 7 | Convicted (with Charles Allen) of burglarious breaking and entering a dwelling and stealing one linen sheet (10s), eight damask table cloths (40s), one sheet (10s), eight shirts (3s 1d) and one counterpane (10s). [160] | Scarborough | ||
Ann Sandlin | London | 7 | alias Lynes | Lady Penrhyn | ||
Robert Scattergood | Stafford | 7 | Alexander | |||
Elizabeth Scott | London | 7 | Convicted (with Sarah Ault) for stealing four bridles (11s), one bradoon (2s), two strap irons (1s), and two leather straps (1s). [161] | Prince of Wales | ||
Samuel Selshire | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
John Seymour | Sherborne | 7 | Scarborough | |||
William Shearman | Reading | 7 | Alexander | |||
Joseph Shaw | Stafford | 7 | Alexander | |||
Robert Shepherd | Durham | 7 | Alexander | |||
George Sharp | Durham | 7 | Alexander | |||
William Shore | Lancaster | 7 | Alexander | |||
James Shiers | London | Life | Scarborough | |||
John Silverthorn | New Sarum | 7 | Alexander | |||
Robert Sidaway | London | Life | aka Sideway, Sideaway | Friendship | ||
Sarah Slater | London | 7 | Lady Penrhyn | |||
John Small | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Richard Smart | Gloucester | 7 | Alexander | |||
Daniel Smart | Gloucester | 7 | Alexander | |||
Thomas Smith | Lancaster | 7 | Alexander | |||
William Smith | Liverpool | 7 | Alexander | |||
Edward Smith | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
William Smith | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
Thomas Smith | London | 7 | alias Haynes | Scarborough | ||
James Smith | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
John Smith | Guildford | 7 | Scarborough | |||
William Smith | Bodmin | 1 | Scarborough | |||
Ann Smith | Winchester | 7 | Mrs John Smith was accompanied by her young daughter Ann. | Charlotte | ||
Hannah Smith | Winchester | 7 | Lady Penrhyn | |||
William Smith | Dorchester | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Edward Smith | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
John Smith | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Ann Smith | London | 7 | Lady Penrhyn | |||
Catherine Smith | London | 7 | Prince of Wales | |||
Catherine Smith | London | 7 | Lady Penrhyn | |||
Mary Smith | London | 7 | Lady Penrhyn | |||
William Snaleham | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
Henry Sparks | ||||||
Daniel Spencer | Dorchester | 14 | Charlotte | |||
John Spencer | alias Pearce | |||||
Mary Spence | Wigan | 5 | Prince of Wales | |||
Charlotte Springmore | London | 19 Oct 1785 | 7 | Convicted (with Mary Harrison) of an assault upon Susannah Edhouse, with willfully destroying her cloth cotton gown (10s). She was said to be a prostitute during her trial. | ||
Mary Springham | 29 Feb 1768 | London | 25 Oct 1786 | 7 | For more information see here | Lady Penrhyn |
James Squire | Kingston | 7 | aka Squires | Charlotte (originally on Friendship) | ||
William Stanley | New Sarum | 7 | Alexander | |||
Thomas Stanton | c. 1760 | Launceston | 19 Mar 1785 | 7 | alias Abdin, Ebden, Eldon, Ibden. Stealing a horse – geldings (400s). | Scarborough |
John Morris Stephens | Dorchester | 7 | Charlotte | |||
Margaret Stewart | Exeter | 7 | Charlotte | |||
John Stogdell | London | 14 | Alexander | |||
John Stokee | Durham | 7 | ||||
Charles Stone | London | 7 | Alexander | |||
Henry Stone | London | 7 | ||||
Martin Stone | Warwick | 7 | Alexander | |||
James Stow | Lincoln | 7 | Alexander | |||
Thomas Strech | Shrewsbury | 7 | aka Stretch | Friendship | ||
James Strong | Dorchester | 7 | Alexander | |||
James Stuart | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
John Summers | Gloucester | 13 Jul 1784 | 7 | Convicted for stealing a knapsack. | Alexander |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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Joshua Taylor | c. 1768 | Manchester | 14 Oct 1784 | 7 | Theft of handkerchief (1s) | Alexander |
Henry Taylor | c. 1754 | London | 14 Jan 1784 | 7 | Convicted for stealing iron bars and railing (15s). Involved in the Mercury Mutiny. | Friendship |
Sarah Taylor | c. 1755 | Kingston | 9 Apr 1787 | 7 | Convicted (with Mary Mitchcraft and Martha Kennedy) for assault and robbery (12s). She married William French Brown in 1788. | Prince of Wales |
Thomas Hilton Tenant | Chelmsford | alias Phillip Devine | ||||
Cornelius Teague | Bodmin | 7 | ||||
James Tenchall | aka Tenninghill | |||||
Elizabeth Thackery | c. 1767 | Manchester | 4 May 1786 | 7 | The last survivor of the First Fleet. | Friendship then from Cape Charlotte |
William Thompson | Durham | 7 | ||||
James Thomas | London | 7 | ||||
James Thompson | London | 7 | ||||
James Thomas | London | 7 | ||||
John Thomas | London | 7 | ||||
William Thompson | London | 7 | ||||
James Thoudy | ||||||
Elizabeth Thomas | Wigan | 7 | ||||
Ann Thornton | London | 7 | ||||
Thomas Tunmins | Warwick | 7 | ||||
Thomas Tilley | Stafford | 7 | ||||
Thomas Till | London | 7 | ||||
Nicholas Todd | London | 7 | ||||
Joseph Trotter | Maidstone | 7 | Alexander | |||
John Trace | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Susannah Trippett | London | 7 | ||||
Ralph Turner | c. 1749 | Manchester | 14 Apr 1785 | 7 | Alexander | |
Joseph Tuso | London | Life | ||||
John Turner | c. 1740 | Maidstone | 16 Apr 1783 | 7 | Convicted for stealing a cask of beer (18s). Involved in the Mercury Mutiny. | Friendship |
Moses Tucker | Plymouth | 7 | ||||
Thomas Turner | c. 1740 | Oxford | 6 Mar 1782 | Death to 7 | Convicted for assault and highway robbery (52s). Involved in the Mercury Mutiny. | Friendship |
John Turner | c. 1759 | York | 24 Jul 1784 | Death to 7 | Convicted for stealing a horse – a gelding (140s). | Scarborough |
Mary Turner | c. 1766 | Worcester | 5 Mar 1785 | 7 | Aka Wilkes. Convicted for stealing clothing (42s). | Lady Penrhyn |
William Twyneham | Reading | 7 | ||||
Ann Twyfield | Shrewsbury | 7jioupi | ||||
William Tyrrell | Winchester | 7 |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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James Underwood | c. 1743 [162] | New Sarum | 11 Mar 1786 | Death commuted to 14 | For more information see here | Charlotte |
John Usher | c. 1769 | Maidstone | 17 Mar 1785 | 7 | For more information see here | Alexander |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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William Vickery | c. 1762 | Exeter | 20 Mar 1786 | 7 | For more information see here | Charlotte |
Henry Vincent | c. 1760 | London | 21 April 1784 | 7 | Vincent was convicted with two other men of stealing on 31 March 1784 200 lb of currants (£4), and one wooden cask (1s). [163] [164] Vincent died on 7 March 1788 at Port Jackson, approximately two months after the arrival of the First Fleet in New South Wales. [165] | Scarborough |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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Benjamin Wager | London | 7 | ||||
Ellen Wainwright | Preston | 7 | alias Esther Eccles | |||
Mary Wade | London | 14 | alias Cacklane | |||
James Walbourne | London | 7 | ||||
Richard Waddicomb | Exeter | 7 | ||||
John Walker | London | 7 | ||||
William Wall | Oxford | 7 | ||||
William Walsh | London | 7 | ||||
Ann Ward | London | 7 | ||||
John Ward | Lowth | 7 | ||||
Charlotte Ware | Charlotte | |||||
William Waterhouse | Kingston | 7 | ||||
Mary Watkins | Friendship then from Rio Charlotte | |||||
John Watsan | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
Thomas Watson | Exeter | 7 | ||||
James Welch | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
John Welch | Durham | 7 | ||||
John Welch | London | Death commuted to Life | Originally sentenced to 7 years transportation to America at the Old Bailey for stealing one large copper (10s), one copper saucepan (3s), and one brass boiling pot (3s) on 11 September 1782. He was part of a group of 24 convicts lead principally by John Kellan which overthrew their transportation vessel bound for America, the Swift and returned to Britain. He was tried at the Old Bailey for returning from transportation and sentenced to death by hanging. His sentence was commuted to transportation for life on 10 September 1783. | |||
John Welsh | London | 7 | ||||
Benjamin West | London | 7 | ||||
John Westwood | London | 7 | ||||
Edward Westlake | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Samuel Wheeler | Croydon | 7 | ||||
George Whitaker | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
James White | Maidstone | 7 | ||||
William Whiting | Gloucester | 7 | ||||
Edward Whitton | Maidstone | Death commuted to Life | Labourer convicted of assault and highway robbery, sentenced to be hanged. Reprieved on condition of serving life at James Fort, Gambia. held within a hulk for two and a half years due to complications with the establishment of a Gambian penal colony. After the colony was abandoned Edward was eventually ordered to join the Scarborough aged 30. [166] | Scarborough | ||
Samuel Wilcocks | Dorcester | 7 | ||||
William Wilton | William | Bristol | 7 | |||
Charles Wilson | London | Death commuted to Life | Originally sentenced to transportation to America, he was part of a group of 24 convicts lead principally by John Kellan which overthrew their transportation vessel bound for America, the Swift and returned to Britain. He was tried for returning from transportation and sentenced to death by hanging. His sentence was commuted to transportation for life on 10 September 1783. | |||
Peter Wilson | Manchester | 7 | ||||
Charles Williams | London | w2 | 7 | For more information see here | ||
Daniel Williams | Preston | 7 | ||||
Frances Williams | Mold | 7 | ||||
James Williams | London | 7 | ||||
John Williams | Bodmin | 7 | alias Floyd | |||
John Williams | Maidstone | 7 | alias Black Jack | |||
John Williams | Exeter | 7 | ||||
Mary Williams | London | 7 | ||||
Peter Williams | Exeter | 7 | alias Flaggett | |||
Robert Williams | Launceston | 7 | ||||
Richard Wilcocks | Richard | Exeter | 7 | |||
Mary Wickham | New Sarum | 14 | ||||
John Wilding | Bury | 7 | alias Warren. Died during passage. | Scarborough | ||
John Wisehammer | Bristol | 7 | ||||
George Wood | London | 7 | ||||
Mark Wood | ||||||
Francis Woodcock | Shrewsbury | 7 | ||||
Peter Woodcock | London | 7 | ||||
Samuel Woodham | London | Life | ||||
Jack Wolff | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
John Woolcot | Exeter | Life | ||||
Samuel Woolley | London | 15 | Husband of Sarah Woolley. They were sentenced together. | Charlotte | ||
Sarah Woolley | London | 14 | Wife of Samuel Woolley. They were sentenced together. | Charlotte | ||
William Worsdell | Launceston | 7 | ||||
Ann Wright | Ann | London | 7 | |||
Benjamin Wright | London | 7 | ||||
James Wright | c. 1757 | Maidstone | 7 | Originally sentenced to death for highway robbery, his sentence was commuted to 7 years transportation to Africa, which was later changed to New South Wales. Served as Colonial Baker under Governor Phillip from 1788 to c.1792 and then as Government Baker at Parramatta c.1792 to c.1810. James married Third Fleet convict Letitia Holland on 10 April 1810. They had four children. James died on 15 March 1825 and is buried in St.John's Cemetery, Parramatta. | Scarborough | |
Joseph Wright | London | 7 | Scarborough | |||
Thomas Wright | Reading | 7 | ||||
William Wright | London | 7 |
Name | Date of birth | Place of conviction | Date of conviction | Sentence | Other information | Transport ship |
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Thomas Yardsley | c. 1759 | Shrewsbury | 4 Aug 1784 | 7 | aka Yasley | Scarborough |
Nancy Yates | c. 1768 | York | 9 Jul 1785 | Death to 7 | aka Yeats | Lady Penrhyn |
John Young | c. 1762 | London | 20 Oct 1784 | 7 | Alexander | |
Simon Young | c. 1762 | London | 21 Apr 1784 | Death to 7 | Scarborough | |
Elizabeth Youngson | c. 1772 | Lancaster | 1 Mar 1787 | Death to 7 | aka Youngster | Prince of Wales |
George Youngson | c. 1767 | Lancaster | 1 Mar 1787 | 7 | Prince of Wales |
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