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1788



Children of the First Fleet


 William ABEL [1787-1788]

Son of convict Mary ABEL. He was conceived in Worcester Gaol where his mother was held from early 1785 to late 1786. He was born on the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 13th April 1878 - one month after the fleet sailed. The surgeon, Arthur Bowes Smyth described the child as "a boy who is likely to do well". William was christened on 20th April 1787. His mother married convicts Thomas TILLEY on 4th May 1788. William died at Port Jackson on 19 May 1788, and his mother two months later.

 Esther ABRAHAMS [1787-1837]

Esther was born in Newgate Prison to a convict mother of the same name on 18th March 1787. Her mother was only just pregnant when caught for theft on 27 July 1786. She was sentenced to seven years transportation on 30th August 1786. On 30th April 1787, mother and daughter were among the last minute round up of thirty eight convict women sent to the First Fleet. They travelled by wagon to Portsmouth and embarked on the 'Prince of Wales' on 3rd May. Both were soon transferred to the 'Lady Penrhyn' where the young mother caught the eye of first Lieutenant George JOHNSON.

Esther was ten months old when she arrived in Port Jackson. On 4th March 1790, the child, her mother and baby brother, George, [by Lieutenant JOHNSTON] went to Norfolk Island on the 'Sirius'. Just over a year later, on 14th May 1791, they returned to Port Jackson. The child's mother did not marry JOHNSTON until 1814, and their daughter, Blanche [c.1806-1904] is sometimes cited as the longest living child of the First Fleet.

On 18th February 1805, aged eighteen years, Esther, as Rosanna JULIAN - JULIAN was a surname used by both mother and daughter - married a former convict from the Third Fleet, Isaac NICHOLS. NICHOLS was the first Post Master in the Colony and later became Superintendent of Convicts. As the second wife of a respected and prosperous member of the community, Esther was hostess in a grand house in The Rocks.

She bore three sons to NICHOLLS [1807-1811], before her husband's death in 1819. Her second son, George NICHOLS [1809-1857] had an outstanding legal career, was editor and part owner of the 'Australian' newspaper, was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1848 and served as the Colony's first Auditor General. The year after her first husband's death, Esther married James STEWART [STUART]. She died on 11th April 1837, aged 49.

 Elizabeth BACON [c.1788 - ]

Daughter of Marine Private, Samuel BACON, and his wife, Jane. The couple embarked at Plymouth on the 'Charlotte' on 10th March 1787. On 21st March they were transferred to the 'Sirius' and made the remainder of the voyage on this vessel. Elizabeth was not listed on any of the three victualling lists and was presumably born after the fleet left the Cape of Good Hope [post 11th November 1787]. She was Christened on 10th February 1788 at Port Jackson.

On 13 December 17971, when she was almost four, she left the Colony on the 'Gorgon' to return to England with her twin baby brothers, who had been born in the Colony, died on this return voyage. Elizabeth's later thereafter is unrecorded.

 Maria BAGLEY [ - ]

Daughter of Relph BAGLEY, a marine corporal and his wife, Sarah. It is not known which ship the family embarked on. The fact that they embarked at Plymouth on 10th March 1787, however, almost certaqinly means that they travelled on the 'Charlotte'. The family returned to England on the 'Gorgon', leaving the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 James /John BAUGHAN/BINGHAM/BUNHAM [1787-1788]

As John BUNHAM, his birth was recorded by Surgeon Bowes Smyth, probably on the 'Charlotte'. This is his only mention - his name does not appear on any of the three victualling lists or in the logs of any of the transports. He was most likely the child of convict parents John BAUGHAN and Mary CLEAVER, who had met on  the 'Dunkirk' some time between late 1786 and early 1787. The couple married on 17th February 1788 and a James BAUGHAN was christened on 27th March 1788. The child died the next day.

 Joshua BENTLEY/MORTON/MOULTON [1787-1790]

Son of a seaman of the same name and a convict mother, almost certainly Mary Ann MORTON/MOULTON. The child was born on the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 15th November 1787. He was christened as Joshua BENTLEY at Port Jackson on 21st January 1788. The boy died on 14th February 1790.

 Rebecca BOLTON/BOULTON [1786-1788]

Daughter of a convict mother of the same name. The child was conceived in Lincoln Gaol and born around April 1786. On 30th December that year, the gaoler in Spilsby, Lincolnshore, wrote to the authorities seeking permission for the mother to take the child on the First Fleet. He wrote : "She has a female child about eight months old, should be glad you'd inform me whether the child can go with the mother. She being very desirious to take it". Permission was granted on 22nd March 1787, just in time to keep mother and daughter together.

The pair boarded the 'Prince of Wales' on 28th March 1787. The disembarked at Port Jackson on 6th February 1788. The mother died on 21st April 1788 and the child survived her by one week, dying herself on 28th April.

 James Duncan CAMPBELL [c.1779- ]

James was the nephew of Captain CAMPBELL and sailed on the 'Lady Penrhyn'. His uncle was one of four company commanders and second in command to Major ROSS. The young boy was the only possible friend and peer of young Alexander ROSS. James CAMPBELL left Port Jackson on the 'Gorgon' on 13th December 1791 for England and was listed as a marine volunteer.

 Elizabeth CHAPMAN [c1781 - ]

Elizabeth was one of two daughters of Thomas CHAPMAN, corporal of marines, and his wife, Jane. The child accompanied her parents and sister onto the 'Prince of Wales' at the beginning of April 1787. On 23rd August 1789, she was raped at Port Jackson by a marine, Henry WRIGHT, and on 10th September her case went to court. She returned to England with her family on the 'Gorgon', leaving the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 Jane CHAPMAN [ - ]

Jane was one of two daughters of Thomas CHAPMAN, corporal of marines, and his wife, Jane. The child accompanied her parents and sister onto the 'Prince of Wales' at the beginning of April 1787. She returned to England with her family on the 'Gorgon', leaving the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 Francis Hannah CLEMENT/DALTON/DUTTON [1788-1800]

Francis is thought to be the daughter of convict Elizabeth DALTON, alias BURLEIGH/BURLEY, and seaman carpenter, John CLEMENT. She was probably born in the week before the 'Lady Penryhn' disembarked and was entered on the 1788 Victualling List on 5th April 1788 as Francis DUTTON. Two weeks later, on 20th April 1788, she was christened as Francis Hannah CLEMENT. She died, or was buried on, 23rd Janaury 1800, aged 11.

She is now considered the first white child born in Australia.

 James COLETHREAD/COULTHREAD [c.1782 - ]

The young son of Private John COLETHREAD and travelled with his father on the 'Lady Penrhyn'. There is no record to indicate that the child's mother accompanied the pair.

 William COLLEY [1787-1787]

Elizabeth COLLEY, convict, gave birth to a stillborn son on the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 4th July 1787.

 William COLLPITTS [1787- ]

Ann COLLPITTS, convict, gave birth to a son in 1787 on the 'Lady Penrhyn'. There is much uncertainly about this child - there is no record of his presence in the fleet nor of his baptism or death in the Colony. For these reasons it is assumed that he was stillborn.

 Jane DAVIS [1787-1787]

Daughter of Marine Private, John DAVIS, and his wife, Martha. The child was born on the 'Prince of Wales' on 9th May 1787, just before the First Fleet left Portsmouth and was christened on 4th June. She died on 12th July 1787.

 Daniel DOUGHERTY [1787- ]

Son of Marine Private, Arthur DOUGHERTY, and his wife, Judith. He was born on the 'Prince of Wales' on 10th July 1787 and christened while the fleet was at Rio de Janeiro on 19th August. The family returned to England on the 'Gorgon', leaving the Colony on 13th December 1791. Daniel's mother and one of his two sisters, born in the Colony, died on the return voyage.

 Joseph DOWNEY/BELLAMY [1788-1788]

Son of Seaman, Joseph DOWNEY, and convict, Sarah BELLAMY. Sarah was one of the youngest female convicts on the fleet. The child wsa born on the 'Lady Penrhyn' towards the end of the voyage. He was christened at Port Jackson on 10th February 1788 as Joseph DOWNEY and died two weeks later on 29th February.

 Edward DWAN/DEVAN/DIVAN [1787 - ]

Son of Marine Sergeant of the same name and his wife, Jane. He was born on the 'Charlotte' just before the First Fleet left Portsmouth and was christened on 20th April 1787. He returned to England with his family on the 'Gorgon', leaving the Colony on 13th December 1791. His two younger brothers, who had been born in Port Jackson, both died on the return voyage.

 Daniel FINN [1787-1787]

Daniel was the possible stillborn son of convict, Mary FINN. this borth is only recorded in Surgeon Bowe Smyth's list of children. No further record of the child's presence on the First Fleet has been found.

 Mary FOWLES [c.1782- ]

Daughter of Ann FOWLES. The child presumably stayed with her mother in Newgate Prison for about two years before embarkation on the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 9th Jan 1787.

On 17th February 1789, in an act of philanthropic abduction, Captain PHILLIP took the child from her mother - "a woman of abandoned character" - and sent her to Norfolk Island. This act was meant to save the girl from moral contagion. She was sent there with three year old oprhan Edward PARKINSON. Both were educated and maintained at public expense. By mid-June 1794, Mary was in the service to assistant surgeon, Thomas JAMISON.

 Joseph GOUGH/COX [c.1780- ]

Son of Corporal of the Marines, Thomas GOUGH and his wife, Johanna. The family sailed on the 'Prince of Wales'. As Joseph COX, he was transferred from the marine children's list to the marine list on 1st June 1788. The following month he was listed as a drummer. He returned to England with his parents on board the 'Gorgon', leaving Port Jackson on 13th December 1797.

 William GREEN [c.1785-1787]

Son of convict Ann GREEN/COWLEY, who took her baby aboard the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 9th January 1787. At her trail this mother stated : "... My husband... died suddenly, three months before the child was born". The baby survived for only one month and died on 8th February 1787, before the ship reached Portsmouth.

 Ann HARMSWORTH [c.1783-1828]

Daughter of Marine Private, Thomas HARMSWORTH, and his wife, Ann. The child accompanied the parents and older brother, Thomas, on the 'Friendship'. Later at Rio de Janeiro, on 22nd August 1787, the family transferred to the 'Prince of Wales'. A second brother, John, was born on the voyage.

Ann's father died at Port Jackson on 30th April 1788 and her widowed mother married Daniel STANFIELD. The hew family moved to Norfolk Island in Ocyober 1791, and returned to Port Jackson in 1795. As Ann ARMSWORTH she marred a private in the New South Wales Corps, Samuel MARSDEN, on 19th January 1800. The couple lived on Norfolk Island from 1802 until 1810. She may have had as many as six children and died on 30th July 1828.

 John HARMSWORTH [1787-1860]

Son of Marine Private, Thomas HARMSWORTH, and his wife, Ann. He was born on the 'Prince of Wales' on 1st December 1787. The boy's father died at Port Jackson on 30th April 1788 and his widowed mother married Daniel STANFIELD. The new family moved to Norfolk Island in October 1791 and returned to Port Jackson in 1795.

At the age of seven, John HARMSWORTH enlisted in the New South Wales Corps on 4th Devember 1794, and by 1802 was a drummer. He fathered a child, Sarah, to Sarah WHEELER in 1805 and it is believed they went with him to Van Diemens Land in 1810, when he was transferred to the 73rd Regiment. He left there with his regiment when it was tranferred to Ceylon in 1814.

In 1820, he was discharged, returned to Van Diemens Land and took up farming. He died there in 21st July 1860. At 72, he was apparently the last survivor of the First Fleet.

 Thomas HARMSWORTH [1784-1788]

Thomas was the first son of Marine Private, Thomas HARMSWORTH, and his wife, Alice. He was born 6th March 1784 at Warnford, Hampshire. The child accompanied his parents and younger sister on the 'Friendship'. He died at Port Jackson on 24th February 1788.

 John HART [1787- ]

Son of John FISHER, a seaman on the 'Lady Penrhyn', and convict, Catherine HART. Catherine was transferred from the 'Lady Penrhyn' to the 'Prince of Wales' on 29th August 1787, where the child was born on 6th October. The child was christened at the Cape of Good Hope on 21st October.

On 4th March 1790, John HART went to Norfolk Island on the 'Sirius', with his mother and a baby brother, who was born in the Colony.

 Elizabeth HAYWARD/HAWOOD/HAWARD [c.1773-1836]

Elizabeth was almost certainly the youngest of the women convicts. On 19th December 1786 she was indicted for stealing clothes from a man to whom she was apprenticed and then pawning them. She was sentenced at the Old Bailey in January 1787 to seven years transportation. She was delivered to the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 22nd January, where Bowes Smyth gave her age as thirteen.

On 9th February 1788 at Port Jackson she was ordered thirty lashes for insolence. On 4th March 1790 she was sent to Norfolk Island and apparently stayed there until 1813. In that time she bore at least four children. the fathers names remain unknown. She left Norfolk Island in January 1813 as the wife of Joseph LOWE, accompained by two of her children. She may be the Elizabeth LOWE whose burial was record at St Johns, Launceston, on 29th October 1836, aged 66.


 John HUDSON [c1774- ]

A nine year old chimneysweep and orphan, first appeared in the Newgate Gaol Register on 20th October 1783. Then, on 29th October he was indicted for breaking, entering and stealing. He was sentenced to seven years old transportation at the Old Bailey on 10th December 1783. On 22nd December 1783 his name first appeared on a list of convicts to be transported to America.

John was sent aboard the 'Mercury' from Newgate Prison on 30th March 1784. After the convict uprising on that vessel he was retaken on 13th April and finally arrived at the 'Dunkirk' hulk in June, aged ten.

John was discharged to the 'Friendship' on 11th March 1787, as the youngest male convict of the First Fleet. He was sent to Norfolk Island on 4th March 1790 on the 'Sirius'. On 15th February 1791, he received fifty lashes for being outside his hut after hours. There does not appear to be any record of his return from the island and his life thereafter remains a mystery.

 Jane / Jenny JONES [1778-1849]

Jane was probably the child of convict Elizabeth JONES, who was mustered by Major ROSS as Elizabeth JONES alias Elizabeth EVANS. The child embarked on the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 9th January 1787. On the 4th March 1790, both mother and child were transferred o Norfolk Island on the 'Sirius'.

Jane JONES married Thomas ROSE junior at Sydney on 24th May 1800 and bore two children; Thomas [c.1800] and William [1802]. The couple parted in 1803, when her husband and his brother returned to England for a visit. After his return, Thomas did not take up residence with his wife and family.

In 1806 Jane was recorded as living with Matthew CONROY and having four sons. By 1825, as Jane ROSE, she was listed with James WALSH. If she was the Jane ROSE who died at Wollongong on 29th September 1849, then she was the longest surviving free female for the First Fleet.

 Henry KABLE/ CABELL/ CABLE/ HOLMES [c1785-1852]

Henry was born in Norwich Castle gaol to convict parents, Susannah HOLMES and Henry CABELL, later KABLE. The child's plight aroused widespread interest and charitable concern in England when the mother was refused permission to take her baby with her on the hulk. After a much publicised saga, Henry KABLE junior, was reunited with both parents on the 'Dunkirk' hulk on 15th November 1786.

In late 1788, his fatherfound someone to write back to the child's paternal grandmother in Suffolk. The latter was published in the 'London Chronicles' [21-23 July 1789]. The father mentioned that "our little boy Harry is a promising young fellow and goes to school". Presumably he must have been at least four. Later still, in a petition to the Governor in 1822, Henry KABLE junior gave his own age as 38, which would mean he was born in 1784 or 1785. his actual tombstone claimes that he was born on 17th December 1786 and christened on 17th December 1787.

Mother and son were transferred from the 'Friendship' to the 'Charlotte' at the Cape of Good Hope on 28th October 1787. The child's parents were then one of five couples to be married at Port Jackson on 10th February 1788. They produced a further ten children.

Their first son was to become the most favoured and prosperous child of any convict from the First Fleet.

His father's shipping and commercial interests, and his honourable civic life, brought considerable wealth and prestiage to the family. Henry KABLE junior never married and he died on 15th May 1852, supposedly aged 66 years old.

 Henrietta LANGLEY/SHIRVING [1787-1828]

Daughter of convict Jane LANGLEY. The child was presumably conceived just after the mother was embarked, and was born on the 'Lady Penrhyn' at the Cape of Godo Hope on 21st October 1787, and it is thought that the father may have been Phillip SCRIVEN.

Mother and child were sent to Norfolk Island on 4th March 1790 on the 'Sirius'. By January 1794, Jane LANGLEY was recorded with two more children and said to be married to Thomas CHIPP. The family left the island on the 'Daedalus' on 27th November 1794.

On 23rd March 1807, Henrietta LANGLEY married Edward FLETCHER, convict, at Parramatta. She received land grants in that district and bore seven children, between 1808 and 1828. She died on 11th August 1828 and was buried on 14th August at St Peters, Campbelltown.

 Mary/John LAWSON/ROSSON/RAWSON [1787-1787]

The child was born to Isabella LAWSON/ROSSON, a convict, on 3rd May 1787 is listed, confusing, as a male and later a female in Surgeon BOWES-SMYTH's journal. The log of the 'Lady Penrhyn' lists the child as a girl. Isabella must have been pregnant on embarkment on 26th January 1787. A convict's child, Mary LAWSON, was listed as dead on 8th June 1787.

 Thomas MASON [1786-1787]

Thomas MASON was the son of Betty [Elizabeth] MASON, convict. The child was conceived in Gloucester Gaol and born around December 1786. Mother and son embarked on the 'Friendship' on 14th April 1787. Thomas died at sea on 29 September 1787.

 Charles MCCABE / MCCAVE [1787-1787]

Charles was the stillborn son of convict Eleanor MCCABE, and an unidentified seaman. The child was delivered on board the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 24th November 1787. BOWES SMYTH recorded the surname as MCCAVE. James SCOTT recorded the birth of a girl on the same day, but on board the 'Prince of Wales'.

 Thomas MITCHELL [1787-1787]

Thomas is only recorded on Surgeon BOWES-SMYTH's list. It is likely that he was the stillborn son of Mary MITCHELL, convict, delivered on board the 'Lady Penrhyn'.

 Mary MULLENS [c.1783-    ]

Daughter of Hannah MULLENS, convict, who had been sentenced to death on 26th April 1786 and reprieved to transportation for life on 4th January 1787. For eight months the child stayed with her mother in a condemned cell at Newgate Prison. On 26th January 1787, mother and daughter boarded the 'Lady Penrhyn'. Although Mary appeared in two of the victualling lists during the voyage there was no record of the child later in the Colony.

 Edward MUNDAY [c.1783-1832]

Son of Marine Private John MUNDAY and his wife Ann. The family may have travelled on the 'Sirius'. A brother and sister were born on Port Jackson before the family went to Norfolk Island October 1791. It is not known when Edward returned to Port Jackson, but on 25th July 1802 he joined the New South Wales Corps. In November 1806, Edward was accused of the murder of Thomas WITRINGTON while on sentry duty at Parramatta. In the course of this duty he had challenged a man the requisite three times. When this failed to elicit a response he fired and killed the stranger. MUNDAY was judged to be doing his duty and was acquitted. In 1810, MUNDAY was transferred to the 73rd Regiment. It appears he went with the regiment to Ceylon in mid-1814, much later, around 1826, he is believed to have returned and joined his brother, Clarence, in Van Diemans Land. Edward died there in May 1832, aged 48.

 James PARFETT/PARFET [1787-    ]

Son of marine drummer, John PARFETT and his wife Sarah. The child was born on the 'Prince of Wales' on 1st June 1787 and christened at Teneriffe on 4th June. Two sidings were born in Port Jackson and the family returned to England in the 'Gorgon' departing on 13th December 1791.

 Edward PARKINSON/HUGHS [c1784-1798]

Son of convict Jane PARKINSON. They arrived at the 'Dunkirk' hulk on November 1786 and presented a problem to the Superintendent Henry BRADLEY : "She brought with her a male child about none months old; the Gaoler who delivered hese people assured me that every means, except force, were used in vain to prevent the child being brought here, the mother declaring she would destroy herself if separated from her infant. Pray Sir inform me whether this little one is to accompany its mother to Botany Bay or be returned to Lancaster".

Mother and son boarded the 'Friendship' and were transferred to the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 29th October 1787. On 18th November 1787, Edward's mother died at sea, making him the first child orphaned on the First Fleet. In February 1789, Governor PHILLIP sent Edward and Mary FOWLES to Norfolk Island to be maintained at public expense. On 10th March 1793, Edward left the island on the 'Chesterfield'. GILLEN suggested that during Edward's time on the island he may have been befriended by the ship's master, William RAVEN, and went with him on this voyage as a servant. The boy was lost overboard on 3rd Augsut 1798, just off Rio de Janeiro.

 John Matthew PRIOR [1787-1788]

Son of convict Catherine PRIOR/PRYOR/FRYER and, reputedly, convict John ARSCOTT. The child was born on the 'Charlotte' the day after leaving the Cape of Good Hope on 14th November 1787. he was christened John Matthew PRIOR on 10th February 1788 and died at Port Jackson on 18th March 1788. Four years later, on 8th December 1792, his parents married.

 Ann/Nancy PUGH/PARKER [1786-1788]

Daughter of convict parents, Edward PUGH and Elizabeth PARKER. The child was born on Gloucester Gaol in December 1786 and the family embarked on the 'Friendship' on 10th April 1787. Mother and child were transferred to the 'Charlotte' at the Cape of Good Hope on 28th October. The child died at Port Jackson on 30th June 1788, registered as Ann PUGH.

 Samuel RICHARDS [1787-    ]

Son of Marine Private Laurence RICHARDS and his wife Mary. Samuel was born on the 'Prince of Wales' on 9th October 1787 and christened on 21st October 1787. In January 1800, aged 12 years old, Samuel RICHARDS enlisted in the New South Wales Corps and was later joined by his younger brother William. Together with their father, the boys later transferred to the 73rd Regiment on 24th April 1810. When this Regiment was transferred to Ceylon in 1814, both brothers left the colony. No later records have been found.

 Alexander John ROSS [1779-1800]

Son of Major Robert ROSS who went to New South Wales as Lieutenant Governor and Commander of the Garrison. The boy boarded the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 3rd May 1787. His father's high rank made this child the most elite young voyager on the entire First Fleet. His only peer and companion of similar age was James CAMPBELL. Lieutenant CAMPBELL later described CAMPELL as ROSS's "old play fellow who I believe writes to him". After serving as a volunteer without pay, Alexander ROSS was promoted to second Lieutenant on 8th February 1789. He accompanied his father to Norfolk Island after Major ROSS was appointed Lieutenant Governor in 1790. The boy returned to England on the 'Gorgin' leaving the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 Mary RUSSELL [    -    ]

Daughter of Marine Private John RUSSELL and his wife Elizabeth. The child travelled on the 'Friendship' and a brother, Thomas, was born during the voyage. The family returned to England on the 'Gorgon' leaving the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 RUSSELL Thomas [1787-   ]

Daughter of Marine Private John RUSSELL and his wife Elizabeth. The child was born on the 'Friendship' on 3rd July 1787 and christened at Rio de Janerio on 12th August. It was reported that he was born with a webbed hand and was crippled in the right leg. He returned to England on the 'Gorgan' departing the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 Hugh SANDLIN [1785-1787]

Son of convict Ann SANDLIN alias LINES. He was christened in London on 12th February 1785. Mother and son embarked on the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 9th January 1787. Hugh SANDLIN died at Portsmouth before the fleet sailed on 24th April 1787.

 Elizabeth SCOTT [1787-    ]

Daughter of Marine Sergeant James SCOTT and his wife Jane. The child was born on the 'Prince of Wales' at Rio de Janeiro on 29th August 1787. She was christened on board by the Rev Samuel JOHNSTON on 3rd September. The family returned to England on the 'Gorgan'. leaving the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 Ann SMITH [1785-    ]

Ann SMITH was estimated by the Superintendent of the 'Dunkirk' hulk to be about twelve months old when received on board with her convict mother of the same name on 8th December 1786. The child was conceived in Winchester Gaol. They embarked on the 'Charlotte' on 12th March 1787. A brother by convict father Patrick BURN was later born in the Colony. The mother and her two children went to Norfolk Island on 4th March 1790 on the 'Sirius'. They returned to Port Jackson in 1793. In 1796, at 11 years of age, Ann was allegedly raped by free setler, Andrew HUME.

 Edward/William SMITH [c1786-c1788]

Edward was listed by Surgeon BOWES SMYTH on the 'Lady Penrhyn', aged 11 months. The child was conceived in Winchester Gaol by Hannah SMITH, convict. Mother and son were sent to the 'Dunkirk' hulk on 7th December 1786. From there they were sent to the 'Charlotte' on 11 March 1787. During the voyage, mother and son were twice more transferred; firstly to the 'Friendship' on 11th August 1787 and then to the 'Lady Penrhyn' on 29 October at the Cape of Good Hope. Edward died and was buried at Port Jackson on 6th June 1788.

 Charlotte SPENCE/BRAUND/BRYANT [1787-1792]

Daughter of convict Mary BRAUND/BRAND/BROAD and was conceived on the 'Dunkirk' hulk to an unknown father. The child was born on the 'Charlotte' on 8th September 1787, just after the ship had left Rio de Janeiro. She was christened at the Cape of Good Hope on 28th October as Charlotte SPENCER. Her mother and convict William BRYANT were married at Port Jackson on 10th February 1788. On 28th March 1891, they escaped in a small fishing boat, taking Charloyye and her baby brother, Emanuel, and seven male convicts with them. Their epic voyage ended ten weeks later in Batavia where BRYANT and Charlotte's brother both died. Charlotte and her mother were then embarked on the 'Gorgon' which was enroute from Port Jackson to England. Charlotte died at sea on 6th May 1792.

 Mary SPENCER /SPENCE [1787-1788]

Daughter of a convict mother of the same name. The child was born on the 'Prince of Wales' on 1st July 1787 and christened on 19th August. Mother and daughter were disembarked on 6th February 1788 and the child died at Port Jackson on 5th April 1788.

 John STEWART [   -    ]

 One of the two sons of Marine Sergenant Peter STEWART and his wife Margaret, who sailed on the 'Friendship'. The family returned to England in the 'Gorgon' leaving the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 Robert STEWART [    -    ]

One of the two sons of Marine Sergenant Peter STEWART and his wife Margaret, who sailed on the 'Friendship'. Leiutenant CLARK described hom as "a sweet little fellow". On 18th July 1787, Robert was almost killed when one of the male convicts accidently dropped him into the forehold of the ship. The family returned to England in the 'Gorgon' leaving the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 Joseph THEAKSTON / YATES [c1787-    ]

Joseph is recorded by Surgeon BOWES SMYTH as born on the voyage although his name does not appear in any of the victuallung lists. It is believed that Joseph was the son of convict Nancy YEATS and a sailor Joseph THEAKSTON, both of whom travelled on the 'Lady Penrhyn'. A child was christened Joseph THEAKSTON at Port Jackson on 16th March 1788.

 James THOMAS [c1787-1788]

Son of marine private Samuel THOMAS and his wife Ann. His parents embarked on the 'Sirius' and later transferred to the 'Alexander'. The child was presumably born on the voyage and was christened on 3rd February 1788. James died on 13th April 1788 at Port Jackson.

 Elizabeth WRIGHT [1787-    ]

 Daughter of marine private Matthew WRIGHT and his wife Mary. The child was born on the 'Prince of Wales' on 17th October 1787 and christened at the Cpe of Good Hope on 21st October. A sister was born in Port Jackson. The family returned to England on the 'Gorgon', departing the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 Mary Ann WRIGHT / CHARLICUT [c1787-    ]

Daughter of marine private Henry WRIGHT and his wife Ann. The child embarked with her parents on the 'Prince of Wales'. Mary may have been born just prior to departure for she was not christened until 19 August 1787 when the ship reached Rio de Janeiro. The chirstening is recorded under the name of CHARLICUT. Once in the Colony, Mary Ann's father was convicted of raping a young giurl, Elizabeth CHAPMAN, the daughter of a fellow marine. Mary Ann and her mother separated from the father and returned to England on the 'Gorgon'.

 John YOUNG [    -    ]

One of two sons of marine sergeant Thomas YOUNG and his wife Elizabeth. The child accompanied his parents and brother on the 'Friendship'. The family returned to England on the 'Gorgon', departing the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 Thomas YOUNG [ - ]

One of two sons of marine sergeant Thomas YOUNG and his wife Elizabeth. The child accompanied his parents and brother on the 'Friendship'. The family returned to England on the 'Gorgon', departing the Colony on 13th December 1791.

 George YOUNSON [c1774-    ]

George was twelve years old when he was arrested, together with his older sisiter, Elizabeth, on 16th September 1786. They were charged with housebreaking and the theft of money. He was sentenced to death on 26 March 1787. On 16th April the sentence was amended to seven years transportation. He was sent on the 'Prince of Wales' on 13th May 1787, the day the First Fleet departed. He ws sent to Norfolk Island in February 1789 and returned from there in November 1794. His life after this is unknown