Obscure, Eccentric and Missing Lists from the Colony of New South Wales 1783~1823

Bellona

List of Settlers embarked 17 July 1792 aboard Bellona transport from Deptford, arrived at Port Jackson 16 January 1793

List of 17 Convict women who arrived in NSW aboard Bellona transport 16 Jan 1793, several of whom gave birth to children aboard ship or soon after arrival (noted #)

List of children who arrived aboard, were born at Sea or were born soon after arrival of Bellona transport in January 1793

Kitty Transport

List of former Marine Settlers who gave up their land on Norfolk Island and returned to Sydney per Kitty and Chesterfield in March 1793 to enlist Capt Johnston’s Company in the NSW Corps

List of emancipated Convicts who enlisted Johnston’s Co of NSW Corps Mar-Apr 1793

• Thomas Owen, Surprize 1790
• George Kerr/Carr, Queen 1791
• William Bell, Scarborough 1788
• Richard Lyons/Lyne, Scarborough 1790

List of Passengers and Invalids embarked from Port Jackson 4 Jun 1793 aboard Kitty transport, arrived Cove of Cork 5th Feb 1794

• Mr Alexander P Cranstoun (Surgeon), late of Discovery
• John Williams, Able Seaman late of Discovery
• John Willis, Able Seaman late of Discovery
• Jonathon Rhums, Able Seaman late of Discovery
• Henry Phillips, Prisoner and late carpenter of Discovery
• George Bull, late Marine Pte
• Dennis Considen, Assistant Surgeon of the Colony
• Stephen Donovan, Naval Lieutenant
• Richard Clarke, medical superintendant late of Bellona
• William Farr, Servant to Msrs Cranstoun & Considen
• Joseph Buckley, Servant to Msrs Cranstoun & Considen
• Henry Barnett, late convict
• Jonathon Stokoe, late convict
• Dorothy Grey (prev Handland), late conv Lady Penrhyn 1788

List of ships Crew embarked Kitty transport from Port Jackson 4 Jun 1793, arrived at Cove of Cork 5th February 1794

• George Ramsay, Master
• Archibald Armstrong, 1st Mate
• George A How, 2nd Mate
• Gilbert Puller, Carpenter
• John Brown, Boatswain
• Daniel Woodriff, Naval Agent
• James Adams, Able Seaman
• John Harris, Able Seaman
• George Hodge, Able Seaman
• John Buttal, Ordinary Seaman
• Thomas Etheridge, Ordinary Seaman
• John Hobbs, Ordinary Seaman
• Pepula Mendoza, Ordinary Seaman
• Timothy Driscoll, Ordinary Seaman late Convict Scarborough 1788
• William Farley, Ordinary Seaman late Convict Friendship 1788
• John Jacobs, Ordinary Seaman late Convict Scarborough 1788
• Hardwick Richardson, Ordinary Seaman late Convict Alexander 1788
• John Thomas, Ordinary Seaman late Convict Convict Scarborough 1788
• John Graham, Boy
• James Jennings, Boy
• James Nicholson, Boy
• William White, Boy
• William Boar, Lad

Boddingtons

New South Wales Corps embarked to the Colony aboard Boddingtons. Departed Cork 15 February, arrived at Port Jackson 7th August 1793. Rank & File mostly joined from Savoy Prison. Capt Kent to Nepean from the Cove of Cork 6th Feb 1793 “One soldier has deserted since our arrival here. They are a very troublesome lot and require more looking after than the convicts” Pte John Watts of East Lothian, who joined from the Savoy prison, had conspired to mutiny with several convicts and was to be kept in irons until arrival at Port Jackson

Sugar Cane

NSW Corps arrived in the Colony per Sugar Cane. Departed the Downs Plymouth 16 Feb 1793 for Cork. Departed Cork 12 April 1793, arrived at Port Jackson 17th September 1793. List and ranks per Surgeon David Wake Bell’s report prior to departure 8th Feb 1793 and a Jun-Dec 1792 NSW Corps Detachment Return. The detachment of Corps was extremely troubled, not only by illness amongst several but also with Ptes Samuel Stanton and Thomas McGinnis reported at Plymouth on 16th Feb 1793 as unfit due to riotous and mutinous behavior and requested by Capt Mulgrave to be removed from the ship. Four other soldiers deserted ship prior to leaving Plymouth and replacments were boarded. It’s considered that 22 men arrived in NSW aboard Sugar Cane

Return of Constables appointed on Norfolk Island 7th September 1793

Transfers from other Regiments to The NSW Corps or with previous service in England 1793

List of emancipated convicts, and free persons allowed to enlist into the NSW Corps in 1793

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