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Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791
First Fleeters issued with Ticket of Leave 1811 – 1825
1792–1796 Norfolk Island Victualling Book
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Cemeteries and Burials

January 26, 2023 Cathy Dunn

1803/1804 headstone reused in 1828 on Norfolk Island

Norfolk Island 2nd settlement burial marker of John Shearman who died in 1828, which is Emily Wilson headstone that reused in 1828 as ordered by Captain Wright

Cemeteries and Burials

March 24, 2015 Cathy Dunn

Oldest known headstones in Australia

List of known headstones in Australia 1788 – 1799

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Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791

April 23, 2026 Cathy Dunn

Using scattered colonial evidence (journals, musters, victualling/off‑stores lists, later baptisms, and other administrative records), Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791 reconstructs which couples were married by Johnson and questions the often‑repeated claim of a single “mass marriage” on 5 November 1791. It also shows that some couples long assumed to have married in 1791 were actually married later (e.g., by Rev Marsden 1795) or appear to have remained in recognised defacto relationships rather than formal marriages.

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Norfolk Island History Lovers Tour March 2027

March 2, 2026 admin

Immerse yourself in Norfolk Island heritage for the history lovers tour and holiday on Norfolk Island March 2027 including Norfolk Island 1788 Foundation Day. Join Australian History Research and step back in time and discover the life of your Norfolk Island ancestors.

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Norfolk Island and Tassie Tours

Andrew Goodwin and Lydia Munro Family Muster Hobart October 2026
Norfolk Island History Lovers Tour November 2026
Norfolk Island History Lovers Tour March 2027
Heritage and History Tours and Holidays on Norfolk Island

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HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children
HMS Sirius Norfolk Island 1790
Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791
Kitty Transport era from Norfolk Island 1793
Norfolk Island Landholders 1794 – 1807
Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814