Muster of Settlers Hobart 1809: Norfolk Islanders
30 Apr 1809: A General Muster of Settlers was conducted at the River Derwent Settlement VDL. This Muster recorded a total of 157 settlers, of whom 113 are identified as Norfolk Islanders. The muster provides valuable information about the composition of the early Hobart population, include size of land holdings, and numbers of people include wives and children who were on or off the stores. The Norfolk Island settlers were located at Clarence Plains, from Hobart Town to Brown’s River, from Risdon to Clarence Plains, Herdman’s Cove, New Norfolk district, opposite Herdsman’s Cove and Sandy Bay District. Return of Settlers General Muster Derwent River Settlement, 30 Apr 1809, CO201/52: 23 – 27. The Norfolk Island settlers recorded in this Muster (with their Norfolk Island departure) were:
HMS Buffalo Oct 1805
George Guest, 300 acres Risdon to Clarence Plains, arrived Hobart per Sydney Nov 1805
Richard Morgan , 130 acres Risdon to Clarence Plains, arrived Hobart per King George Oct 1806
Lady Nelson Nov 1807
Benjamin Briggs, 10 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River
William Hands, 30 acres New Norfolk
Thomas Kidner, 22 acres, Hobart Town to Brown’s River
Humphrey Lynch, 30 acres Risdon to Clarence Plains
John McCloud, 20 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River
William Mink (Mince), 30 acres New Norfolk
Henry Mitchell, 30 acres New Norfolk
Michael Newhouse, 30 acres New Norfolk
Zacheriah Sponsford, 30 acres New Town
Saib Sultan, 32 acres New Norfolk. Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
Barnard Walford, 56 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River
HMS Porpoise Dec 1807
William Abel, 30 acres New Norfolk
John Barnes, 30 acres New Norfolk
John Barry, 18 acres New Norfolk
Richard Browne , 40 acres Risdon to Clarence Plains
Thomas Chaffey, 68 acres Sandy Bay
Robert Chambers, 32 acres New Norfolk
William Clarke, 31 acres New Norfolk
Ram John Conn, 30 acres New Norfolk. Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
Robert Cox, 46 acres New Norfolk
John Cropper, 21 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River
James Bryan Cullen 59 acres New Norfolk
William Dempsey, 21 acres New Norfolk
John Duncombe, 35 acres Risdon to Clarence Plains
Edward Fisher, 66 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River
Anthony Fletcher, 100 acres New Norfolk
John Folley, 170 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River
Thomas Fowles, 50 acres Risdon to Clarence Plains
William Foyle, 30 acres New Norfolk
Samuel Free, 74 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River
Edward Garth, 61 acres, Hobart Town to Brown’s River
Andrew Goodwin, 40 acres Clarence Plains, in partnership with William Hawkins
William Hawkins, 40 acres Clarence Plains, in partnership with Andrew Goodwin
William Hamley (Hambly), 30 acres Risdon to Clarence Plains. Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
Thomas Hibbins, 90 acres New Norfolk
William McDonald, 30 acres Sandy Bay
William Mitchell, 102 acres New Town. Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
George J Morrisby, 32 acres Clarence Plains
James Morrisby, 80 acres Clarence Plains
Thomas Kenton, 30 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River
Thomas Murphy, 33 acres New Norfolk
James Narine (Nairn), 100 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River. Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
Thomas Newby, 80 acres New Town
Joshua Peck, 55 acres New Norfolk. Culprits on Norfolk Island: Golden Grove Ebook
William Peck, 30 acres New Norfolk
Andrew Redding, 17 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River
James Warwick, 53 acres New Norfolk
Lady Nelson Feb 1808
Bastian Antonia, 60 acres New Norfolk. Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
John Blondell, 18 acres Risdon to Clarence Plains
William Coventry, 30 acres New Town
William Cross, 75 acres Risdon to Clarence Plains
Henry Hathaway, 30 acres New Town
Robert Jellett, 100 acres New Town
James Lowe, 30 acres New Town
Noah Mortimer, 185.5 acres, New Town
William Moulton, 53 acres New Town
William Rock (Rook), 30 acres Clarence Plains
Joseph Silleto, 30 acres New Town
George Simpson, 50 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River
William Stanley, 67 acres New Town
Peter Woodcock, 30 acres Clarence Plains
Estramina May 1808
William Atkins, 95 acres Clarence Plains
Joseph Bedel, 60 acres Clarence Plains
John Boyle, 80 acres Clarence Plains
John Broughton, 50 acres Clarence Plains
William Bentley (John), 30 acres, Clarence Plains
John Devereaux, 124 acres Herdsman’s Cove
John Hall, 42 acres Sandy Bay District
Thomas Martin Hunt, 30 acres New Town
William Jones, 30 acres New Norfolk
Michael Lee, 30 acres Clarence Plains
Hugh Macginnis, 50 acres Clarence Plains
James Shirley, 36 acres Clarence Plains
William Sleater (Slater), 30 acres Clarence Plains
John Steel, 30 acres Clarence Plains
Matthew Wood, 30 acres New Norfolk
City of Edinburgh Sep 1808
John Beresford, 121 acres New Town
Joseph Beresford, 140 acres New Town
Jacob Billett, 70 acres Sandy Bay
Richard Burrowes (sic), 10 acres New Town
Mark Carter, 60 acres Clarence Plains
James Cham, 30 acres Clarence Plains
Joseph Chipman, 75 acres, Clarence Plains
Henry Cohen, 30 acres, New Town
John Colley, 100 acres, Sandy Bay
Francis Flexmore, 40 acres, Hobart Town to Brown’s River
James Haley, 30 acres opposite Herdsman’s Cove
Abraham Hands, 100 acres New Norfolk
James Hannaway, 50 acres, Hobart Town to Brown’s River, joint ownership with Robert Nash
William Harris, 60 acres Clarence Plains
William Hazelwood, 30 acres New Norfolk
William King (Samuel), 30 acres, New Norfolk
Thomas Lucas, 530 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River
John Massey, 30 acres New Norfolk
Robert Nash, 200 acres, not allotted. In partnership with 50 acres Hobart Town to Brown’s River with James Hannaway
George Oakley, 60 acres New Town
Thomas O’Brien, 100 acres New Town
James Pillenger, 30 acres Clarence Plains
John Plyer (George), 50 acres Risdon to Clarence Plains
George Porter, 30 acres New Town
Michael Purdon, 95 acres New Town. Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
William Pyers (Samuel), 43 acres New Town
Edward Risby, 30 acres New Town
William Scattergood, 30 acres New Norfolk
William Sherburd, 60 acres Sandy Bay
James Triffett, 130 acres New Norfolk
John Whitehouse, 30 acres New Norfolk
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