Thomas Palmer was convicted at the Old Bailey in 1789 and transported to New South Wales on the Salamander in 1791. He was convicted again in 1804 and sent to Norfolk Island, where records place him until his return to Port Jackson in 1809. He later appeared in Windsor and Wilberforce records, but no 1828 Muster entry has been found and his death remains unknown
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Details on the five ships that departed Norfolk Island for Hobart – Derwent River 1807 – 1808.
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Philip Gidley King wrote in his Journal in late Mar 1795: The family that is to reside on Phillip island, consisting of a man his wife and one child – who was this family?
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Norfolk Islanders listed in the Muster of Persons Victualled from His Majesty’s Magazine at Hobart Town VDL 1816 Names in
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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.
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Janet (Jane) Scattergood died on 13 Dec 1838 at Back River, New Norfolk, VDL arrived in NSW as Janet Gordon a convict per Royal Admiral 1792
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New research for our publication Gypsy Girls: Mary and Priscilla Loveridge: Royal Admiral 1792 has proven that Charlotte Loveridge, born
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