John Morris, Convict Charlotte 1788: three different sentences of death
John Morris departed Norfolk Island aboard the City of Edinburgh for Hobart in Sep 1808. Two versions of the City of
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Norfolk Island 1805 Constables
Richard Appletree: sentence expired on the stores, constable. Inhabitants of Norfolk Island: Late 1808 – 1814 William Atkins: settler from
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Norfolk Island Deaths 1808 – 1809
List of deaths on Norfolk Island 1808 – 1809
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Marine Settlers Norfolk Island Atlantic Nov 1791
This publication Norfolk Island Marine Settlers Atlantic 1791 features each of the 29 First Fleet discharged marines who travelled to Norfolk Island per Atlantic in November 1791 as marine settlers.
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Andrew Goodwin and Lydia Munro Family Muster October 2026
Goodwin Munro 2026 Family Muster “Creating Stories: Old Woolstore Hobart; Thursday 29 Oct to Sun 1 Nov 2026
Read MoreThomas Palmer, Convict, Salamander 1791
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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Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791
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.
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