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Jane Gordon Royal Admiral 1792

May 17, 2025May 17, 2025 Cathy Dunn City of Edinburgh 1808, HMS Reliance, Matilda 1791, Royal Admiral 1792, Supply (2)

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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1792 Government House Norfolk Island

May 7, 2025 Cathy Dunn

Phillip Gidley King returned to Norfolk Island on November 1791 per Atlantic; and finding the 1788 Government House in disrepair and thus built a new Government House, which was completed in December 1792.

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First Fleeters departed Norfolk Island 1814

May 3, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn Alexander 1788, HMAT Supply, HMS Sirius, Kangaroo 1814, Prince of Wales 1788, Scarborough 1788

The Kangaroo departed Norfolk Island on 27 February 1814, marking the end of the island’s colonial settlement. Among the last group to leave were three First Fleeters.

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HMS Sirius Crew not aboard the ship March 1790

April 16, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn Alexander 1788, Charlotte 1788, Fishburn 1788, Golden Grove 1788, HMAT Supply, HMS Sirius, Neptune 1790, Scarborough 1788

Not all the assigned crew members and ship’s marines were aboard HMS Sirius for the Mar 1790 voyage to Norfolk

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Surprize August 1790 Norfolk Island

April 13, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn Dart 1803, Estramina 1808, HMS Sirius, Kitty 1793, Lady Juliana 1790, Lady Nelson 1808, Neptune 1790, Scarborough 1790, Surprize 1790

On 7 August 1790 the Surprize and Justinian arrived at Norfolk Island at Cascade. Provision and stores from both ships were unloaded from 9

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Closure of Norfolk Island 1814

April 13, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn Kangaroo 1814

The Closure of Norfolk Island 1814 new publication by Australian History Research.

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Landholders Norfolk Island 1807 Webinar

April 9, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn HMS Porpoise

Webinar reviewing landholders Convict Settler Andrew Goodwin and Seaman Settler William Hambly on Norfolk Island Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk

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Charlotte Burrows nee Loveridge (1792 – 1837)

April 4, 2025April 14, 2025 Cathy Dunn City of Edinburgh 1808, Royal Admiral 1792

New research for our publication Gypsy Girls: Mary and Priscilla Loveridge: Royal Admiral 1792 has proven that Charlotte Loveridge, born

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Nathaniel and Olivia Lucas with associated Families Norfolk Island Muster March 2026

March 30, 2025May 5, 2025 Cathy Dunn HMAT Supply, Lady Penrhyn 1788, Scarborough 1788

Nathaniel Lucas and Olivia Gascoigne/Gaskin arrived on Norfolk Island on 6 March 1788 aboard HMAT Supply. The March 2026 Family

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Norfolk Island Marriages Nov 1791

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 Cathy Dunn

Even though there are no official contemporaneous records of the actual marriages of November 1791 on Norfolk Island there are

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Closure of Norfolk Island 1814

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The Closure of Norfolk Island 1814 new publication by Australian History Research.

HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children
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HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children

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Kitty Transport era from Norfolk Island 1793
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Kitty Transport era from Norfolk Island 1793

February 4, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn
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Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814

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Jane Gordon Royal Admiral 1792
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Jane Gordon Royal Admiral 1792

May 17, 2025May 17, 2025 Cathy Dunn
1792 Government House Norfolk Island
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1792 Government House Norfolk Island

May 7, 2025 Cathy Dunn
First Fleeters departed Norfolk Island 1814
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First Fleeters departed Norfolk Island 1814

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HMS Sirius Crew not aboard the ship March 1790
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HMS Sirius Crew not aboard the ship March 1790

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Surprize August 1790 Norfolk Island
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Surprize August 1790 Norfolk Island

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Closure of Norfolk Island 1814
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Closure of Norfolk Island 1814

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