Minor Corrections and Addendums to Inhabitants Late 1808 – 1814 Book

Arrival date of Hunter barque on Norfolk has been given in various places in the publication as 27 Jul 1800 which differs from some other primary sources. Foveaux landed from Hunter on 11 Jul 1800 [CO201/18, 224]. Hunter departed from NI on 15 Jul 1800 (Foveaux letterbook 16 Nov 1800) Foveaux clearly states that he landed on a Sunday. On a literal interpretation of his remarks that would have been 13 July, but it is not impossible that he could have meant 6 July if Hunter had made a fast passage from Sydney. Regardless, the departure of Hunter from NI on 15 July makes arrival on 27 impossible

Arrival date of Diana at NI from Sydney does not reconcile with other contemporary sources showing Diana at Sydney during the period 15-23 Sep 1810. Those sources cannot all be wrong, so date in 4/1169 p.190 must be an error in the Return of Inhabitants

Introduction

p.iv says Spring Grove 1811 is new, but Nobbs lists both of her trips that year. It was her trip in 1813 that was omitted by Nobbs and is new

p1 AIMSWORTH/Harmsworth, John : Birth date 1 Dec 1787 aboard Prince of Wales needs to be added and incorrect date from Periods of Service docs removed

p6 BROOKS/Cox/Herbert, Ann : Date of death 31 Aug 1827 is burial date.

p7 BROOKS/Cox, Charles : Date of birth says 10 Apr 1812 should be 19 Apr 1812. 1962 transcription of Cranes 6 Aug 1812 return recorded an infant of 3 months as a child of 7 years

p7 BROOKS/Cox/Hodgetts, Mary : Date of birth 31 Jul 1807. Another sources give 31 Jul 1806. Both are possible. The alternate name ‘Margaret’ should be deleted as it only appears in the 1962 transcription of Crane’s 6 Aug 1812 return. d. 17 Nov 1877 at Westbury should be 13 Nov 1877

p7 BROOKS, Samuel : The supposed additional name ‘Bowthorpe’ as an additional forename has no primary source. It is believed to have originated somewhere in a member’s family tree on the Ancestry website

p12 COX, John : Date of enlistment 28 Mar 1791 is incorrect. The 1791 paylist states 24 May 1791 [WO12/11028, 14]. Date of discharge from 102nd says 24 Mar 1810 which is not correct. Apr 1810 is a more accurate statement as no date is actually recorded for several men including Cox. Date of arrival back at NI from Sydney 12 Sep 1810 based on 4/1169: 190 but is inconsistent with other contemporary sources (see above)

p12 CRANE, Lieut T.A : Vessel of departure from NI correctly shows him as departing Norfolk Island per Minstrel, but on p.51 it incorrectly shows him as departing Norfolk Island per Lady Nelson

p16 EGGLESTON, George : Date of discharge from 102nd says 24 Mar 1810 which is not correct. Apr 1810 is more accurate as no exact discharge date for him is recorded

p20 HERBERT, John : Date of trial/conviction says he was tried 5 Oct 1784 at the Old Bailey. He was convicted on 21 Apr 1784

p30 PIPER, Ens. John : Date and vessel of first arrival at says arrival on Norfolk Island per Britannia II. He actually arrived per Kitty Feb 1793

p32 ROBERTS, John : additional notes: discharge from 102nd in Apr 1810 and subsequent re-enlistment in the Invalid Co attached to the 73rd by permission of the governor 25 May 1810 [WO12/8000 f.139r]

p36 TRAVERS, William : additional notes – formed relationship with Elizabeth Davis/Davidson (convict per Speke 1808), son Edward Mortimer Travers born 11 Apr 1809 & bap 1 Sep 1811 at Windsor [CO201/57: 153]. Williams Travers, seaman of Cumberland schooner was killed by natives at Raratonga Aug 1814 [Sydney Gazette 22 Oct 1814: 2] Elizabeth Davidson age 20 was buried at the Hawkesbury 17 Feb 1811 [CO201/57, 150]

p41 WOODGER, Charles : Pardoned 4 Jun 1803 [4/4486; Reel 800 p25]

p51 1813 Lady Nelson and Minstrel says Lieut Crane sailed from Norfolk Island per Lady Nelson which may be because he did eventually arrive at Sydney per Lady Nelson (Sydney Gazette 8 May 1813). However Crane actually sailed from Norfolk Island per Minstrel together with his men. Due to illness he left Minstrel at Port Dalrymple (Sydney Gazette 10 Apr 1813). Crane later boarded Lady Nelson at Port Dalrymple.

p46 Indispensible is described (in this entry only) as an East Indiaman. She was a whaler and much smaller than typical East Indiamen of that era. She is described more correctly as a ship on p45

Cathy Dunn and Glen Lambert