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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City of Edinburgh 1808
Robert Kingston, Convict, Atlantic 1791
The Norfolk Island Criminal Court sentenced Robert Kingston to death for an unknown offence, pardon in 1798 conditional on his remaining on Norfolk Island for 14 years.
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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Five embarkments from Norfolk Island to Hobart 1807 – 1808
Details on the five ships that departed Norfolk Island for Hobart – Derwent River 1807 – 1808.
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Convict Family to live on Phillip Island Norfolk Island 1795
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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Some Norfolk Islanders at New Norfolk VDL 1816
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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Muster of Settlers Hobart 1809: Norfolk Islanders
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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