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John GILMOUR

Male 1778 - 1782  (3 years)

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   Date  Event(s)
1778 
  • 26 Jan 1778: First Convicts arrive in Australia
    On 26 January 1788 the first Governor of NSW, Captain Arthur Phillip, and the First Fleet arrived in Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish a penal colony at Sydney Cove. The fleet was made up of 11 ships carrying 750-780 convicts plus 550 crew, soldiers and family members from Britain to Australia.