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THE SETTLEMENT AT RISDON COVE, 1803

Lt John Bowen
Lieut. John Bowen (1780-1827) c.1890 by unknown artist. La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria H.22304
Robert Brown
Robert Brown by Charles Fox, after Henry William Pickersgill line engraving, published 1837
NPG D32221
©National Portrait Gallery, London

CIVIL ESTABLISHMENT

  • Lieutenant John BOWEN, R.N. - Commandant
  • Jacob MONTGARRET - surgeon
  • Thomas WILSON (WILLIAMS) - storekeeper
  • Robert BROWN - botanist on temporary duty
  • James MEEHAN - assistant surveyor
  • Thomas SMITH - gardener

NEW SOUTH WALES CORPS (Soldiers)

  • Lieutenant William MOORE
  • Sergeant Thomas PRENTICE
  • Sergeant Edward JOHNSTON
  • Corporal John LAMB
  • Corporal (not identified)
  • Corporal John WIXSTEAD
  • Private James BAKER
  • Private - - -BROOKS
  • Private Thomas BROWNE
  • Private John CARR
  • Private John CURRY (CURRIE)
  • Private George HAZLER (HAZLAR)
  • Private Samuel JAMIESON
  • Private John LAWRENCE
  • Private John McGUIRE
  • Private William MEADOWS (MEADUM)
  • Private George MORRISON
  • Private John, NEVILLE (NEVILL)
  • Private William PAGE
  • Private James PICKETT
  • Private Jeremiah SMITH
  • Private James (Joseph) STAIKES (STACKERS)

WIVES AND CHILDREN OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORPS

  • 3 Unidentified wives and 2 children.

SETTLERS

  • William BURT
  • Wife Mrs BURT
  • William (Richard) CLARK
  • Wife Maria CLARK
  • 1 unidentified settler and 2 unidentified children

CONVICTS

  • BARNES, Edward
  • CAVANAGH, James
  • CLARK, George
  • COLE, Thomas (COLES, William)
  • COOLMAN, John
  • DAVIS Robert
  • DAWNS, Michael
  • DENNISON, William
  • DUCE, John
  • ESUM, William
  • FLYNN, Charles
  • GARRETT, William
  • HARDWICKE, Joseph
  • HARRIS, John
  • HOLLOUGHAN, Richard
  • JACKSON, John
  • JONES, John
  • LEE, Matthew
  • McCARTY, Dennis
  • MONDAY, Edward
  • MULLENS, Thomas
  • PARNELL, Joseph
  • PRIVET, William
  • RICHARD, Edward
  • SHIELDS, Russell
  • SMITH, James
  • WILSON, William
  • WRIGHT, Richard
  • WRIGHT, William

FEMALE CONVICTS AND CHILDREN

  • KALE, Mary
  • LAWLER, Mary
  • WARE, Elizabeth
    • WARE child

FREE FEMALES

  • Martha HAYES, mistress of Lieut John Bowen.

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