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"Coromandel" 1802 (Convict ship) (England to NSW, Australia)

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Chalker, Clark, Davison, Hall and 16 others
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  • Elizabeth Sullivan (1800 - 1873)
  • William Hall (1797 - 1871)
  • Andrew Johnston, Snr, Free Settler "Coromandel" 1802 (1766 - 1849)
    Andrew JOHNSTON was born 17/3/1766 EnglandAndrew married Mary BEARD on 18/9/1789 in Hampstead, England and they had the following children* Thomas 1791* Andrew 1793* William 1795* John 1797* Alexander ...
  • Ann Turnbull (c.1765 - 1819)
    Ann was born in 1765 in Annan, Scotland and was a domestic when she married John Turnbull in Soho London on 4th April 1790. He was a widower aged 38 years at the time and had previously been married at...
  • George Smith Hall, Jnr, Free Settler "Coromandel" 1802 (1795 - 1882)
    Arrived in Port Jackson Sydney Australia 13 June 1802 on the ship " Coromandel" (came free) Age 7.Appears as a farmer of Cattai Pitt Town with 200 acres, age 32 at 1828 census. === GEDCOM Note ===Burie...
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The Coromandel arrived at Portsmouth on 12 January 1802 and departed from Spithead in company with the Perseus bound for Port Jackson on 12 February 1802. She came direct, the first convict ship to do so, and arrived in Port Jackson on 13 June 1802.

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Only one prisoner died on the voyage out

138 Male convicts

Ship Master

  • Alexander Sterling

Ship Surgeon (remained in Sydney)

  • John THROSBY 1777-1828, Surgeon, younger son of John THROSBY

The free emigrant settlers on the Coromandel were chiefly from the Scottish border. They had been induced to emigrate to New South Wales, on receiving a free passage from Government with the promise of a grant of one hundred acres of land each on their arrival in the colony and rations for a certain period afterwards from the King's stores. (5)

Free passengers on the Coromandel/ Perseus (3):

CLARKE family

DAVIDSON family

HALL family

HOWE family

Andrew JOHNSTON family

John JOHNSTON family

MEIN family

  • James Mein and his wife Susannah Skein Mein
  • Andrew MEIN , brother of James Mein

STUBBS family

TURNBULL family

Convicts

  • John CARTER age 43 with J COWAN
  • James FIELD
  • James GROOM
  • William NICHOLLS
  • John PRICE
  • William RUSHTON
  • Joseph SAMPSON
  • George TILLEY - wife Henrietta BRAY
  • Adams, Richard
  • Alder, James
  • Allen, Francis
  • Anderson, James
  • Ansell, Michael
  • Ayre, William
  • Bagnall, Bryan
  • Barratt, James
  • Beard, John
  • Bevan, John
  • Borer, Hamlet
  • Braine, Thomas
  • Bryan, Richard
  • Carter, John
  • Chapman, William
  • Charker, William - William Chalker
  • Clark, Charles
  • Clarke, Abraham
  • Cole, Thomas
  • Colton, John
  • Cooke, Thomas
  • Cooper, Edward
  • Cooper, James
  • Cowling, Francis
  • Davey, Thomas
  • David, William
  • Davies, William
  • Davis, John
  • Davis, Moses
  • Davis, Thomas - Thomas Davis, Convict "Coromandel" 1802
  • Dowles, Robert
  • Dunn, Thomas
  • Dye, William
  • Dyke, John
  • Easton, Thomas
  • Evans, Evan
  • Field, James
  • Fletcher, Orlando
  • Freeman, William
  • Gallard, John
  • Galloway, William
  • Gilfillan, William
  • Goodear, William
  • Grant, James
  • Griffith, John
  • Groom, James
  • Hales, Robert
  • Hambridge, William
  • Harris, James Douce
  • Hawkins, William
  • Headington, John
  • Howard, George
  • Howard, William
  • Howe, William
  • Hunter, John
  • Imber, Richard
  • James, John
  • Jenkins, James - James Jenkins, Convict “Coromandel” 1802
  • Jenkins, William - William Jenkins
  • Jervis, Edward
  • Jones, Benjamin
  • Jones, Edward
  • Jones, John - John Jones, Convict "Coromandel" 1802
  • Jones, Morgan
  • Jones, Walter Kenrick
  • Kennard, John
  • Kirk, James
  • Kitchener, Samuel
  • Leary, Samuel
  • Lewis, George - George Lewis, Convict "Coromandel" 1802
  • Lewis, Richard - Richard Lewis [Convict "Coromandel" 1802]
  • Long, Edward
  • Maccardwill, James
  • Mahony, John
  • Maloy, Thomas
  • Martin, Thomas
  • Mellor, William
  • Merry, Robert
  • Miles, Robert
  • Mills, Isaac
  • Morgan, John
  • Morgan, Richard
  • Moseley, Edward
  • Mott, William
  • Murphy, Richard
  • Neal, Elbert
  • Newth, James
  • Newton, William
  • Nicholls, John
  • Nicholls, William
  • Nobbs, Joseph - Joseph Nobbs [Convict "Coromandel" 1802]
  • Owle, George
  • Pavey, William
  • Pearce, John - John Pearce, Convict "Perseus" 1802
  • Peaple, Henry
  • Pevett, Thomas
  • Pierson, Joseph
  • Poore, Philip
  • Pryer, Thomas
  • Purver, John
  • Radford, William
  • Rasberry, Joseph
  • Rayner, William
  • Reddin, William
  • Rushton, William
  • Russell, John
  • Sampson, Joseph
  • Sanders, James
  • Scott, Joseph - Joseph Scott, Convict "Coromandel" 1802
  • Shaw, Richard
  • Shields, Russell
  • Silk, Charles
  • Simmons, Joseph
  • Simon, Henry
  • Smith, John
  • Smith, John
  • Smith, Joseph
  • Smith, Thomas
  • Stevens, John
  • Stevens, William
  • Stow, Thomas
  • Sutton, Joseph
  • Swan, Edward
  • Swift, James
  • Tackle, John
  • Tansley, John
  • Taylor, John - John Taylor, Convict “Coromandel” 1802
  • Taylor, Richard
  • Thomas, William
  • Tilley, George
  • Townley, John
  • Turner, James - James Turner
  • Venables, George
  • Vine, Thomas
  • Wall, John
  • Ward, Joseph - Joseph Ward [Convict "Coromandel" 1802]
  • Wardle, Thomas
  • Warr, Howard
  • Watkins, Thomas
  • Webb, Timothy
  • Webb, William
  • Weston, John
  • Wheeler, Meredith
  • Whitaker, Abraham see Abraham Whittaker, Convict "Coromandel" 1802
  • Whitcombe, William
  • White, James
  • Wilks, John
  • Williams, John
  • Williams, William
  • Wilson, James
  • Windsor, Richard
  • Wood, Joseph
  • Wood, Thomas
  • Woodward, Joseph

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