Dictionary of Sydney

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Lightfoot, Samuel

Convict who was tried at Exeter, Devon on 14 March 1785 for stealing clothing to the value of 81 shillings and was sentenced to seven years' transportation. He received the first land grant at Greenwich in 1794 though it was cancelled in 1800. He was later appointed supervisor of the hospital in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land.

Milestone
Born
England
1763
Arrived Sydney
26 Jan 1788
Departed Sydney
1793
Died
Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land
1818
Occupation
Position
1787 - 1788