Dictionary of Sydney

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Marshall, John

Apprenticed as a sailor at age 10 he spent his life at sea including two voyages transporting convicts to Sydney. He also saw action in the American War of Independence and the Napoleonic Wars where he was mortally wounded.

Milestone
Born
Ramsgate, England
26 Feb 1748
Arrived Sydney
Scarborough
26 Jan 1788
Departed Sydney
Scarborough
06 May 1788
Died
1819
Occupation
Position
1787 - 1788
1790