Dictionary of Sydney

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Shortland, John 1769-1810

Officer of the Royal Navy who sailed with the First Fleet. He was later granted land at Liberty Plains and Bankstown before he returned to England.

Milestone
Born
05 Sep 1769
Arrived Sydney
HMS Sirius
26 Jan 1788
Departed Sydney
1792
Arrived Sydney
HMS Reliance
1794
Departed Sydney
HMS Reliance
1800
Died
21 Jan 1810
Occupation
Position
1787 - 1788
1794
1800
Relationship
Child of