Marine Private Thomas
Bishop (.....1793)
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Born :
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Where Born : England
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 26. Jan. 1788
Ship Arrived on : " Alexander"
Rank on Discharge : Marine / Private
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Where Enlisted : Portsmouth
Date of Discharge :
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 10. Dec. 1793
Where Died /
Buried :
St Phillip's Church Sydney
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History
& Achievements :
- Marine Private Thomas Bishop enlisted in the 21st
Portsmouth Company of the Royal Marines. Following
- arrival in Port Jackson he was attached to
Captain James Campbell's Company. In October of 1791 he
sailed for Norfolk Island on board the ship"
Atlantic". He settled on 60 acres at Grenville Vale.
On the 9th of March 1793 he sailed to Port Jackson on
board the ship " Kitty" Upon his arrival he
recieved a grant of 110 acres at Hen and Chicken Bay .
- Thomas did not re-join the Royal New South Wales
Regiment as many others had.
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- References
- Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church
Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
- The information is intended for
short Historical value only,
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