Marine Private John
Brown (c.1761...1840)
Born :
circa 1761
Where Born : Aberdeen . Scotland
Occupation : Soldier , Stone Cutter
Date Arrived : 26/1/1788
Ship Arrived on : "Scarborough "
Rank attained : Private
Date of Enlistment :
Where Enlisted : Portsmouth
Date Transferred R.N.S.W.
corps : 1792
Date of Discharge : 1797
Where Discharged : Norfolk Island
Died : 27. August 1840
Where Died /
Buried : Lower
Portland Head . his farm
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Partner's Name : Susannah Allen
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Died : 17.Oct 1789
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Spouse's Name : Judith Likley
Born :Circa 1788
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Died : 17.Oct 1789
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- Descendants
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- Area Settled :
- Mulgrave Place , Branch,
- Children :
- 1 . Rebekah Smith ( b. 17/10/1789.........d.?/.2/1790)
to Susannah Allen
- 2 . John Brown Herpes (b. 1829 Adopted.........d.)
- 3 . Catherine Bryne Brown (b. Adopted.......d.
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- History &
Achievements :
- John Brown enlisted in the Royal Marines as a
member of the 11th Portsmouth Company
- . John was stationed on board the "
Scarbourgh " and on the set sail for Australia. Upon
his arrival he was he used his skill as a stone cutter to
earn extra pay . John sailed on the 5th of June 1789 to
Norfolk Island on the ship "Supply". He began
to farm his land grant at Phillipsburg of 60 acres. He
was a troublesome farmer and was allowed to return to
Port Jackson
- Upon his return to Sydney town in 1792 he
enlisted in the Royal New South Wales Regiment. Following
his discharge in 1797, he owned land at Mulgrave Place
"160 acres", Branch, "95 acres" John
died and was buried on his farm.
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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,
- E- mail address
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(QLD) Australia