Marine Private Andrew
Fishburn (Fisbourn) (Fishburne) (......1796)
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Royal Marines
- The New South Wales Corps. (
Rum Corps. ) "Renamed 102nd Regiment
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Born :
Where Born :
Occupation : Carpenter / Soldier
Date Arrived : 26th January 1788
Ship Arrived on : " Alexander "
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Enlistment : 1778
Where Enlisted : Portsmouth
Date of Discharge : 4. March 1790
Where Discharged : Sydney
Date of Enlistment R.N.S.W.Reg
: 3.
December. 1794
Where Enlisted : Sydney
Date of Discharge : 3. December.1794
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 23. July 1796
Where Died /
Buried :
St John's Church Parramatta
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Sarah Williams aka Sarah
Donnelly, widowed she married George Mellin 1810
Born :
Circa 1759
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived : 1791
Ship Arrived on : " Mary Ann"
Died : 1849
Where Died /
Buried : Hawksbury
Date Married : 24. May. 1795
Where Married : Sydney
Spouse's Parents :
- Descendants
- Area Settled :
- Toongabbie, Seven Hills
- Children :
- 1 . Ann Williams adopted (b.Dec.1791......d.)
father Alexander Williams (b.....d.)
- 2 . Andrew Fishburn (b.1793.......d.)
- 3 . William Fishburn (b.1795......d)
History
& Achievements :
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- Andrew Fishburn enlisted in the Royal Marines as
a member of the 35th Portsmouth Company
- Andrew was stationed on board the "
Alexander " and on the ship set sail for Australia.
Upon his arrival he was attached to Captain John Shea's
Company. .He eventually discharged from the Marines and
enlisted in the Royal New South Wales Regiment.
- He recieved a grant of 25 acres at Petersham Hill
. He was one of the main instigators of the stoppage of
duty because of the grog ration being stopped.
- September 1788 to December 1789 -
Worked as a carpenter in the colony and received extra pay for this work
- 4 March 1790 - Sent to Norfolk Island
on the 'Sirius' Whilst there he was one of the leaders of a Marine protest
over provisions.
- 23 April 1791 - Returned to Port
Jackson on the 'Supply'
- April 1792 - Joined the NSW Corps
- 3 December 1794 - Received a 25 acre
land grant at Petersham Hills.
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- References
- Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church
Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
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