Private John Harmsworth
( Aimsworth ) (c1788...1860)
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New South Wales Corps. ( Rum Corps. ) "Renamed 102nd
Regiment
- 73rd 1st Battalion Highland
Regiment
Born :
1788
Where Born : England
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 26th Jan 1788
Ship Arrived on : " Prince
of Wales "
Rank on Discharge : Private.
Date of Enlistment : 4. Dec 1794
Drummer . enlisted age 6, son of dead marine
, .
Where Enlisted : Sydney
Date Transferred 73rd Reg : 1810
Date of Discharge : September 1820
Where Discharged :
Died : 21 . Sept 1860
Where Died /
Buried : Clarence
Plains
Parents Names : HARMSWORTH,
Thomas
(.....1788)
Alice Ellis (b.17548....d.1830 )
Spouse's Name : Sarah Wheeler
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Date Married : Never Married
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- Descendants
- Area Settled :
- Hobart , Tasmania
- Children :
- 1 . Sarah Harmsworth (bapt. 1805.....d.)
History
& Achievements :
John Harmsworth arrived in
Australia as a member of the first fleet. His father
Thomas died within weeks
- of their arrival. His mother Alice remarried
Daniel Stanfiled and as a member of the new family went
to Norfolk Island with them. John enlisted in the New
South Wales corps as a drummer. John and his partner
moved to Tasmania where Sarah was born .He transferred to
the 73rd regiment and remained in Tasmania until the
Regiments transfer to Ceylon on board the ship "
Windham" . John was recorded as being at the siege
of Kandy and the defeat of the king of Ceylon . He
returned to Australia and attempted to gain a land grant
which was unsuccessful. John died in 1860 and was
recorded as being the last member of the First Fleet.
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