THE AUSTRALIAN STORY SHIPS OF THE FIRST FLEET The Alexander: Skippered by Master, Duncan Sinclaire, the Alexander carried 195 male convicts and was the largest ship in the fleet. Weighing 450 tons, she was 114 ft long and 31 ft at the beam, Built in Hull, England in 1783, little is known of her after her return journey and she disappeared altogether from the record books in 1808. PASSENGER OFFICIALS ON BOARD THE ALEXANDER SHORTLAND John Lt RN CLARKE Zachariah Contractors Agent BALMAIN William Surgeon JOHNSTONE John Lt Marines WAITLAND SHAIREP James Marines KNIGHT Isaac Sgt SINCLAIRE Duncan Master LONG William Aston Mate SHORTLAND Thomas George 2nd Mate DONOVAN 2nd Mate TRIMMINGS Thomas Steward BAILEY Alexandra Seaman CLAY Charles Seaman HEDLEY Anthony Seaman DICKSON William Archer (Boy) FRAZER Thomas KELLY John Seaman LEWIS John Seaman RANSON Robert Seaman STOCKWELL James Seaman WATERS Edward Seaman WAUGH William Seaman WINTER John Seaman WHITE John (Boy) ARCHER Isaac Marine Pte BISHOP Elias Marine Pte LEWIS John Marine Pte CONVICT PASSENGERS The convicts passengers were often transported in chains and huddled closely beneath the deck of a ship. Robert ABEL/ABLE John ALLEN William ALLEN Robert BAILS/BALES George BANNISTER John BARFORD/BARFERD Stephen BARNES Henry BARNETT/BARNARD/BURTON James BARTLETT James BIRD Samuel BIRD William BLACKHALL/BLACKALL Peter BOND James BRADLEY John BRINDLEY William BROUGH James BROWN Richard BROWN William French BROWN James BURLEY/BURLEIGH John CAESAR Joseph CARVER William CHILDS/CHIELDS Richard CLEUGH/CLOUGH/CLUGH William CONNELLY James CORDEN/CORDELL/CALDWALL Edward CORMICK/CORBET John CROPPER John CROSS Thomas Restell CROWDER Aaron DAVIS Edward DAVIS Samuel DAVIS William DAVIS Richard DAY Samuel DAY Barnaby DENNISON/DENISON/DENESON Michael DENNISON Thomas DIXON/DICKSON William DOUGLAS William DRING Leonard DYER William EARLE/EARL William EDMUNDS/EDMONDS George EGGLESTONE William EGGLETON/EAGLETON Peter/Edward ELLAM John EVERETT Thomas FINICY/FILLESEY/TILLESBY Francis FOWKES/FOLKES William FRANCIS James FREEMAN Robert FREEMAN Thomas GEARING George GUEST/GESS Thomas GLENTON William GLOSTER/GLOCESTER/GLOUCESTER Daniel/Janel GORDON Charles/Patrick GRAY/GREY John GREEN Nicholas GREENWELL Samuel GRIFFITHS/GREEFIES William GUNTHER/GUNTER Joseph HAINES/HAYNES Samuel HALL BLANK TEMPLATE John HANDFORD/HANFORD Joseph HARBEN/HARBINE William HARRIS John HART John HARTLEY John HATCH John HATCHER William HATFIELD Henry HATHEWAY/HATHAWAY Richard HAWKES Dennis HAYES James HEADING Thomas HEADINGTON/HEDDINGTON/EDDINGTON John HILL Ottiwell/Ottawel/Oataway HINDLE/INGLE/ENGLE William HINDLEY Job HOLLISTER Henry HORNE Thomas HOWELL/HAWELL Hugh HUGHES William JACKSON John JEFFRIES Robert JEFFRIES Robert JENKINS John JEPP/JEFF/GEPP Charles JOHNSON Edward JONES Francis JONES Thomas JONES Thomas KELLY Thomas KIDNER/KIDNEY William KILBY John KNOWLER/NOWLAND Isaac LEMON John LOCKLEY/LOCKLY/LOCKEY Joseph LONG Joseph LONGSTREET Humphrey LYNCH John MacENTIRE/MacINTIRE/McINTIRE Francis MacLEAN/McLEAN Thomas MacLEAN John MANSFIELD William MARINER John MARROTT/MERRITT/MARRIOTT John MARTIN Stephen MARTIN/MARTYN Thomas MATSON Richard MAY Alexander McDONALD James McDONAUGH Charles McLAUGHLIN/McLELLAN/McLENNAN/MacLAULIN Samuel MIDGLEY Charles MILTON Richard MORGAN Peter MORRIS John MOWBRAY/MOUBREY Jesse MULCOCK/MOCOCK/MULLOCK/MOLOCK/MULCOCK William MURPHY Robert NETTLETON James OGDEN William OKEY Peter OPLEY/HOPLEY Thomas ORFORD/AWEFORD/ALFORD/HARTFORD/OXFORD Thomas OSBORNE/OSBORN/HOSBURN John OWLES Paul PAGE John Henry PALMER William PARE/PANE William PARISH John PARKER William PARR Edward PARRY Edward PERROTT/PARRETT/BEARCROFT/PARKINS John PETRIE Samuel PEYTON David POPE John POWER James PRICE John PRICE Thomas PRIOR William RADFORD/REDFORD/RATFORD John RANDALL/REYNOLDS Charles REPEAT James RICHARDS Hardwicke RICHARDSON James RICHARDSON William RICHARDSON Edward RISBY John ROBERTS George ROBINSON Joseph/Thomas ROBINSON Daniel ROGERS Isaac ROGERS Anthony ROPE William SALTMARSH William SANDS Thomas SAUNDERSON Robert SCATTERGOOD George SHARP Joseph SHAW Robert SHEPHERD/SHEPPARD William SHERMAN/SHEARMAN John SHORE William SHORE John SILVERTHORN Daniel SMART Richard SMART Thomas SMITH William SMITH William STANLEY John STOGDELL/STOCKDALE John STOKOE Charles STONE Martin STONE James STOW/STOWE James STRONG John SUMMERS/SUMMER Joshua TAYLOR Thomas Hilton TENNANT James THOMAS William/Jeremy THOMPSON Thomas TILLEY Thomas TIMMINS/TUNMINS Joseph TROTTER Ralph TURNER William TWINEHAM/TWYMAN/TWYNEHAM William TYRRELL John USHER Edward VARNDELL Benjamin WAGER William WALL John WARD William WATERHOUSE John WATSON John WELCH James WELSH/WELCH George WEST Samuel WHEELER George WHITAKER William WHITING/WHITEING Samuel WILCOCKS/WILCOX John WILSON Peter WILSON William WILTON/WHILTON/WILSON George WOOD Thomas WRIGHT John YOUNG

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