William Drysdale was one of the first British convict settlers in Australia.
It was only some 28 years earlier, in 1770, that Lieutenant James Cook, captain of HMB Endeavour, had claimed the eastern portion of the Australian continent for the British Crown, naming it New South Wales.
William Drydale [Drysdale] was convicted at Hants. Assizes, Hampshire, England on 01 March 1796 and sentenced for a term of 7 years.
He was subsequently transported on the convict ship "Barwell" leaving Portsmouth on 7 November 1797 & arriving 18 May 1798 in Port Jackson [Sydney] New South Wales.
There were 296 male convicts on the Barwell, nine convicts died during the voyage.
What happened to him after his arrival is currently unknown.
Ref: Indents from Early Fleet Ships 1786-1799 NRS 1150
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William Drydale - the 1st recorded "Drysdale" to arrive in Australia (1798)
by Ronald Drysdale
Aug 15, 2024
Hi all
William Drysdale was one of the first British convict settlers in Australia.
It was only some 28 years earlier, in 1770, that Lieutenant James Cook, captain of HMB Endeavour, had claimed the eastern portion of the Australian continent for the British Crown, naming it New South Wales.
William Drydale [Drysdale] was convicted at Hants. Assizes, Hampshire, England on 01 March 1796 and sentenced for a term of 7 years.
He was subsequently transported on the convict ship "Barwell" leaving Portsmouth on 7 November 1797 & arriving 18 May 1798 in Port Jackson [Sydney] New South Wales.
There were 296 male convicts on the Barwell, nine convicts died during the voyage.
What happened to him after his arrival is currently unknown.
Ref: Indents from Early Fleet Ships 1786-1799 NRS 1150
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