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Name

Robert Sidaway

Alternative Names

Robert Sideway
Robert Sideaway

Born

14 January, 1758
Middlesex, England

Died

13 October, 1809 (aged 51)
New South Wales, Australia

Cultural Heritage

English

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

Passenger Ship *

Friendship (1788) (convict)

Occupation *

convict (1788-1794) New South Wales, Australia
benefactor (general) (1792-1809) New South Wales, Australia
emancipist (1792-1809) New South Wales, Australia
farmer (1792-1809) New South Wales, Australia
general merchant (1792-1809) New South Wales, Australia
publican (1792-1809) New South Wales, Australia
wine and spirits dealer (1792-1809) New South Wales, Australia
baker (1794-1809) New South Wales, Australia
theatre owner (1796-1800) New South Wales, Australia

Key Events *

First Fleet (1788) (convict)

Groups *

Mercury transport convicts (1784) (mutineer)

Key Places *

Dunkirk hulk (Plymouth, Devon) (convict, 1784-1787)

Convict Record

Crime	Sentence	Commuted To	Court	Trial Date
theft	life	-	-	-

* Dates are approximate