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Name	David Burton
Born	Unknown
Died	13 April, 1792 Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	shooting accident
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.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Banks, Joseph (acquaintance)
Passenger Ship *	Gorgon (1791) (public servant)
Occupation *	botanist (1791-1792) New South Wales, Australia convict administrator (1791-1792) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events *	Third Fleet (1791) (public servant)

* Dates are approximate