28 Jun 1790 - last of the Second Fleet arrived
- Archives
- Discover
- On This Day
- 28 June 1790 - last of the Second Fleet arrived
28 Jun 1790 - last of the Second Fleet arrived
#OnThisDay 28 June 1790 the last of the Second Fleet convict transport ships, the Scarborough, sailed into Port Jackson, Sydney, with 180 male convicts on board. The Surprize arrived two days earlier with 218 male convicts and the Neptune arrived the previous day with over 400 male convicts.
Source:Edwell, P. (2016). Dictionary of Sydney. Scarborough: Second Fleet
Related
Behind the Scenes
In this episode Emily shows us a Ticket of Leave Butts volume from the 1830s. It's a great peek into a convict era archive.
Archives Behind the Scenes - Ticket of Leave butts
Online Indexes
Convicts IndexConvicts Applications to MarryConvict AssignmentsConvict Indents (Digitised) Index
Research Guides
Convicts GuideConvict assignment recordsConvict penal settlementsConvict transportation to NSWConvicts in Van Diemen's LandFamilies of convictsSentenced beyond the Seas: Australia's early convict records
Learn from Home
Convict indents list convicts transported to NSW. We show you how to search for and view the early convict indents, 1787-1801 on our website.
Mini webinar: Early convict indents
Related Gallery
Mary Reibey is one of the most famous early convict women in the colony of New South Wales. A convicted horsethief, Mary went on to run an extensive importing and mercantile business and there are numerous references to her business dealings, liquor licences, land grants and purchases throughout the State archives.
Mary Reibey - convict and businesswoman
Tags
This content is maintained by Access Services. If you have any queries or feedback about this content please
contact us
.
Path
Archives
/
Discover /
Permanent url
https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/magazine/28-jun-1790-last-the-second-fleet-arrived
Archives Footer
Published on