Joseph Caldwell (c.1753-1788) was a quarter gunner on the Sirius when he arrived at Sydney in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. He died at sea on 31 December 1788
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 63
'Caldwell, Joseph (c. 1753–1788)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/caldwell-joseph-30515/text37832, accessed 20 April 2024.
c.
1753
Londonderry,
Ireland
31 December,
1788
(aged ~ 35)
at sea
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