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Daniel Creswell (?–1787)

Daniel Creswell ( - 1787) was a marine on the Charlotte, which embarked for New South Wales in March 1787 as part of the First Fleet. Creswell died of dysentery on board the ship on 29 September 1787.

* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 403

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'Creswell, Daniel (?–1787)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/creswell-daniel-30661/text37995, accessed 29 March 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Death

29 September, 1787
at sea

Cause of Death

dysentery

Passenger Ship
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