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Cornelius Duhig (?–?)

Cornelius Duhig/De Hague/Duhagen arrived at Sydney aboard the Friendship in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. He was among those marked sick after transfer to the Alexander when the Friendship was scuttled at the end of October 1788 during its return journey.

* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 110

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'Duhig, Cornelius (?–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/duhig-cornelius-30786/text38133, accessed 20 April 2024.

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  • de Hague, Cornelius
  • Duhagen, Cornelius
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