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Edward Dwan (1787–?)

Edward Dwan, the son of marine Edward Dwan and his wife Jane, was born on the Charlotte in 1787 before the Fleet sailed from Portsmouth for Sydney. He was baptised on 20 April 1787. He returned with his parents to England in 1791. 

* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 112

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'Dwan, Edward (1787–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/dwan-edward-30232/text37513, accessed 16 April 2024.

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