Amy Bowles Alt (1765–1817)
Amy Bowles Phillips married her cousin Matthew Bowles Alt on 16 May 1786. She accompanied her husband, a midshipman, on the voyage of the Sirius to Sydney as part of the First Fleet. She left the ship however (as Mrs Holt) on 20 May 1787 and boarded the Hyaena to be returned to shore. She died on 17 January 1817 at London.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Alt, Matthew Bowles (husband)
Citation details
'Alt, Amy Bowles (1765–1817)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/alt-amy-bowles-29844/text36943, accessed 29 June 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Phillips, Amy Bowles
Birth
1765
Brackley,
Northamptonshire,
England
Death
17 January,
1817
(aged ~ 52)
London,
Middlesex,
England
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