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John Dingle Bacon (1790–1792)

John Dingle Bacon, twin son of Jane Elizabeth and Samuel Bacon, was born on 3 June 1790 at Sydney. The family returned to England aboard the Gorgan on 13 December 1791; John died at sea during the voyage on 6 April 1792. Robert Clark, who was on the ship, wrote that 'The children are dying very fast ... the hot weather is the cause of it'.

* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 15

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'Bacon, John Dingle (1790–1792)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/bacon-john-dingle-30003/text37212, accessed 29 June 2025.

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Life Summary [details]

Birth

3 June, 1790
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

6 April, 1792 (aged 1)
at sea

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