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William Charlton (1769–1839)

William Charlton was a private in the New South Wales Corps when he arrived at Sydney in June 1790 aboard the Neptune as part of the Second Fleet. He was transferred to Norfolk Island in February 1793 and in June was ordered to receive 300 lashes for irregular and disorderly behaviour (he received 150 — the remainder was forgiven).

He lived with Mary Gittos on the island; they had at least eight children. The couple returned to Sydney in November 1795 and then returned to Norfolk Island in 1802. They were back in New South Wales in 1806 and appear to have moved to Parramatta. Charlton transferred to the colonial Veteran Company when the NSW Corps was withdrawn in 1810. He married Mary Gittos on 16 April 1810. Charlton was discharged from the army when the Veteran Corps was disbanded in March 1823.

William Charlton died on 22 October 1839 at Kelso.

* information from Michael Flynn, The Second Fleet: Britain’s Grim Convict Armada of 1790 (1993), p 199

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'Charlton, William (1769–1839)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/charlton-william-26175/text38008, accessed 11 September 2024.

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Birth

1769
Stourton, Wiltshire, England

Death

22 October, 1839 (aged ~ 70)
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

unknown

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