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John Chew (?–?)

John Chew, a marine in the 39th (Plymouth) Company, arrived at Sydney aboard the Charlotte in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. He served at Port Jackson in Captain Watkin Tench's company. He had a son John with Mary Ingle before returning to England on the Gorgon in December 1791.

* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 68

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'Chew, John (?–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/chew-john-30435/text37741, accessed 27 December 2024.

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