William Cockett (c.1766 -) was an able seaman when he arrived at Sydney in January 1788 aboard the Fishburn as part of the First Fleet. He left the colony in 1788.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 75
'Cockett, William (c. 1766–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/cockett-william-30566/text37891, accessed 13 October 2024.