Samuel Craft was found guilty (as Samuel Crofts) on 9 September 1789, at the Old Bailey, London, of stealing a cow and delivering it to a slaughterhouse. Sentenced to seven years transportation he arrived in Sydney in 1791 aboard the Salamander as part of the Third Fleet. He began living with Elizabeth Davies about 1793, By 1803 he had purchased about 30 acres at Mulgrave Place; 25 acres had been cultivated. In 1806 he had 12 acres of wheat and 2 acres of barley under cultivation; 11 acres were fallow. He held 2 bushels of wheat and 8 bushels maize, and had 2 female horses, 2 male hogs and 2 female hogs.
Craft was granted a spirit licence in February 1811. He established an inn 'The Sign of the Plough', in a two storey brick building in George Street.
'Craft, Samuel (c. 1770–1833)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/craft-samuel-25839/text34007, accessed 5 November 2024.
25 August,
1833
(aged ~ 63)
Windsor,
New South Wales,
Australia
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Crime: theft
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Old Bailey, London
Trial Date: 9 September 1789
(1789)
Children: Yes (4)