David Davies (c.1757- ) was an able seaman when he arrived at Sydney aboard the Sirius in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. He deserted the ship at the Cape of Good Hope in February 1789 after the ship had gone for supplies.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 96
'Davies, David (c. 1757–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/davies-david-30702/text38045, accessed 28 June 2025.
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Carmarthen,
Carmarthenshire,
Wales
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