John Davison (c.1767- ) was found guilty on 25 February 1784 at the Old Bailey, London, of stealing clothing and two silver spoons. His death sentence was commuted to 7 years transportation on 3 March 1785. He was sent to the Justitia hulk, where he remained until he embarked for New South Wales on the Scarborough in February 1787, arriving in Sydney in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet.
As John Davidson he was sent to Norfolk Island on the Supply in November 1789. By July 1791 he was subsisting two people on a Sydney Town lot. He was settled on 12 acres at Queenborough Path in December 1791.
Davison left Norfolk Island on the Kitty in March 1793. No further records have been located for him.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 100
'Davison, John (c. 1767–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/davison-john-30718/text38061, accessed 14 October 2024.