William Dearing (c.1770-1788), was a ship's boy on the Alexander when he arrived at Sydney in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. He died of scurvy at sea on the return journey sometime between 14 July and 23 October.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 103
'Dearing, William (c. 1770–c. 1788)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/dearing-william-30721/text38064, accessed 19 April 2026.