David Dunstan (1766–1836)
David Dunstan/Dunston/Densham was convicted at Exeter in 1790 of theft for stealing carpenters tools and sentenced to seven years' transportation. He arrived at Port Jackson aboard the Atlantic as part of the Third Fleet.
He was granted 90 acres of land at Mulgrave Place in 1804, 60 acres at Kurrajong in 1825, and 100 acres at Liberty Plains in 1831.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- Dunstan genealogy, Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW), 29 April 1911, p 12
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Dunstan, Mary (wife)
- Gow, Maria (daughter)
- Dunstan, David James (son)
- Dunstan, Richard William (son)
- Dunstan, Stephen (son)
- Dunstan, John (son)
- Dunstan, James (son)
- Dunstan, Maria (daughter-in-law)
- Dunstan, Maria (daughter-in-law)
- Dyer, Elizabeth (daughter-in-law)
- Dawson, Mary Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Gurney, Mary Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Dunstan, Elizabeth M. (daughter-in-law)
- Dunstan, Elizabeth (daughter-in-law)
- Gow, William Pashington (son-in-law)
- Fleming, Charlotte (granddaughter)
- Caddan, Harriet (granddaughter)
- Holden, Ann (granddaughter)
- Everingham, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Dunstan, Maria (granddaughter)
- Goldspink, Elizabeth Maria (granddaughter)
- Dunstan, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Cavanough, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Powell, Maria Mary (granddaughter)
- Robinson, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Tuckerman, Grace (granddaughter)
- Dunstan, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Smith, Blanche Selina (granddaughter)
- Turnbull, Maria Ann (granddaughter)
- Beveridge, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Dunstan, Christina (granddaughter)
- Edwards, Emma (granddaughter)
- Dunstan, Harriet (granddaughter)
- Dunstan, Amy Amelia (granddaughter)
- Dunstan, Tristram (grandson)
- Dunstan, David Charles (grandson)
- Dunstan, William (grandson)
- Gow, Richard Terry (grandson)
- Dunstan, John (grandson)
- Dunstan, Benjamin (grandson)
- Gow, Stephen John (grandson)
- Dunstan, Andrew (grandson)
- Dunstan, Richard (grandson)
- Dunstan, Richard (grandson)
- Dunstan, Robert (grandson)
- Dunstan, James (grandson)
- Gow, William James (grandson)
- Dunstan, Henry (grandson)
- Gow, John (grandson)
- Dunstan, John (grandson)
- Gow, Thomas (grandson)
- Gow, David William (grandson)
- Gow, James (grandson)
- Dunstan, John William (grandson)
- Dunstan, Stephen John (grandson)
- Gow, Charles (grandson)
- Dunstan, David William (grandson)
- Dunstan, Ralph (grandson)
- Dunstan, James Stephen (grandson)
- Gow, William (grandson)
Citation details
'Dunstan, David (1766–1836)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/dunstan-david-17468/text33008, accessed 1 July 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Densham, David
Birth
9 November,
1766
Dunchideoch,
Devon,
England
Death
5 December,
1836
(aged 70)
Wilberforce,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
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