Peter Hibbs (1762–1847)
Peter Hibbs was a seaman on the Sirius which landed in Botany Bay in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. He was forced to stay on Norfolk Island after the ship was wrecked and took up farming. By 1795 he had returned to Sydney. He later settled with his family in the Hawkesbury area.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Hibbs, Mary (wife)
- Byrne, Sarah (daughter)
- Hibbs, George (son)
- Hibbs, Peter (son)
- Hibbs, Peter Kenny (son)
- Hibbs, William (son)
- Hibbs, Richard (son)
- Hibbs, Joseph (son)
- Izzard, Ann (stepdaughter)
- McLean, Esther (daughter-in-law)
- Hibbs, Elizabeth (daughter-in-law)
- Wallbank, Elizabeth Harriet (daughter-in-law)
- Byrne, Francis (son-in-law)
- Douglass, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Kelly, Hannah (granddaughter)
- Byrne, Catherine (granddaughter)
- Crossland, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Sutton, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Seymour, Sarah Rebecca (granddaughter)
- Byrne, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Byrnes, Maria (granddaughter)
- McGrath, Margaret (granddaughter)
- Joseph, Eliza (granddaughter)
- Gavenlock, Hannah (granddaughter)
- Thornton, Jane (granddaughter)
- Hibbs, Elias (grandson)
- Hibbs, Peter (grandson)
- Byrne, Thomas (grandson)
- Byrne, James (grandson)
- Byrne, Francis (grandson)
- Byrne, Terence Cornelius (grandson)
- Hibbs, William (grandson)
- Byrne, Andrew (grandson)
- Hibbs, George (grandson)
- Byrne, Hugh (grandson)
- Byrne, Richard (grandson)
- Hibbs, Richard (grandson)
- Bligh, William (opposed)
- Hewitt, Alexander (assigned convict)
Citation details
'Hibbs, Peter (1762–1847)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hibbs-peter-24049/text32885, accessed 14 June 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
Death
12 September,
1847
(aged ~ 85)
Lower Portland,
New South Wales,
Australia
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