Robert Hosburn was a sailor on the Prince of Wales which landed in Sydney in 1788 as part of the First Fleet. He had a daughter with Caroline Laycock before returning to England on the ship in that same year.
'Hosburn, Robert (?–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hosburn-robert-27433/text34863, accessed 27 April 2025.
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