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William Hughes (?–?)

William Hughes was a seaman on the Lady Juliana when he arrived at Sydney in June 1790 as part of the Second Fleet. He had a relationship with Ann Bryant during the voyage which resulted in the birth of a daughter Sophia, who was baptised at Sydney Cove in October 1790, more than two months after Hughes had left the colony.

* information from Michael Flynn, The Second Fleet: Britain’s Grim Convict Armada of 1790 (1993), p 345

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'Hughes, William (?–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hughes-william-30649/text37981, accessed 5 December 2024.

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