Edward Johnson (c.1757- ) was found guilty on 16 March 1786 at Dorchester, Dorset, of stealing two linen shirts, a silver tablespoon, two linen handkerchiefs, and two shillings but was acquitted of housebreaking. Sentenced to 7 years transportation, he was sent to the Dunkirk hulk on 6 July 1784 and was discharged to the Charlotte in March 1787. He arrived at Sydney in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet.
Johnson was last recorded in 1788.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 194
'Johnson, Edward (c. 1757–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/johnson-edward-31373/text38822, accessed 16 September 2024.
c. 1757
Crime: theft (house)
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Dorset
Trial Date: 16 March 1786
(1786)