Joseph Levy (c.1767-1788) was found guilty on 26 May 1784 at the Old Bailey, London, of stealing a copper kettle. Sentenced to 7 years transportation, he was sent to the Censor hulk on 4 August 1784 and was discharged to the Scaborough in February 1787. He arrived at Sydney in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet.
Levy was buried at Port Jackson on 15 April 1788.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 219
'Levy, Joseph (c. 1767–1788)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/levy-joseph-31392/text38844, accessed 8 January 2025.
c. 1767
14 April,
1788
(aged ~ 21)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Crime: theft (house)
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Old Bailey, London
Trial Date: 26 May 1784
(1784)