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Middleton, John (c. 1756–?)

John Middleton (c.1756- ) was an able seaman, from Aberdeen, Scotland, when he arrived at Sydney aboard the Sirius in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. He returned to England on the Waaksamheid in March 1791, reaching Portsmouth in April 1792.

* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 245

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'Middleton, John (c. 1756–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/middleton-john-31504/text38960, accessed 6 March 2021.

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