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James Nairn (c. 1751–?)

James Nairn (c.1751- ) was a corporal in the Royal Navy when he arrived at Sydney aboard the Sirius in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. He returned to England aboard the Waaksamheid in March 1791.

* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 261

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'Nairn, James (c. 1751–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/nairn-james-31551/text39011, accessed 2 June 2025.

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c. 1751
Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

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