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Hugh Sandlin (c. 1785–1787)

Hugh Sandlin, the son of Ann Lyne and Hugh Sandlin was baptised on 12 December 1785 at Sepulchre's, London on 12 December 1785. He died on 24 April 1787 on board the Lady Penrhyn. He was accompanying his convict mother on her voyage to New South Wales.

* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 408

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Sandlin, Ann (mother)
Boulton, Elizabeth (half-sister)
Floan, Richard Hugh (half-brother)

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'Sandlin, Hugh (c. 1785–1787)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/sandlin-hugh-30972/text38341, accessed 2 May 2025.

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