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Day, Samuel (c. 1767–1849)

	Day, Samuel (c. 1767–1849)
Born	c. 1767 Dursley , Gloucestershire , England
Died	8 May, 1849 (aged ~ 82) Launceston , Tasmania , Australia
Cause of Death	general debility
Cultural Heritage	English
Related Entries [View as tree]	Day, Mary (partner) Arabanoo, (acquaintance) Neale, James (acquaintance)
Passenger Ship*	Alexander (1788) (convict)
Occupation*	convict (1788-1790) New South Wales, Australia convict (1790-1792) Norfolk Island, Australia sawyer (1792-1813) Norfolk Island, Australia farmer (1794-1813) Norfolk Island, Australia farmer (1813-1820) Tasmania, Australia police officer (1818-1825) Tasmania, Australia
Key Events*	Botany Bay Conflict (NSW), 6 March 1789 (instigator) First Fleet (1788) (convict)
Maps*	Map of the Settlements at Port Dalrymple, Van Diemen's Land, 1819, by G. W. Evans (location, 1819)
Key Places*	Censor hulk (London) (convict, 1785-1787)
Social Issues*	criminal punishment (flogging, 1789) criminal punishment (irons, 1789) criminal punishment (flogging, 1792)
Convict Record	Crime: theft Sentence: 14 years

* Dates are approximate

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Day, Samuel (c. 1767–1849)