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Name	William Dowlan
Born	Unknown
Died	4 May, 1790 Rosehill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	fever
Passenger Ship *	Alexander (1788) (marine)
Occupation or Descriptor *	carpenter (1788-1790) New South Wales, Australia defence forces personnel (British) (1788-1790) New South Wales, Australia sawyer (1788-1790) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	6th (Plymouth) Company (marine, 1788-1788) Captain James Campbell's company (marine, 1788-1790)
Key Events *	First Fleet (1788) (marine)

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