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Name	John Harmsworth
Born	c. 1785
Died	21 September, 1860 (aged ~ 75) Clarence Plains, Tasmania, Australia
Cause of Death	influenza
Related Entries	[View as tree] Harmsworth, Sarah (partner) Harmsworth, Sarah (daughter) Stanfield, Alice (mother) Harmsworth, Thomas (father) Marsden, Ann (sister) Harmsworth, Thomas (brother) Marsden, Samuel (brother-in-law)
Passenger Ship *	Prince of Wales (1788) (marine's family)
Occupation or Descriptor *	defence forces personnel (British) (1794-1810) Norfolk Island, Australia defence forces personnel (British) (1810-1814) Tasmania, Australia defence forces personnel (British) (1814-1820) Overseas farmer (1820-1850) Tasmania, Australia
Military Service *	New South Wales Corps (soldier, 1794-1810) 73rd Regiment (UK) (soldier, 1810-1820)
Key Events *	First Fleet (1788) (marine's family)

* Dates are approximate

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