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Edward Fuller was transported on the Fortune And Alexander, departing 31st Dec 1805 and arriving 12th Jul 1806 with 309 passengers.
Fortune And Alexander (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 371 (185) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
New South Wales Certificate of Freedom. [NRS 12208] Register of Certificate of Freedoms 1814 - Ticket of Leave No; 73/705 Name; Edward Fuller Ship and arrival year; Fortune - 1806 Date of Certificate; Dated 31 Jan 1814 - Delivered 30 June 1814 Description and Remarks; Parramatta Native County; Unable to read Trade; Butcher Age; 30 [1784] Height; 5 ft 5 1/2 in Complexion; Fair Hair; Light Brown Eyes; Hazel Additional Remarks; Tried at Kent 5 Aug 1805 - Life.
In the Nov 1828 census he was one of only five landholders at Dural. He held 60 acres, noted as 'Fuller's Farm', of which 20 were cleared and cultivated, with 1 horse and 8 horned cattle. He had with him his wife and three of his four children, he signed the return with his mark. The farm appears to be where Fullers Road now runs west from Old Northern Road just south of Dural. Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref F1432] Fuller, Edward, 38, GS, Fortune, 1806, Life, Landholder at Dural, Castle Hill. [Ref F1433] Fuller, Elizabeth, 33, FS, Friends, 1811, 7 yrs. [Ref F1434] Fuller, Edward, 15, BC. [Ref F1435] Fuller, Sarah, 14, BC. [Ref F1436] Fuller, Robert, 12, BC.
Edward was a convict. He was a labourer, late of the Parish of Chevening in Kent. ON the night of 26 Jun 1805 he stole a mare, valued at 30 pounds, the property of Arthur Taylor, a farmer of Battle. Court records differ as to where he stole the horse. Battle or Chevening, but it seems likely it was from Battle and that Edward rode the horse back to Chevening after visiting his family. He was sentenced to hang. On 28 Aug 1805 Edward's death sentence was commuted to transportation for life to New South Wales. On 5 Nov 1805, aged 21, he was received onto the hulk 'Prudentia' docked at Woolwich on the Thames. On 28 Jan 1806 the ship 'Fortune' departed England and arrived in the colony on 12 Jul 1806, a voyage of 165 days. 4 of the convicts on board died. The 1806 Muster of Prisoners was taken at the Court House at Parramatta on 12 Aug 1806, one month exactly after Edward's arrival in the colony. It records Edward per 'Fortune' as a Prisoner with 'Mr McArthur' at Parramatta. He is also noted in the 1811 muster.