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John Easty was a private soldier in the marines. His date of birth and death are not known. He arrived with the First Fleet on the Scarborough[1] , the second largest vessel in the First Fleet[2].
Easty probably joined the marines no later than January 1794 and was appointed to Captain-Lieutenant Meredith's company on 4 November 1787.[3] Easty was the lowest ranking author of the surviving journals of the the First Fleet.[4]
Easty returned to England on the Atlantic in 1792. He was employed by a London grocer in September 1794. He petitioned the Admiralty for compensation promised for short rations in New South Wales.[5]
References
- ^ "John Easty". Discover Collections. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Scarborough". Webster's Encyclopedia of Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ Richardson, G. D. "Easty, John (?–?)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "John Easty". Webster's Encyclopedia of Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "John Easty". Discover Collections. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2013.