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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 December 1792, with the last detachment of marines to leave Sydney[5]; Arthur Philip also returned home on this voyage[6]. Easty rejoined his division at Portsmouth in May 1793[7]. He left the marines and was employed by Waddington & Smith, grocers, in London in September 1794[8]. He petitioned the Admiralty for compensation promised for short rations in New South Wales.[9]
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.
- ^ Richardson, G. D. "Easty, John (?–?)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "John Easty". Discover Collections. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ Richardson, G. D. "Easty, John (?–?)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 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". Discover Collections. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2013.