LIST 11 - DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPS - MALE NAME ORDER

 
 
There were 511 defacto relationships recorded during this 'decade'. 
 
The information recorded for each defacto relationship is as follows:
 year
 groom 
 family name
 Christian name
 year and ship of arrival
 civil status at time of relationship
 bride 
 family name
 Christian name
  year and ship of arrival
 civil status at time of relationship
 
They are listed in alphabetical order on the name of the 'groom'.
 
With regard to the 'grooms', identities of 89% have been found although the names of 
6 remain unknown. There were 288 convicts or former convicts (55%), 97 were soldiers or 
former soldiers (19%), 66 were seamen (13%) and 11 came free (2%).
 
This is the most difficult category to define and identify.
 
Only those unions which produced children are listed. The unions are presumed to have begun 
one year before the birth of the first recorded child.
 
Whilst some of these unions were of life long duration, it also undoubtedly true that some 
extended no further than one night of passion !
 
Several  relationships commenced on the voyage before the First Fleet reached the colony.

Proceed to Male List

Return to 1788-1800

Return to Home Page

This work is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Enquiries should be made to the publisher.