About: Billy Blue

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William Blue (c. 1767 – 7 May 1834) was an Australian convict who, after completing his sentence, became a boatman providing one of the first services to take people across Sydney Harbour. He was also made a water bailiff and watched boat traffic on Port Jackson from a special tower. Although Billy Blue's place and date of birth are uncertain, convict records suggest he was born in Jamaica, New York, around 1740 or 1767. Other people reading his records believe him to have been from Jamaica, West Indies.

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  • William Blue (c. 1767 – 7 May 1834) was an Australian convict who, after completing his sentence, became a boatman providing one of the first services to take people across Sydney Harbour. He was also made a water bailiff and watched boat traffic on Port Jackson from a special tower. Although Billy Blue's place and date of birth are uncertain, convict records suggest he was born in Jamaica, New York, around 1740 or 1767. Other people reading his records believe him to have been from Jamaica, West Indies. In 1817, Governor Macquarie granted Billy Blue 80 acres (320,000 m2) at what is now Blues Point, which was named after him. (en)
  • William „Billy“ Blue (* 1767 vermutlich in Jamaica in der englischen Provinz New York; † 7. Mai 1834 in , New South Wales, Australien) war ein Afroamerikaner, der in die Sträflingskolonie Australien deportiert wurde. Er wird in Sydney zu den Originalen der frühen englischen Kolonialzeit gezählt. Billy Blue war ein Sträfling und Siedler sowie der erste Fährmann und Gründer eines Fährunternehmens im Port Jackson. (de)
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  • William Blue (en)
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  • 1834-05-07 (xsd:date)
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  • c. 1740/67 (en)
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  • William Blue (en)
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  • Six (en)
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  • 1834-05-07 (xsd:date)
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  • Sydney, Australia (en)
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  • Billy Blue (en)
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  • Sailor, boatman (en)
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  • Elizabeth Williams (en)
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  • William „Billy“ Blue (* 1767 vermutlich in Jamaica in der englischen Provinz New York; † 7. Mai 1834 in , New South Wales, Australien) war ein Afroamerikaner, der in die Sträflingskolonie Australien deportiert wurde. Er wird in Sydney zu den Originalen der frühen englischen Kolonialzeit gezählt. Billy Blue war ein Sträfling und Siedler sowie der erste Fährmann und Gründer eines Fährunternehmens im Port Jackson. (de)
  • William Blue (c. 1767 – 7 May 1834) was an Australian convict who, after completing his sentence, became a boatman providing one of the first services to take people across Sydney Harbour. He was also made a water bailiff and watched boat traffic on Port Jackson from a special tower. Although Billy Blue's place and date of birth are uncertain, convict records suggest he was born in Jamaica, New York, around 1740 or 1767. Other people reading his records believe him to have been from Jamaica, West Indies. (en)
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  • Billy Blue (en)
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