Name:
1788 - 1870
Hometown: Medway Towns, Kent, England
Reason for coming to Australia:
Cuffay was arrested and accused of "conspiring to levy war" against Queen Victoria.
He was convicted of preparing acts of arson, intended as a signal for the planned armed uprising.
Family background (parents, previous marriages, etc.):
-Married three times
-He had one daughter Ann Juliana Cuffay
-His mother was from Kent,
-His father was a black man previously enslaved.
Fun Fact: He was very short, 4 feet and 11 inches
1788 - 1870
Hometown: Medway Towns, Kent, England
Reason for coming to Australia:
Cuffay was arrested and accused of "conspiring to levy war" against Queen Victoria.
He was convicted of preparing acts of arson, intended as a signal for the planned armed uprising.
Family background (parents, previous marriages, etc.):
-Married three times
-He had one daughter Ann Juliana Cuffay
-His mother was from Kent,
-His father was a black man previously enslaved.
Fun Fact: He was very short, 4 feet and 11 inches