Forby Sutherland

Forby Sutherland was a member of the crew of the Endeavour during Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook's voyage to New South Wales.

Sutherland was an able seaman and also the ship's poulterer (which meant he prepared game birds for the table, including for instance those shot by Joseph Banks and Lieutenant John Gore).

[1] Cook logged that Forby Sutherland died of consumption on the evening of 30 April 1770 while the ship was anchored in the Bay, and was buried ashore at Kurnell the following morning.

[2] He had been afflicted by that condition ever since leaving the Le Maire Strait.

Near the landing place, in Kurnell there is a memorial stone, noting that Forby Sutherland was the first British subject to die on Australian soil.