| Name: | John Abell |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | - |
| Date of Birth: | 1811 |
| Occupation: | Gentleman's servant |
| Date of Death: | 1880 |
| Age: | 69 years |
Life Span
Median life span was 59 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
| Crime: | Uttering forged notes |
| Convicted at: | Southampton Assizes |
| Sentence term: | Life |
| Ship: | Lord William Bentinck |
| Departure date: | 11th April, 1838 |
| Arrival date: | 26th August, 1838 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 319 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 250 |
| Source description: | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project. |
Carole Kernick on 2nd October, 2012 wrote:
given permission to marry Charlotte Rowe 4/1/1845. Given pardon 1847-1848
D Wong on 2nd October, 2012 wrote:
John Abell was 25 years old on arrival in VDL, transported for uttering a forged £10 note. His occupation was Gents servant/groom/coachman.
John was 5’1 1/2” tall, grey eyes, dark hair, single, he had 2 brothers and 2 sisters all at his native place of Markham, Berkshire.
13/1/1844: Permission to marry Blanch Labele (free)
4/1/1845: Permission to marry Charlotte Rowe, they married in 1846 and had 5 children, only 2 survived infancy, Mary Ann and Edward, Charlotte, William and John all died in the year they were born.
10/1/1843: John Abell was appointed Javelin-man at the new goal at Longford.
19/8/1848: CP
Carole Kernick on 2nd October, 2012 made the following changes:
date of birth 1811, date of death 1880
D Wong on 2nd October, 2012 made the following changes:
occupation, crime
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