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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Adams was transported on the Layton, departing 13th Jun 1827 and arriving 9th Oct 1827 with 161 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 203 (103) |
| 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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
John Adams, convict no. 151. Convicted of stealing money 16 Oct 1826 - 7yrs. Transported on the 'Layton 1', voyage 51 to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), departing 17 June 1827 Portsmouth, arriving 16 Oct 1827. Good report in gaol. Good report in ship hulks. Conflict on arrival. Stated "I was last in the 82nd Regiment". Single. Protestant. No other recorded details in Conduct Book. Ref: Tasmanian Archives - Convicts.
John was born in Reading, his native place listed as Bristol. He was 19 years old on arrival, had brown eyes, red to brown hair, 5'6" tall, freckled complexion and many tattoos, protestant and single. John's father, also John Adams, a Wharfinger, and his mother were living in Bristol. 1830 Muster: Assigned to Mr H Cassidy. 22/6/1832: TOL Hobart. 1833: Tol. There were many John Adams, finding it difficult to trace him further.