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Transportation
John Addington was transported on the Norfolk, departing 27th Oct 1836 and arriving 12th Feb 1837 with 280 passengers.
1832 Voyage - Norfolk 3 from Ireland. Henniker - Master. William Clifford - Surgeon Superintendent. Total originally embarked; 200. Died on voyage; 5. Arrived in Sydney Cove 9 February 1832
Norfolk (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 391 (198) |
| 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
Empire, Friday 24th October, 1862, p. 5. DEATH BY DROWNING.—The Maitland and Mercury says that an inquest was held on Monday, before the coroner, at the Branxton lock-up, on the body of John Addington, aged seventy-two years. It appears that on Saturday, Addington, who was a labourer, and was believed to have saved a considerable sum of money was seen in Branxton in a state described as neither drunk nor sober. On the evening of that day, at about eight o'clock, constable Harris heard someone crying out "Old woman," and on going out with a light (the night being dark) saw a man standing against Mr. Lindsay's fence. The man said he wanted to go to Mr. Lindsay's, and after some conversation Harris showed him the way through Mr. Lindsay's gate. Mr. Lindsay's premises are on the bank of Anvil Creek, near the bridge, and the bank on the opposite side of the bridge from Mr. Lindsay's (which is Government land) is unprotected, the relative positions of the bridge and the road rendering it easy for any person in a dark night to miss the bridge, and walk into the creek. On Sunday morning Henry Weat, a youth of eleven, in passing over the bridge, observed what appeared to be a man's head under the water. Further observation proved this conjecture to be correct; and having informed the police, the body of Addington was drawn out of the creek. The jury returned the following verdict :— " Found drowned in Anvil Creek, on the south side of the wooden bridge near Mr. Lindsay's mill." The following rider was attached to the verdict : —"The jurors beg to call the attention of the Government to the unsafe state of the approach to this bridge, being unfenced on the south side, where the body was found. In the dark any one might mistake the bridge, and fall over the bank, which is only a few yards from the edge of the creek, the water being deep. Although the deceased was seen on the previous day by several persons in a very unfit state to take care of himself. We understand that Addington's savings amounted to some £30, and had been placed in the savings bank a few days only before his death.
Buried: Branxton General Cemetery.
Born: c1790, Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, ENG. Married with 5 sons and 1 daughter. Religion: Protestant. Assigned: Carters' Barracks. Ticket of Leave: 13 September 1849, Maitland, NSW. Conditional Pardon: 17 October 1849. Died: 18 October 1862, Branxton, NSW (source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60518063)