Summary
Born
Feb 1832
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Apr 1849
Arrival
Aug 1849
Death
Jul 1912
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Personal Information
Name: John Ade
Gender: Male
Born: 10th Feb 1832
Death: 8th Jul 1912
Age at death: 80
Occupation: Unknown
Crime
Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Sussex. Lewes Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 7 years
Voyage
Departed: 24th Apr 1849
Ship: Randolph
Arrival: 20th Aug 1849
Place of Arrival: Port Phillip [convicts did not disembark at Port Phillip, but were sent on to Sydney]
Transportation
John Ade was transported on the Randolph, departing 24th Apr 1849 and arriving 20th Aug 1849 with 299 passengers.
Built c1835. Wood ship of 761 Tons.
Randolph (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 34 |
| 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 |
Claims
No one has claimed John Ade yet.
Convict Notes
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John stole a jar of strawberry jam worth 1 shilling (Sussex Advertiser). He used the name John Wesley Ade Thomas or 'John Thomas' in NSW. He married Esther Jane Head in 1855 in Maitland and had 3 children and 21 grandchildren. His son William Henry was also a bootmaker. By the 1880s the family lived in Sydney. John remarried to Amelia Ellen Luck in 1896. He is buried at Woronora.