Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Aldridge was transported on the Katherine Stewart Forbes, departing 21st Feb 1832 and arriving 16th Jul 1832 with 223 passengers.
Katherine Stewart Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 272 |
| 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
Footnote: John Aldridge petitioned, unsuccessfully, against his sentence of transportation to VDL. Below is the summary record from the Native Archives: "HO 17/128/150 ... Prisoner name: John Aldridge. Prisoner age: 19. Court and date of trial: Southwell [Nottinghamshire] Sessions July 1831. Crime: Stealing snuff and tobacco. Initial sentence: Transportation for 14 years. Gaoler's report: Bad character - convicted before. Annotated (Outcome): This may be a case for the Penitentiary. Petitioner(s): Prisoner; 20 inhabitants of Southwell; William Claye. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Respectable connections; youth; distressed parents. Additional Information: On board Cumberland hulk. Date: 1831." (see https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16907787).
TRIED: He was tried on 2 July 1831 at Southwell and found guilty of stealing one snuff box, two rolls of tobacco and a parcel of tea. He had a previous conviction for a felony in 1830 for which he was jailed for 6 months and whipped (see England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; England Nottinghamshire 1831 and 1830). HULK: John Aldridge, 18, was received on the Cumberland Hulk, moored at Chatham, on 12 August 1831 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849; Cumberland Register 1814-1833). He was single and his behaviour while on the hulk was described as "orderly". DEATH: John Aldridge never made it to Tasmania. He died during the voyage from England of "the cholera" (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-2$init=CON31-1-2p69).