Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Aldridge was transported on the Eleanor, departing 15th Feb 1831 and arriving 26th Jun 1831 with 136 passengers.
Eleanor - 1841 Journey. Port of Hobart Town. Arrivals. - April 21 -the brig Eleanor, 257 tons, Mossman, from the Isle of France on her way to Sydney, with sugar and dates, and several cabin passengers. She has landed 14 male and 1 female prisoners. The Courier, 23 April 1841.
Eleanor (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 16. Own family history research. Ancestry.com. Convict Annotated Printed Indentures. |
| 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
The Convict Annotated Indentures for the Eleanor state that all the convicts on board were transported for machine breaking except for Thomas Davis (Warehouse breaking); George Smets (or Smits) (Receiving stolen iron) and Pierre Tuite or Pierce Tait (for embezzlement). The last three convicts were convicted at Graham's Town on Cape of Good Hope. They joined the ship at Cape of Good Hope.
John was convicted for destroying machinery. He was 36 years of age married with 6 children. He was illiterate. he received his Certificate of Freedom on 18 Dec 1839, at the time he was residing at Liverpool.
John was transported for rioting and machine breaking during the Swing Riots in Berkshire in 1830. On his record it said he had a brother C and possibly father at VDL. His son Joseph was transported to VDL in 1843. Was married to Elizabeth Cleaver in 1813 in Berkshire.