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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Robert Alexander was transported on the John, departing 27th Sep 1836 and arriving 7th Feb 1837 with 260 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
John (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 377 (191) |
| 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
Robert went home to England after 7 years and opened a beerhouse in New Swindon, Wiltshire with his daughter and son in law. He left a will and died in 1855
Robert was born in Luckington, Wiltshire in 1782, in 1808 he married Martha Strong in Bath, he had 3 children with Martha and an illegitimate son called Joseph with Elizabeth Jane Smith in Luckington in 1805. While in Australia his wife, mother and father all died.