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Transportation
John Allen was transported on the Coromandel And Experiment, departing 31st Oct 1803 and arriving 7th May 1804 with 338 passengers.
Coromandel And Experiment (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 355 (177) |
| 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
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 10 January 2023), April 1803, trial of JOHN ALLEN (t18030420-18). JOHN ALLEN, Theft > grand larceny, 20th April 1803. 332. JOHN ALLEN was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 5th of April , a pair of sheets, value 5s. a gown, value 4s. an apron, value 6d. a frock, value 1s. a pin-cloth, value 6d. and a muslin handkerchief, value 6d. the property of Samuel Welcher . MARTHA WELCHER sworn. - I am the wife of Samuel Welcher ; I live at No. 12, Villiers-street,in the Strand ; On Tuesday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, my servant was washing the door; she went down to fetch a pail of water; I was looking out of the first floor window, and saw the prisoner go in at the door; he stopped there about two minutes, and returned with a bundle under his arm; I came down stairs, and followed him into Charles-court; I called stop thief; when he had nearly reached the top of the court, he dropped the things; I took them up, and one of the witnesses pursued him; he was brought back in the course of three or four minutes; I am sure the prisoner is the man; the constable has the bundle. Q. Do you lett lodgings? - A. I left one room; these things were taken out of my bed-room on the ground floor, adjoining the back parlour. - CHAMBERS sworn. - I am a locksmith and bell-hanger: On the 5th of April, between nine and ten o'clock, I heard the cry of stop thief; I saw the prisoner running with a bundle under his great coat; Mrs. Welcher was pursuing him very close; I ran out of my shop, and when he saw me, he dropped the bundle; I pursued him across the Strand into Hewitt's-court, crying stop thief; he was stopped within a few yards of me; I never lost fight of him; Mrs. Welcher picked up the things. - PURSER sworn. - I stopped the prisoner; I stood behind my counter; I saw the prisoner running up the court facing me, and I stopped him.( - Filby, a constable, produced the property, which was identified by Mrs. Welcher.) The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, admitted the fact. GUILTY , aged 35. Transported for seven years . Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant. -------------------------------------------------- Hulk Reports at Portsmouth. HO-9-8-2 Received 84 (convicts) from Newgate, 12 May 1803. John Allen, age 35, Felony, Tried at Middlesex, 20 Apr 1803, Sentence: B.S. 7 - Coromandel.