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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Francis Anderson 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 380 |
| 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
Francis Anderson's first cousin Stephen Anderson also arrived in NSW as a convict about 6 weeks before him on the Bengal Merchant
Hertford Mercury and Reformer Hertfordshire, England 29 Mar 1836: Commitments to the County Gaol. Joseph Webb and Francis Anderson, charged with stealing about five pecks of barley from the barn of John Good, at Royston. Sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. No ship found for Joseph Webb. Francis Anderson was listed as 47 years old on arrival. Native Place: Herefordshire. Francis was illiterate, married with 1 female child, 5'9½" tall, ruddy complexion, grey hair, dark hazel eyes, lost two front upper teeth, angular scar over right eyebrow, scar left eyebrow, blue streak inside left wrist, scar back of left hand, scar back of middle and knuckle of third fingers of right hand, first cousin Stephen Anderson came out about six weeks ago. 1837: Assigned to H. L. Davidson, Cassilis. 1/9/1848: CP
Assigned to Llangollen, Cassilis, NSW