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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Ashcroft was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 31st Dec 1813 and arriving 28th Jul 1814 with 204 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 132 -- Colonial Secretary's Papers |
| 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
Letter Dated: 1817, Aug 30; 1822 Dec 5; John Ashcroft, Ship: Surrey, Year: 1814, assigned servant of Colonel Molle of Minto from Jul 1814 to Jul 1817, then he was assigned to his wife Elizabeth
On Monday, ... John Walker, for robbing the bleaching grounds of T. Walker, at Pemberton ; John Ashcrolt, for a similar offence, at Horwich ; and Robert Isherwood, for a similar offence, at Over Darwen ;— were all found Guilty. Lancaster Gazette, 18 Sept 1813