Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Ashton was transported on the Morley, departing 19th Sep 1822 and arriving 11th Jan 1823 with 173 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
Morley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 205 (103) |
| 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
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Crown Calendar, [Lent?] Assizes, 1822, Lincoln. John Ashton, aged 32, late of Ashby, laborer, committed 3rd January, 1822, charged upon the oath of George Curtis of Scremby, farmer, that between the hours of six and seven o’clock in the evening of Monday last, on the highway dividing the parishes of Ashby and Scremby, he was robbed of a black pocket-book, containing memorandums, two letters, and a canvass purse containing several shillings in silver, and that he hath reason to believe that John Ashton, was the person who robbed him. Transportation. [Original of the Calendar sold at auction in Melbourne 2022]