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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Askey was transported on the Grenada, departing 30th Apr 1819 and arriving 21st Oct 1819 with 152 passengers.
Grenada (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 159 (81) |
| 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
1825 -New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. 1825 Name; John Askey Age; No Details Class; Convict Ship; Grenada - 1819 Employment/Remarks; DIED at Port Macquarie
Sheerness hulk record, ho-9-7-1, (either Retribution or Bellopheron) Received from Stafford, 6 Nov 1818, John Askey, age 28, burglary, Stafford 23 July 1818, life, transp 21 Apr 1819.
Cheltenham Chronicle Gloucestershire, England 13 Aug 1818 ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE John Askey, for a burglary. John Askey was listed as 30 years old on arrival. Native Place: Staffordshire. John was 5'5¼" tall, dark sallow complexion, black hair, hazel eyes. NSW BDM: There is a death listed for John Askey, died 1825, aged 35 years.
Sydney Gazette, 18 Nov 1824. Absconded Prisoners. 6. John Askey, Grenada 1, 35, Staffordshire, 5 feet 5 and a quarter inches, hazle eyes, black hair, dark sallow complexion, Wellington Plains.
30/10/1819: On list of prisoners forwarded to Emu Plains for distribution. 22/1/1823: On return of convicts discharged from the establishment, Emu Plains to Wellington Valley - listed as Asker. 27/10/1823L /runaway from Willington Plains. Apprehended. Dec,1823: On return of settlers men punished in the county of West Moreland. (He received 100 lashes for robbing Patrick Byrnes house along with 5 other men.) Oct,1824: Runaway from Government Establishment at Wellington Valley; to be sent of Port Macquarie for 2 years 28/10/1824: On list of convicts transported to Port Macquarie per "Sally".16/3/ 1838: COF 14/7/1843: Unclained letter at P O address says, Sussex Street (but where?)