Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Astley was transported on the Equestrian, departing 30th Jun 1845 and arriving 15th Oct 1845 with 299 passengers.
Built 1842 at Hull. Wood ship of 801 Tons.
Equestrian (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 323 (163). --0-- http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/ai01750 |
| 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
30 June, 1851: He was admitted to the Launceston Hospital (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-72$init=CON33-1-72p9) where he died on 9 September, aged 34. Cause of death not given in this record (Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register; Registers of convict deaths, 1845-1874).
21 June, 1851: John Astley was assigned to James Miller, at Launceston (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-72$init=CON33-1-72p9; and oundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/ai01750). --0--
IN VDL: On arrival, he was listed as convict #16678, aged 30, single, a boatman, native place Blackburn, Lancashire, England. He was Protestant and illiterate. 1 January, 1847: Issued with a Probation Pass (PP). "The probation system replaced the assignment system for male convicts in 1840. When they arrived, the government no longer assigned them to free settlers. Instead convicts worked on government gangs for a period ‘on probation’. In time, and depending on their behaviour, they passed through stages of the probation process. Restrictions reduced as they moved towards ‘Ticket of Leave’ status." (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/Convict-abbreviations.aspx). This date of 1840 seems at odds with what happened to John Astley in 1851, as below. --0--
TRIAL: 16 May, 1845: John Astley was sentenced to 10 years' transportation for stealing a waistcoat; he had two previous convictions for stealing and drunkenness (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-72$init=CON33-1-72p9). --0--