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John Audis

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Summary

John Andiss, one of 500 convicts transported on the Anson, 23 September 1843

Born

Sep 1822

Conviction Sheep-stealing

Departure Sep 1843

Arrival

Feb 1844

Death

Aug 1895

Personal Information

Name: John Audis

Aliases: Audiss, Andiss

Gender: Male

Born: 15th Sep 1822

Death: 1st Aug 1895

Age: 72 years

Occupation: Agricultural labourer

Crime

Crime: Sheep-stealing

Convicted at: Lincoln, New Sleaford Quarter Sessions

Sentence term: 10

Voyage

Departed: 23rd Sep 1843

Ship: Anson

Arrival: 4th Feb 1844

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ship: Anson

Departed: 23rd Sep, 1843

Arrived: 4th Feb, 1844

Passengers: 499

The HMS Anson was a large ship, 1870 tons, built at Paull, near Hull, England in 1812. Sailed to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia from Plymouth, England on 1 Oct 1843, arriving 4 Feb 1844 carrying 499 male convicts, plus a crew of 326 - the greatest number to ever leave England on a transport ship. The 'Anson' was then refitted as a hulk Probation Station for housing female prisoners after they first arrived in Van Diemen's Land. It was situated in the River Derwent, Prince of Wales Bay, Risdon near Hobart. There is much written about it's time as a Probation Station. The 'Anson' ship was broken up in 1850.

References

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 462
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

Contributed by Karen Burns on 29th October 2020

John was sentenced to 10 years and transportation when he was 20. His younger brother George, 16, was sentenced to 1 year in jail in England. His mother Ann was shown in the 1841 census as being a widow, with 8 children to feed, which is no doubt why the crime was committed! John appears to have settled in Tasmania after his sentence and died aged 75 in Green Ponds. Sadly brother George died when he was 19. John and George are my 4x great uncles.

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Revisions

Contributor	Date	Changes
Karen Burns	29th Oct 2020	surname: Audis (prev. Andiss), date of birth: 15th September, 1822 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1st August, 1895 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime
Anonymous	12th May 2011	none
D Wong	12th May 2011	alias1: Audiss, alias2: Andiss