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Transportation
John Axtill was transported on the Asia 1, departing 29th Sep 1831 and arriving 13th Feb 1832 with 200 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 175 (90) Old Bailey online https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18310630-226 Digital panopticon https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpt18310630-226-defend1695 |
| 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
From the case, John Axtill's father was a milkman also called John Axtill who lived in Cromer Street (St Pancras area). The prisoner had been to sea coming back to his father's home two weeks before he stole money kept in a till for his father's business usiness and went drinking in the London Docks. It's possible that the prisoner had been convicted of an offence at the January 1830 Old Bailey session. If so, he had sailed on the James in 1829 and he had stolen property from the first mate, been caught and punished with a whipping. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18300114-44 His father says there are five siblings also living in Cromer Street. A blog describes the street (1830 - the Booth Poverty Mapping). https://dorsetstreet.wordpress.com/cromer-street-history/