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John Ayer

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Summary

Born
Jan 1759
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Aug 1799
Arrival
Feb 1800
Death
Dec 1831
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Personal Information

Name: John Ayer
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1759
Death: 21st Dec 1831
Age at death: 72
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland, Galway
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Aug 1799
Ship: Friendship
Arrival: 16th Feb 1800
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Ayer was transported on the Friendship, departing 24th Aug 1799 and arriving 16th Feb 1800 with 161 passengers.

This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 12th July 2020

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1616/browse John Eyre, Friendship, Convict Death Register, 21/12/1831, age 72, Liverpool District/Parish. Reverend R. Cartwright. [4/4549; Reel 690 Page 065]