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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Baker was transported on the Eliza, departing 13th Jul 1822 and arriving 22nd Nov 1822 with 161 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 188 |
| 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
The undermentioned eighteen Convicts, tried the last Assizes, were on Wednesday last conveyed from the County gaol to Sheerness, and put board the Retribution Hulk for transportation, as follows, viz.: John Baker, for a burglary, at Lewisham; ...—To be transported for life. Kentish Weekly Post, 3 May 1822.
Convicted on 18 March 1822, he was transferred to the hulk ship Retribution on 21 April 1822 before being transported on Eliza in July, arriving in Port Jackson in November 1822.
Married Mary Ann Hughes - 18 March 1838 in Sackville Reach Died in Lower Portland Head