John Balls

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Summary

Born
Jan 1791
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Jun 1824
Arrival
Oct 1824
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Balls
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1791
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Suffolk, Liberty of Bury St Edmunds Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Jun 1824
Ship: Mangles
Arrival: 27th Oct 1824
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Balls was transported on the Mangles, departing 30th Jun 1824 and arriving 27th Oct 1824 with 192 passengers.

ManglesMangles

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 165 (84)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 26th April 2023

NSW 1828 Census Index. John Ball, age 38 per Mangles, 1824, Life, protestant, Labourer to Richard Keefe, Wilberforce district. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, Oct. 7, 1833. TICKETS OF LEAVE. THE following Prisoners of the Crown have obtained Tickets of Leave since the last day of publication, viz. : Sutton Forest - Balls John, Balls John, each Mangles . Sydney Herald, 14 Oct 1833.

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 26th April 2023

Hulk Records Portsmouth. HO 9-8-5 page 19/53. From Bury St Edmunds, 16 Sep 1823. John Balls, age 33, Sheep stg, tried 24 July at Bury St Edmunds, Life. NSW. 29 June 1824. Marks Balls, age 36, Sheep stg, tried 24 July at Bury St Edmunds, Life. NSW. 29 June 1824.

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 25th April 2023

Committed to our Gaol. — John Balls, Mark Balls, and Mark Moulton, (by the Rev. J. R. Deare) charged with stealing two sheep, in the parish of Bures, the property of Mr. John Bush, of Wormingford, Essex. Bury and Norwich Post, 23 April 1823. Suffolk Assizes. John Balls and Mark Balls were found guilty of stealing two sheep from a field in Bures, the property of Mr. James Bush, of Wormingford, Essex. Mark Moulton- Not Guilty. Ipswich Journal, 26 July 1823. On Monday last the following male convicts were removed from our Gaol to the Hulks at Portsmouth : — Mark Balls, John Balls, Abraham Gill, John Reeve, and James Cobbing; all to be transported for life. Bury and Norwich Post, 17 Sept 1823.