John Barber
Summary
** community contributed record **
Born
Jan 1807
Conviction Desertion
Departure Oct 1834
Arrival
Feb 1835
Death
Unknown
Personal Information
Name: John Barber
Aliases:
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1807
Death: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Occupation: Soldier/labourer
Voyage
Departed: 27th Oct 1834
Ship: Lady Kennaway
Arrival: 13th Feb 1835
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land
Transportation
Ship: Lady Kennaway
Departed: 27th Oct, 1834
Arrived: 13th Feb, 1835
Passengers: 315
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
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Convict Notes
Contributed by D Wong on 8th January 2013
John Barber was an American from New Orleans/Louisiana. John was 28 years old when he arrived in VDL but was then sent on the NSW. His indent in VDL describes him as 28, Labourer, 5'8 1/4" tall, brown complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes, tattoos, single, from New Orleans. 1841: TOL Windsor 1848: TOL Queanbeyan 15/11/1848: COF
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Revisions
| Contributor | Date | Changes |
|---|---|---|
D Wong | 27th Mar 2023 | convicted at, term 14 years, voyage, source, firstname, surname, alias1, alias2, alias3, alias4, date of birth 1807, date of death 0000, gender, occupation, crime |