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John Barker was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 364 |
| 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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Colonial Secretary Index. BARKER, John. Per "Larkins", 1817 1817 Dec 2 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Larkins" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6005; 4/3497 p.192) 1823 Jan 26 Overseer for Richard Fitzgerald at Bathurst (Fiche 3064; 4/1834B No.110 p.657) --------------------------------------------------------------- The following incident involved John Barker, in his role of overseer to Mr Fitzgerald. Dubee, Sept. 10, 1828. To THE EDITOR OF THE MONITOR, SIR, Perhaps you may think the undermentioned statement worthy of publicity in your journal, as it will exhibit to the authorities the erroneous construction which overseers and others place upon the Impounding Act. About the 23rd of August, an overseer named Newland, in the employ of Mr. Edward Cox and Mr. John King, found a quantity of Mr. Fitzgerald's sheep upon their wheat, about seven acres, and immediately ordered three men to drive them to the pound, a distance of seventy miles, without having ascertained their number, or acquainting any of Mr. Fitzgerald's men regarding the circumstance, although they were within two miles of Mr. F's farm. After they had proceeded fifty miles they were met by Mr. F's overseer, John Barker who requested they would deliver the sheep over to him, as he would become responsible that the amount of damage should be paid, and not to drive them to the pound, as that must be attended with many evils, the principal of which he feared was, that they would get infected with the scab but as this did not avail; the men persisted upon impounding. John Barbar afterwards came in contact with Nowland, and solicited him to give up the sheep, and to read an extract from the impoundiug act, but this he refused, and stated, that if he had done wrong, his Master would hear him out, as it was his orders. Six hundred of these sheep were within a few days of lambing, many were lost, and several had abortions, arising from the immense distance they were driven in five days, and it appears that some malevolent motive induced the men to this outrageous act, not merely to satisfy the damage the wheat might have sustained but to do Mr. F. a serious injury, by refusing to give them up when his Overseer proposed paying all expences incurred, and also by placing them in a yard within a few paces of those which were infected. Having placed them in a pound, before Mr. Fitzgerald received intelligence or could send for their deliverance, an enormous sum was exacted by the Pound Keeper. Mr. F. Jun. requested to know his claim, when Mr. Jas. Blackman Sen. handed in the following Bill. Richard Fitzgerald Esq. To. Mr. Jas Blackman Sen. Impounded by Nowland, Overseer to Edward Cox, Esquire, on Thursday, August 28th 1823--948 Ewes and Lambs, until Thursday, Sept. 4th 1828, being eight days, at 2d. Per head per day................... £83 4s Stg. After having satisfied this enormous claim, the sheep were driven back, and many of them found deficient, as well as injured in various ways. Mr. F. Jun. requested of the Police Magistrate to send some person to value the damages done the Wheat, when it was intimated to him, he had better send a request of that nature to Mr. Arch. Campbell, which was done and Mr. C. replied, he knew nothing about it. Mr. F. Jun. wrote another note to Nowland, the man who impounded the sheep, but the latter, was gone down to inform his master of what he had done. Mr. F. Jun. also requested of T. Lucky, a man much trusted in Mr. Cox's concerns, to appraise what injury was done to the wheat, he replied, he had nothing to do with impounding the sheep, and could not since the rain fell, see the wheat any thing the worse-- All persons present declared the wheat received no injury by Mr. Fitzgerald's sheep. Published in the Sydney Monitor, 25 Oct 1828.
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Eliza was the daughter of Thomas dargin (seaman, Royal Admiral, 1792) and Mary Loveridge (Convict, Royal Admiral, 1792). They had 8 children between 1839 and 1850. Eliza died in 1850. John subsequently married Elizabeth Dunn, February 9 1852. This couple had a further 7 children, fathered by John, between 1852 and 1861.
In the colony, John married Eliza Dargin