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Transportation
John Barnes was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 111 (57) Old Bailey online https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t17890603-22 |
| 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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Family connections for John (Barnes) may be: BARNES Smees records show this John (Barnes) arriving on ATLANTIC. Family information for John (Barnes) may be shown in entry for John (Barnes NEPTUNE 1791) on this Website. John (Barn/es/Bain/es/Burnes) was born about 1768. He was tried (perhaps w/1other), for stealing clothes at Whitechapel, at Old Bailey on 9 6 1789, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship ATLANTIC; he was sent to Norfolk Island on NEPTUNE, arriving on August 1791 & became a landholder. He may have travelled to & from NSW in the period 1791-96. In July 1800 he bought 10acres-Plot no.56 east side of Queensborough. He married Martha (Edwards her second relationship) on 7 9 1801 on Norfolk Island (recorded at St Phillips CofE Sydney). He was Free by Servitude by 1802 & was recorded as off stores. He had 3acres cleared when he left the island with his family as part of the first evacuation (for which volunteers apparantly had been called with appropriate compensation offerred & for which he may have tried to decline as some successful farmers were asked to stay) on 25 12 1807 on HMS PORPOISE to Derwent Van Diemens Land (Tasmania), arriving on 17 1 1808; where he was later granted 36acres at New Norfolk Derwent Valley. He was recorded in the Hobart Town muster in 1818 (as (Holland). In 1820 he operated a ferry service. He died on 13 5 1835 age68 at New Norfolk Tasmania. Some details taken from this Website. Martha (Edwards) was born about 8 5 1774 & became a house servant. She was tried for burglary at Hereford Assizes or Middlesex (Ref:'Exiled...'), sentenced to death commuted to Life (or7years) & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 7 1798 after a voyage of 6months on BRITANNIA. She had a first relationship with James (Holland) & produced perhaps 2children. She was sent to Norfolk Island in 1801. She was recorded as off stores on Norfolk Island in 1802 & February 1805. She left the island with her family on 25 12 1807 as part of the first evacuation on HMS PORPOISE to Derwent Van Diemens Land (Tasmania), arriving on 17 1 1808; to land at New Norfolk Derwent Valley. She was recorded as off stores in the Hobart Town muster on 2 10 1818 (as (Holland). She died on 20 3 1846 age71/80 mother of 3known children & was buried at St Stephens Back River New Norfolk Tasmania. [Some details taken from this Website] Noted: in Ref:'People...' 2xJohn (Barnes) are recorded as arriving on Norfolk Island: A.one arriving in August 1791, with ship shown as NEPTUNE, & associating with Martha (Edwards). B.the other arriving a month later in September 1791, with ship shown as ATLANTIC. ..this Website shows 2xJohn (Barnes) arrived on Australia on ATLANTIC arriving on 9 7 1791. References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'
Thomas Walton and John Barnes were stopped and searched by Whitechapel watchmen. Clothes items taken from the watch house washroom were found.