Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Barrett was transported on the Guildford, departing 22nd Mar 1827 and arriving 25th Jul 1827 with 193 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 114 -- convict indents |
| 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 |
Claims
"John Barrett was my grandfather's great grandfather."
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Convict Notes
Certificate of freedom - 23 JUN 1834
description: 5'2"tall - complexion dark, sallow, pock pitted - hair brown - eyes grey/blue - scar over right eye, burn scar above left breast
John Barrett, 35 years Born at Blackburn -- Employment: Farmer's man; Tried: 10 Aug 1826 at Preston, Sentence 7 years-- Ship of arrival: Guildford 25 Jul 1827
John was 38 years old when convicted - his wife Ellen (Harmony 1827) was convicted of stealing cloth and John of receiving it. 1811: John married Ellen Simpson at Ribchester. They had 6 children, Mary who was 3 accompanied Ellen on the Harmony and 5 children aged from 4 to 14 years were left behind in England. I have John listed as a 'Farmer' 5'2" tall, sallow complexion, brown hair, grey/blue eyes, pockpitted, scar on right eye. John was assigned to William Elyard at Stone Quarry as a stockman. 1828 Census: With Ellen and Mary at William Elyard's at Camden. 1841: 2 of their sons arrived per 'Archilles" with their wives and they settled in the West Dapto area with them. 10/1/1873: John died and was buried at the West Dapto Catholic Cemetery with Ellen and many of their descendants.
Ticket of Leave - 29 November, 1831 Certificate of Freedom - 23 June, 1834 Spent life in Australia in the Illawarra District of NSW.
Sentenced to 7 years transportation for receiving stolen goods and stealing 4lbs onions & 1 basket. The crime was reported in the "Blackburn Mail" on 24 January 1827. Coincidentally, his wife, Ellen, had a crime reported in the "Blackburn Mail" on the same date. She was also transported for 7 tears and arrived in NSW on a different ship 2 months after her husband.