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John Sydney Bates was transported on the General Hewett, departing 31st Jul 1813 and arriving 7th Feb 1814 with 301 passengers.
The Windham and General Hewett left England the 24th of August, in convoy with the Wansted, Capt. Moore, who sailed from hence last Thursday for Batavia; the General Hewett arrived at Rio the 17th of November, and sailed again the 2d of December. Together with the military detachments, she received on board for this Settlement 300 male prisoners, of whom we are sorry to report the death of 35, whose names we shall endeavour to procure an account of, and publish in the next Gazette, for the information of their friends and families in Great Britain. Sydney Gazette, Sat 12 Feb 1814.
General HewettReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 124 |
| 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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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Indent No; Name; John Sydney Banks Age; 29 [1784] Native Place; Sussex Trade or calling; Waterman & Caulker Trial; 29 Mar 1813 Height; 5 ft. 6 1/4 in Remarks; 1759. 1825 -New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. 1825 Name; John Sydney Bates Age; No Details Class; T. L. Ship; General Hewitt - 1814 - Life Employment/Remarks; BLIND, Sydney 1840 - Ticket of Leave. date; 1 Aug 1840.
1828 Census Index. Sydney Bates, age 39, G.S. Genl. Hewitt, 1814, Life, protestant, Invalid, Rooty Hill, Melville district. Maria Bates, age 27, G.S. Maria, 1818, protestant.
Marriage. John S. Bates, convict, age 27 yrs, per Ship General Hewitt, and Maria Johnston, convict, per Maria, age 23, Castlereagh and Richmond, NSW, 6 Mar 1821, by Banns. Source: Familysearch. Image 165 of marriages. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. BATES, John Sydney (Per "General Hewitt", 1814) see BATES, Sydney. BATES, Sydney. Per "General Hewitt", 1814. 1818 Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3183; 4/1854 p.16) 1821 Feb 2,10 Re permission to marry at Castlereagh; listed as William Sydney Bates (Reel 6007; 4/3503 p.83) 1823 Oct 7 Robbed of clothes by John Robinson in 1818 (Reel 6059; 4/1773 p.6) 1825 Nov 14 Application to be transferred from Hyde Park Barracks to the Benevolent Asylum granted (Reel 6015; 4/3515 p.608) ---------------------------------------------------