John Beal

Summary

Born
Jan 1786
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Oct 1812
Arrival
Jun 1813
Death
Jan 1850
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Personal Information

Name: John Beal
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1786
Death: 1st Jan 1850
Age at death: 64
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Surrey Assizes
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 31st Oct 1812
Ship: Fortune
Arrival: 11th Jun 1813
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Beal was transported on the Fortune, departing 31st Oct 1812 and arriving 11th Jun 1813 with 200 passengers.

FortuneFortune (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 89 (46)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 346
on 14th July 2020

JOHNSON, Rose. Per "Northampton", 1815 1815 Jun 19 - On list of female convicts and their children on board the "Northampton", just arrived at Port Jackson; with her daughter Catherine. Listed as Rose Johnston (Reel 6045; 4/1732 p.157); made herself useful on the ship as an attendant on the sick (Reel 6045; 4/1732 pp.173-4) 1815 Jun 23 - On list of convicts disembarked from the "Northampton" to be employed at the Factory at Parramatta; with one child (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.103) 1818 May 4,5 - Re permission to marry John Beal at Parramatta; listed as Rosetta Johnston (Reel 6006; 4/3498 p.203) -------------------------------------------------- BEAL, Rose. Per "Northampton", 1815 as Rose Johnson (which see also); wife of John Beal of Parramatta 1819 Apr 14 - Her daughter Catherine Johnson to be discharged from the Female Orphan Institution to her care (Reel 6040; 4/403 p.26) 1821 Jan 3 - Re petition for Catherine Johnson to be returned to her (Reel 6040; 4/403 p.55) 1822 May 30 - Petition for mitigation of sentence on behalf of her husband John (Fiche 3212; 4/1864 p.19) ----------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census at Parramatta. Householder: John Beal, resident at Parramatta. John Beal, age 50, C, per Fortune 2nd, 1813, Life, Householder, protestant. Rosetta Beal, age 42, F.S. per Northampton 1815, 7 years, wife of above, protestant. John Lamb, age 6, born in Colony, orphan boy, protestant. John Beal signed his name.

Tony Beale avatar
Level 116
on 15th April 2020

England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for John Beal England Surrey 1812 John Beale Summer assizes crime - sacreligeously stealing. Sentence - death Population Muster, 1814 John Beale "2 Fortune" Windsor Stockman on stores Colonial Secretarys papers 1794 to 1825 special bundles. Copies of Letters Sent Within The Colony, 1814-1827 4May1818 Permission to marry application John Beal Convict of ship Fortune Rosetta Johnson Convict of ship Northampton New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 30Nov1818 Permission to withdraw step daughter Catherine Johnson from Female orphan school rejected 17April1819 John Beale appointed gaoler of Parramatta Colonial Secretarys papers 1794 to 1825 special bundles. 18 May 1819 Gaoler John Beales mentioned in a testomoney by Chief Constable of Parramatta Francis Oakes concerning the suicide of Thomas Gorman Copies of Letters Sent Within The Colony, 1814-1827 17Oct1819. John Beal and Francis Oakes charged with illegal selling of goods at Parramatta Population Muster, 1819 John Beale Fortune 2 Gaoler Parramatta on stores John Beal in the New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 1820 Petition to Govenor Lachlan Macquarie for conditional pardon for John Beale New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Special Bundles, 1794-1825 27/3/1822 Appointed overseer of a road party to clear land at prospect. Mentioned in a letter to Major Goulburn, Colonial Secretary. Chief Engineers Office Memorials To The Governor, 1810-1826 On List of convict servants in the employ of Hannibal Macarthur and had been there 2 years New South Wales General muster A-L 1825 John Beale Fortune 1813 Life Convict 23 in 1819 Employer G S Rosetta Johnson Parramatta. Meaning he was indentured to Rosetta (NRS 1273) 1828 Census: Householders´ Returns Parramatta John Beale Had a son under 12 born in Colony and John was on a bond. One female FS Rosetta. All three protestants. He was a householder New South Wales Pardons 1838-1841 4th February 1840 John Beale Fortune life Conditional Pardon convicted 27 July 1812 Surrey Assizes New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870 for John Beale Absolute 1840 Granted: Absolute pardon. Was allowed to leave the Colony only with the permission of the Governor. Description of John Beal Ship: Fortune 2. Master: Walker. Native Place: Essex. Trade: Merchants Clerk. Trial: Surrey. Date of Trial 27/10/1812. Sentence: Life. D.O.B: 1786. Height 5'11". Complexion: fair. Hair: Brown. Eyes: Grey. Copies of Deeds to Land Grants and Leases Town Leases, Parramatta 1823 13June 1823 21 year lease of land granted 1841 New South Wales, Australia, Census for John Beal Abstracts Parramatta John Beale Males Registers of Land Grants and Leases Parramatta Town Grants 1841-1859 Granted town lot in the Field of Mars Parramatta 1842

Lee White avatar
Level 1
on 31st May 2012

John Beal[e] married Rosetta[Rose] Johns[t]on in Parramatta 1818.Rose had a daughter Catherine who'd arrived with her,free. John's wife was emancipated in 1821 so was able to hire him out as a paid worker.By 1824 he worked as an overseer on Robert Craword of Prospect's farm,clearing. He later worked for Hannibal MacArthur. He was still a convict in 1841. He helped raise Rose's grandchild Charles, son of Catherine, who named one of his sons after John. He died in 1850