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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Beavan was transported on the Atlas, departing 16th Jan 1816 and arriving 22nd Jul 1816 with 196 passengers.
Atlas (generic)References
| Primary Source | State Records Authority of NSW (Pardons, Reel No. 776, Roll No. 1250). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 246 |
| 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
Conditional Pardon No. 589 dated 19 May 1836 Conviction: 27 March 1815 Offence Absconding from a Hulk at Woolwich Aged 50, year of birth 1786 Trade Laborer
John Beavan was first sentenced to 7 years transportation on 6th March 1811 for, along with others 'stealing 'spiritous liquours' from Mole and Locketts carrier's yard' in Hereford. Some six months later, in October 1811, reports began to emerge about John Beavan escaping from a prison hulk at Woolwich. It seems he made it to Sandhurst and was hiding out at the home of his sister and brother-in-law Elizabeth and William Harris. His whereabouts being discovered, two prison officers went to apprehend him, which they did without any trouble. However as they were conveying him from Sandhurst back to prison, they were followed by his aforementioned relatives who managed to forcibly restrain one of the officers, at which point Beavan, who was described as 'a very powerful fellow', attacked the other officer, drawing a knife and stabbing him about the arms and hands. Despite his injuries and losing a lot of blood in the struggle, it was reported that the officer would have gained the advantage over of Beavan had not his sister jumped on the officer's back and clung on to him so enabling the prisoner to get away. William and Elizabeth Harris were apprehended and conveyed to Gloucester Prison on 12th October 1811. Their fate remains a mystery but John Beavan pops up again in 1815. He was tried at the Hereford Gaol Delivery on 27th March 1815 where he was sentenced to transportation for life and sailed for Australia aboard the 'Atlas', Leaving on 23rd January 1816 and arriving in Port Jackson on 22nd July 1816. He is described as a 'labourer' and was born in 1786. He received a conditional pardon 20 years later, on 19th May 1836, in Parramatta, Sydney.