John Bebbington

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D Wong on 3rd October 2018

John Bebbington was 54 years old on arrival in NSW ; Native Place: Manchester. Transported for 'Stealing Tin'. John was literate, Protestant, married with 1 male and 1 female children, 5'7" tall, ruddy complexion, light brown hair, hazel eyes, red whiskers, lost three upper front teeth, scar back of right hand, little finger of left hand contracted. 17/5/1845 Parramatta Chronicle, NSW: Monday. John Bebbington (bond) had been " surprised" in rather an exalted state, on Saturday night, coming out of Hendle's public-house, and, in spite of a strong odour of vile Jamaica, sufficient to scent Church-street, affirmed he had not tasted a " drop," He had drunk 'glasses' and subsequently smashing a pocket companion full of the same liquid before two constables, informing them, " that there was their share of it," as he would rather crack a bottle for them than with them. Bebbington stated himself to be attached to the Factory as plumber, but would not be, on the present occasion, a painter, in varnishing up a statement of the occurrence. He had been for two days at the Factory, working in water, at some piping, which had entirely put his health out of tune and he had acquired a cough which, fearing it might put him, as it had done its previous possessor, in a coffin, had repaired to Hendle's and procured a small quantity of rum, which, with some lemons and other components, he had intended taking as a supplementary nightcap on his retiring to his blankets, and admitted having taken a glass or two by way of trying its quality. — In consequence of good character the prisoner was discharged — his application for a ticket-of-leave being suspended one month. 1846: TOL Parramatta 10/5/1849: COF No date of death found.