Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Blades was transported on the China, departing 3rd Jan 1846 and arriving 16th May 1846 with 200 passengers.
Built 1837 at Hull. Wood ship of 524 Tons.
China (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 11 (7) |
| 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
John Blades was sentenced in 1845 to life transportation of a charge of highway robbery. He was initially transported to Norfolk Island in 1846 and Van Diemens Land in 1847. John Blades and Sophia Robley (b.1834) (Port Cygnet) had the following family- Mary Jane 1856, Elizabeth Sarah 1857, John 1858. Died, Mary Ann 1859, Esther 1862, John George 1864, Unnamed male 1869, unnamed male 1871, Sophia 1874, Frederick 1875, William Frederick 1875 (twin), Walter Albert 1877. Mary Jane Blades married Thomas Higgins in 1872. [note added here by m. Jones a descendant of Esther Blades who married Oliver Jones]