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Transportation
John Bliss was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Aeolus, departing 30th Jun 1808 and arriving 20th Dec 1808 with 280 passengers.
Admiral Gambier And Aeolus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 405 (202); Sydney Gazette, 22 March 1817 page 4. |
| 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
Certificate of Freedom for John Bliss: DETAILS: No 313 dated 3rd February 1817 Tried Bucks. Assizes 28th February 1807/ Arrived "Admiral Gambier" 1808/ Native Place - Stoke Golding, Buckinghamshire (looks incorrectly like 'Stope Folding') Trade: Publican . AGE: 60 years 5ft *&1/2 inches; complexion Fair Sallow; Silvery grey hair and grey eyes. 1817 Departure from NSW: John Bliss on following list: 29 March 1817, Letter from Colonial Secretary John Thomas Campbell to Lt Jeffreys R.N., Commander of "Kangaroo": instructing that suitable accommodation be provided for 41 passengers listed, under various circumstances, for passage to England. and to be victualled at expense of Government. John Bliss was listed as one of eight named people who were formerly convicts who were to be victualled "during the voyage" at the expense of government. Also travelling on Kangaroo were 19 men, women and children "of the 40th Regiment" who were returning to England Sydney Gazette, 8th, 15th and 22nd March 1817 - John Bliss gives notice of his intention to depart the colony in the brig "Kangaroo".
Born, Stoke Goldingham,Buckinghamshire.He succeeded his mother as the landlord at the Bulls Head, and later ran the White Hart. There is some suggestion he was also involved in farming. He was married twice and had five children.He was convicted of a felony,illegal currency transactions at Aylesbury on 28 February 1807 and sentenced to transportation for 14 years, to NSW. After 7 years he was pardoned, and died of typhoid fever on the way home to England. He died at sea, India, Southern Ocean.