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John Bone was transported on the Almorah, departing 31st Mar 1817 and arriving 29th Aug 1817 with 184 passengers.
Almorah 1. We have further to announce the arrival on Sunday morning, the 29th instant, of the ship Almorah, with 180 male prisoners, all in excellent health, consequent upon their good treatment upon the passage; she lost not a man. — This vessel sailed from the Downs the 28th of April, arrived at Rio de Janeiro the 15th of June, and sailed on the 23rd; Sydney Gazette, 30 Aug 1817. Almorah 2. Yesterday arrived from Ireland,- the ship Almorah; Captain Winter. She sailed from the Cove of Cork the 22d of August last, and brings 160 male prisoners, all in good health. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Alexander, R. N. The guard consists of a party of 30 men belonging to the 1st Regiment of Foot (Royals), under orders of Ensign Bruce. Sydney Gazette, 23 Dec 1820. Almorah 3. On Friday last, arrrived from Ireland, with 108 female prisoners, the ship Almorah, Captain Boyd. She sailed from Cork the 6th of April; reached no where: and, independent of the female prisoners, brings 15 free women, and 50 children. One prisoner, and one child, died on the passage. Dr. Price, R. N. is the Surgeon Superintendent. Sydney Gazette, 26 Aug 1824.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 340 |
| 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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Old Bailey Online JOHN BONE. JOHN PETERKIN. JOHN LEESON. Theft; shoplifting. 6th December 1815 Text type Trial account Defendants JOHN BONE, JOHN PETERKIN, JOHN LEESON Offences Theft > Shoplifting Session Date 6th December 1815 Reference Number t18151206-75 Verdicts Guilty > Lesser offence Punishments Transportation 74. JOHN BONE , JOHN PETERKIN , and JOHN LEESON , were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 31st of October , a hat, value 7s. the property of James Thompson , privately in his shop . JAMES THOMPSON . I deal in hats , and live at No. 22, Ayre-street - hill . I lost this hat on the 31st of October, in the evening, at about five o'clock; I went and snuffed the candles in the window, and the hat was then hanging up safe. In about ten minutes or so, a man came running in, and said, what have you lost, and after I looked, I told him my black hat was gone; that was the only one of that sort I had in the window. He said don't you disturb yourself, you shall see the hat and the thief in ten minutes, and so I did, for he brought them both back, and that is all I have to say. BENJAMIN JOHNSON . I am an officer. On Tuesday, the 31st of October, I observed the three prisoners in Clare-street, Clare-market; I have a knowledge of them, and suspected them as they were standing together; I saw them separate, and go to a cheesemonger's shop, and from their motions, I could perceive that they wanted to steal some cheese, but they could not succeed. I followed them, and saw them attempting at several shops, until they came to Leather-lane, and then I ran down to Hatton Garden office, to get young Read to come and assist me. When I fetched him, we saw the prisoner Bone, attempt to lift off a box of plumbs from a grocer's door, but he could not succeed. While Bone was at the grocer's shop, the other two were walking up and down outside; we then got them into Ayre-street - hill, to the prosecutor's house; Leeson then went into the shop, and the other two went a little lower down. He had not been in a moment scarcely before he came running out, with something in his hand in front of him; I thought it was no use to let them go any further, and so we apprehended them. Peterkin left the other two, with the hat in his hand; Peterkin soon after put the bonnet out of his hand, and I went back and found it stuck upon the railing, at a door where we took him, and I found Bone walking at the bottom of the hill with Leeson. WILLIAM READ . I saw Leeson go into the shop, and in a moment he ran out down the hill as hard as ever he could, and soon gained the other two, he gained the other two in Warner-street, opposite the public-house; there I saw them hand something, and then they separated; Peterkin went one way, and the other two came towards Ayre-street - hill. We found the hat on the railings. (Property produced, and sworn to.) BONE, GUILTY, aged 28. PETERKIN, GUILTY, aged 29. LEESON, GUILTY, aged 30. Of stealing, but not privately . Transported for Seven Years . Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.