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Transportation
John Booth was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1815 and arriving 30th Jan 1816 with 221 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 241 (122) |
| 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
This could be his death register: Contributed by Gail Robyn Newman on 9th August 2020 Name: John Boots Death Age: 47 Event Type: Burial Birth Date: abt 1772 Death Date: abt 1819 Burial Date: 21 May 1819 Burial Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Parish as it Appears: Liverpool St Luke's
Sussex Advertiser Sussex, England 27 Mar 1815: John Booth, alias Brown, 54, for burglary in the house of Robert Taylor, of Buxted. Birth dates of 1761, 1768, and 1772 listed. John Booth was listed on his Indent as 47 years old on arrival. Native Place: Surrey. John was 5'8" tall, dark sallow complexion, dar, brown hair, hazel eyes, a labourer. Colonial Secretary Index: BOOTH, John alias BROWN. Per "Ocean", 1816: 1816 Feb 5: On list of convicts disembarked from the "Ocean" and forwarded to Liverpool for distribution (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.338) Received a COF - but no date listed on NSW Gov. Convict Records also not found on Ancestry.