Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Brett was transported on the Palmerston, departing 8th Nov 1860 and arriving 11th Feb 1861 with 296 passengers.
978 ton ship was built at Moulmein, Burma in 1853. On the voyage from Portland, England to the Swan River Colony, Western Australia in 1860/61 the ship also carried passengers, pensioner guards, wives and children as well as soldiers and 296 convicts.
Palmerston (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 331 (167) |
| 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
He was was my great great grandfather and lived in Marylebone London, married to Jane. He had previously done 12th months for theft in 1840. In 1857 he got 15 years transportation for throwing acid over a neighbour, ref www.old baily.org ref.t18570615. Was in Portsmouth convict jail till Nov.10 1860 when he sailed for Freemantle arriving Feb 11 1861. I think he got his ticket of leave March 1865.