John Brooke

Summary

** community contributed record **
Born
Jan 1806
Conviction Desertion
Departure Oct 1834
Arrival
Feb 1835
Death
Unknown
Personal Information
Name: John Brooke
Aliases:
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1806
Death: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Occupation: Soldier
Crime
Crime: Desertion
Convicted at: Court Martial Dublin
Sentence term: 7
Voyage
Departed: 27th Oct 1834
Arrival: 13th Feb 1835
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Departed: 27th Oct, 1834
Arrived: 13th Feb, 1835
Passengers: 315

The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.

Lady Kennaway

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Convict Notes

Contributed by D Wong on 9th January 2013

John Brooke was 29 years old and come from Cheshire, England. He was a soldier/farm servant, and was single. John also landed in VDL and was sent on the NSW on 10/6/1835. 25/7/1841: COF

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Revisions

ContributorDateChanges
D Wong
27th Mar 2023convicted at, term 7 years, voyage, source, firstname, surname, alias1, alias2, alias3, alias4, date of birth 1806, date of death 0000, gender, occupation, crime