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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Brown was transported on the John, departing 27th Sep 1836 and arriving 7th Feb 1837 with 260 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
John (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 386 |
| 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
*** 3 John Brown's on this voyage*** Identifier 1 - Tried Cheshire on 30/3/1836 (Stealing Rabbits). Identifier 2 - Tried York (West Riding) on 11/4/1837 - 7 years. (Ship Robbery). Identifier 3 - Tried York City on 27/2/1836 14 years. (Picking Pockets). _____________________________________ Contribution by Mark St Leon above is for John Brown - Identifier 2. Identifier 3. York City. 14 years - Picking Pockets. John Brown was listed as 40 years old on arrival. Native Place: London. John was illiterate, protestant, married with 1 male and 1 female children, 5'5¾" tall, dark sallow complexion, brown mixed with grey hair, grey eyes, speck on right eye, raised mole over left eyebrow, small mole upper left arm, scar back of left thumb. 4/3/1843: TOL Maitland.
After winning his freedom in 1846, John Brown altered his name to "William Charles" Brown. He was an early identity of Wagga Wagga NSW and known by the soubriquet of "Tinker Brown"