John Brown

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Summary

Born
Jan 1787
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Jul 1817
Arrival
Nov 1817
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Brown
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1787
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Scott (Alias)

Crime

Convicted at: Ayr Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Jul 1817
Ship: Larkins
Arrival: 22nd Nov 1817
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Brown was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.

1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200

LarkinsLarkins (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 369 (186)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 21st November 2025

Hulk Records. HO-9-4_2 page 20/49 Woolwich Hulks, (Prudentia, Retribution and Justitia) Received 16 Jan 1817. John Brown, alias Scott, age 30, Theft, Tried Ayr 24 Sep 1816, NSW 7 years, Transported 28 June 1817.

Laurence Macintyre avatar
28
on 7th October 2021

The Glasgow Herald of 7 October, 1816, carries the following item under the heading CIRCUIT INTELLIGENCE - Ayr - September 26 "John Brown, alias Scott, and John Elliot, were brought to the bar, and were charged with the commission of two acts of theft from the house of William Crawford, innkeeper in Saltcoats; and a public house in Dalry. Both pannels having pleaded guilty, they received sentences of banishment for seven years." Saltcoats and Dalry are both towns in the County of Ayr (Ayrshire).