Charles Bussey

Charles Bussey, one of 200 convicts transported on the John, 26 January 1832

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Charles Bussey
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1812
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Housebreaking
Convicted at:	Kent Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	John
Departure date:	26th January, 1832
Arrival date:	8th June, 1832
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 256
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

D Wong on 2nd March, 2013 wrote:

Charles Bussey was 19 years old and came from Kent.

14/6/1842: TOL Passport - Mudgee Bench.
14/2/1845: Also
10/4/1847: Also

31/12/1847: CP

1846: Charles applied to marry Sarah Wills, age 35 (Surrey 1). Charles was 33, but Sarah married John Morse/Moss on 30/11/1847. Sarah died in 1848 just 4 months after the birth of her child Richard, who was 9 months old.

Found no other records for Charles.

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 2nd March, 2013 made the following changes:

date of birth 1812, gender, occupation, crime