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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Byron was transported on the William Jardine, departing 9th Aug 1850 and arriving 14th Nov 1850 with 264 passengers.
William Jardine (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 307 (155) |
| 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
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 9.0) January 1848. Trial of JOHN BYRON (t18480131-616). Available at: https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18480131-616?text=Byron (Accessed: 16th January 2026). The account of his trial at the Old Bailey is very long, but gives information about his marriage situation. He seems to have been married twice. There is a Marriage in Mar Qr, 1847, at St George in the East, district, John Byron and Ann Bissett.
Tasmanian Records. Indent: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON14-1-42/CON14-1-42P10 and John Byron, tried 31 Jan 1848, 10 years. Age 27, 5 ft 9. protestant, married, 2 children. Offence: Forging a cheque for £90 on Henry Miller, a merchant, my employer. Trade: Clerk. Native place, Gainsborough. Remarks: W, Matilda, coming out to me. F. John Hall.B. Kelita, Lemuel. Convict Conduct Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-98/CON33-1-98P10 See record for details.
—Digital Panopticon Year of Birth: 1823/1824 Protestant Old Bailey Online Reference ID # t18480131-616 Ticket of Leave & Conditional Pardon: 1852 Married: Maria Isabella Lynch - 1853