John Carroll

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Carroll
Aliases:	Carrol
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1779
Occupation:	Butcher
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Ireland, Dublin
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Recovery
Departure date:	5th April, 1823
Arrival date:	30th July, 1823
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 166 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Colonial Secretary Index. Sydney Gazette, 26/12/1828; 22/9/1829. 1828 NSW Census Index.
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Community Contributions

Stephen Stuart on 27th December, 2019 wrote:

Ticket of Leave, Sydney, 1828.
Certificate of Freedom 1829.

Maureen Withey on 30th August, 2020 wrote:

Colonial Secretary Index.

CARROLL, John. Per “Recovery”, 1823.

1823 Aug 4 - On list of convicts landed from the “Recovery” and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6011; 4/3509 p.5)
1825 - On list of convicts mustered in the employ of David Kelly of Sydney; in 1824-25 (Fiche 3139; 4/1842B No.432 p.803)
1825 Nov 14
Assigned to David Kelly (Reel 6064; 4/1788 p.119)
1825 Nov 21 - Convict in the service of David Kelly of Pitt Street at the last two musters (Reel 6016; 4/3516 p.28)
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1828 NSW Census Index.

John Carroll, age 60, G.S. Recovery 1823, 7 years, catholic, Butcher with John Shipman, Pitt Street, Sydney.

D Wong on 2nd September, 2020 wrote:

John Carrol is not list on Ancestry Convict Indents for the ‘Recovery’ 1823.

Native Place: West Meath.

23/8/1828: TOL - Sydney - described as: Born 1779, 5’2½” tall, ruddy and pockmarked complexion, brown turning grey hair, grey eyes, blind of left.

Convict Changes History

Stephen Stuart on 27th December, 2019 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: years, voyage, source: Sydney Gazette, 26/12/1828; 22/9/1829. (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Carrol, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 0000, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime

Maureen Withey on 30th August, 2020 made the following changes:

term: 7 years, source: Colonial Secretary Index. Sydney Gazette, 26/12/1828; 22/9/1829. 1828 NSW Census Index. (prev. Sydney Gazette, 26/12/1828; 22/9/1829.), surname: Carroll (prev. Carrol), alias1: Carrol, date of birth: 1763 (prev. 0000), occupation

D Wong on 2nd September, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, date of birth: 1779 (prev. 1763)