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John Chapman

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Stealing a watch
Departure
Mar 1815
Arrival
Sep 1815
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Chapman
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Gunsmith/gun maker

Crime

Crime: Stealing a watch
Convicted at: Warwick Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Mar 1815
Ship: Baring
Arrival: 7th Sep 1815
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Chapman was transported on the Baring, departing 31st Mar 1815 and arriving 7th Sep 1815 with 302 passengers.

BaringBaring (generic)

References

Primary SourceJames McClellands series of Research
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
341
on 1st November 2022

WARWICK ASSIZES.—These assizes terminated on Wednesday; when the following prisoners were tried, and sentenced as under:— ... John Chapman, for stealing a silver watch and gold key, the property of Mr. John Carpenter, of this town, to be transported for life. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 15 Aug 1814.

Alison Ellett avatar
42
on 1st November 2022

Listed as a gunsmith Tas archives aariving on the Kangaroo. August 10th 1816 listed Hobart Town Gazette as being with bush rangers Matthew Keegan gang which includes George Watts and Thomas Garland and John parker They write a letter to Governor Davey saying they are well aware there are parties seeking them and that the list of items they stole is incorrect. The gazette report He is dead by March 2 1817

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 20th November 2019

John Chapman was on a list of 40 male convicts embarked on the Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent, 13th April 1816. No.7, John Chapman, Baring, convicted at Warwick Ass. 6 Aug 1814, sentence-Life. Trade - gun finisher (? writing very faint). https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p56 Col. Sec. Index CHAPMAN, John. Per "Baring", 1815 1815 Sep 15 - On list of convicts disembarked from the "Baring" and forwarded to Parramatta for distribution (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.177)

iain Frazier avatar
74
on 19th August 2019

John was born about 1796. He was a spoonmaker of Birmingham when tried.