John Clarke

John Clarke, one of 230 convicts transported on the Captain Cook, 02 May 1833

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Clarke
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1810
Occupation:	Boatman
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 7 years

Crime:	Stealing fowls
Convicted at:	Norfolk Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Captain Cook
Departure date:	2nd May, 1833
Arrival date:	26th August, 1833
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 232 other convicts

References

Primary source:	State Archives NSW, Indents (Series: NRS 12188; Item: 4/4018; Microfiche: 687). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 78 Government Gazette quoted in The SYDNEY MONITOR & COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER on Friday 2nd July 1841
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

Elizabeth Yewers on 6th February, 2019 wrote:

Granted Certificate of Freedom at Sydney June 24th 1841 (Source: Government Gazette quoted in The SYDNEY MONITOR & COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER on Friday 2nd July 1841)

Iris Dunne on 15th February, 2019 wrote:

Convicted 8 January 1833

Convict Indents No.141, Prisoner No.33/1745, aged 23, Trade: Boatman, Offence: Stealing fowls, can read and write, Protestant, Single, C 37/1549

Convict Changes History

Elizabeth Yewers on 6th February, 2019 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 78 Government Gazette quoted in The SYDNEY MONITOR & COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER on Friday 2nd July 1841 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm R

Iris Dunne on 15th February, 2019 made the following changes:

source: State Archives NSW, Indents (Series: NRS 12188; Item: 4/4018; Microfiche: 687). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 78 Government Gazette quoted in The SYDNEY MONITOR & COMMERCIAL ADVERTI