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Transportation
Francis Clay was transported on the John, departing 26th Jan 1832 and arriving 8th Jun 1832 with 200 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 262 |
| 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
William Stanley, Robert Mansell, Francis Clay, and Benjamin Giles, were charged with having at Birmingham broken into the dwelling house of John Penny, and stolen thereout an eye-glass, five handkerchiefs, and other goods, his property. The prosecutor, hearing a noise, went upstairs with a sword, and saw Mansell and Stanley there, he struck the latter and knocked him down, and secured them both. He found a hole in the ceiling and roof, between which were two or three bundles containing the articles. John Simms, a constable, saw a man on an empty house adjoining the prosecutor's, and afterwards get down the chimney; he entered the house and apprehended him. Thomas Penny, brother to the prosecutor, apprehended in the same house, in a dry well, the same night, Some of the articles which had been stolen were found on each of the prisoners, except Clay. The jury found them all guilty, death recorded. Aris’ Birmingham Gazette, 8 Aug 1831.
Francis Clay was 22 years old and came from Birmingham. He was a whipmaker. Found no records of him.