Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Collins was transported on the St Vincent, departing 28th Dec 1852 and arriving 26th May 1853 with 214 passengers.
St Vincent (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 619 (312) |
| 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
FOOTNOTE: The other John Collins on the St Vincent was listed on arrival in VDL as convict #27877.
26 May, 1853: On arrival in VDL, John Collins was listed as convict #27881, a lighterman, 23 years old, single, Protestant, born at St George's, Southwark, Surrey, and able to read and write (http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/om8147). Family: Father Timothy, and sisters Maryann and Jane (Baltimore). For further details of his life as a convict in VDL, see his Conduct record at https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-115$init=CON33-1-115p37 and his Indent record at https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-47$init=CON14-1-47_00144_L. --0--
TRIAL: 6 May, 1850: John Collins was convicted at the Old Bailey. TRIAL TRANSCRIPT: #911. JOHN COLLINS , stealing 1 trunk and 1 chest of tea, value 17l.; the goods of Valentine Sentence and another; having been before convicted: to which he pleaded GUILTY. Aged 22.— Transported for Seven Years. (https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/) Note: He had a previous conviction for robbery from a ship -- stealing 40 pounds, sentenced to 12 months’ jail. --0--
OCCUPATION: He was a lighterman (boatman was the only option offered above). Lightermen "transported goods to and from ship to shore using lighters, a type of flat bottomed barge", according to the Dictionary of Old Occupations (https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations). --0--