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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Concannon was transported on the Marion, departing 27th Sep 1847 and arriving 9th Jan 1848 with 301 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 212 |
| 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
Indicted for stealing 1 box, 3 waistcoats, 4 handkerchiefs, 1 ring, 1 5-franc piece, 2 sous, 27 sovereigns, 1 half-crown, 1 groat, and 3 pence; the property of Joseph Nicholas Henriot. Also 27 sovereigns, the monies of Auguste Cardon: and 1 box, 1 cloak, 2 waistcoats, 3 shirts, 6 handkerchiefs, 2 pair of spectacles, 3 razors, 4 pair of socks, 1 magnifying-glass, 1 2-franc piece and 5 sovereigns; the property of Jean Pierre; in the dwelling-house of George Loft. At his trial, Robert Hamilton, a boarding-house keeper, Mr. John Devereux, of Hammersmith and Mr. John Pearce, an engraver; all gave the prisoner a good character. A transcript of the trial record is viewable here: http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?ref=t18460105-415