Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Connelly 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 220 |
| 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
Convict Index: aged 28 Convicted 6 Oct. 1845 Offence Stealing
He continued on to Melbourne on the Marion arriving on the 25th January 1848. He went into asylum on shore and got employment on the 25th March with a T.V.Foote together with several other convicts (Angus Barr, Peter Chalmers? and John Carp) He had been a prisoner at Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight.