Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Cox was transported on the Red Rover, departing 21st Oct 1830 and arriving 26th Mar 1831 with 168 passengers.
Red Rover (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 523 (264). Tasmanian Archives - convict records |
| 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
John COX was convicted at Hertford, England on 20 July 1830 for stealing 2 loads of wheat. Gaol Report: "bad and convicted before, once in prison, for stealing a sack and poaching". Life sentence. Hulk Report: "orderly". Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Red Rover' arriving 26 March 1831. Married man, wife in services. 6 children. Family supported by the Parish. VDL: Assigned to work services, Capt Edward Dumeresque - a landowner near Longford, northern Tasmania. Noted in 1836 that he was out after hours. Admonished. 24 Feb 1836: Application for permission to marry Mary WORTH (transported per 'Mary'). ref. 52/1/1 24 April 1839: Ticket of Leave granted. 1 July 1842: Conditional Pardon approved. No. 565 9 June 1846: Conditional Pardon extended.
Born at Tewin, Hertfordshire. Married with children. Sought permission in 1835 to marry Mary Worth, also assigned to Edward Dumaresque, presumably at Longford, Tasmania. No record of them having married. Obtained conditional pardon in 1842. Two of his sons - John and Daniel immigrated to Launceston in 1854 with their wives and families after their mother Jemima Ward died in 1848.