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Transportation
John Crocker (Croker) was transported on the Guildford, departing 22nd Aug 1823 and arriving 15th Mar 1824 with 160 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 83 (43) |
| 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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Exeter Flying Post Devon, England 20 Mar 1823: John Cutting, for horse stealing. John Crocker was listed as 23 years old on arrival. Native Place: Devonshire. John was 5'2¼" tall, grey eyes, flaxen hair, pale and freckled complexion. Assigned to Lieut. Johnson. 3/4/1835: TOL Goulburn 29/1/1840: COF 11/12/1852 The Maitland Mercury, NSW: MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.- About a fortnight since, Mr. John Croker, who resides near Kangaloola, went to the Tuena diggings with a lot of fat cattle for sale, and having disposed of them, went with a man, nicknamed Linky, to a tent for the purpose of getting drink ; he produced in payment a£5 note, but the tent-keeper not being able to give him change, his friend Linky took the £5 note up and endeavoured to substitute a £1 note for it, but was detected; he however, kept possession of the £5 note, as Croker was somewhat intoxicated. A man who was there, seeing this, seized Linky's horse and refused giving it up until the £5 note was restored. They then went away, and Croker was not seen afterwards, until about four days after some boys were fishing in the creek, when a fishhook became entangled and so fast to something that it prevented them drawing it up, but having got assistance they drew up the body of Croker, the hook being fast to his clothing. The body when examined was found to have four or five teeth knocked out, severely bruised on the side, and a severe cut on the back of the head. No money was found on him, and in the absence of a coroner he was buried at Kangaloola yesterday week. We hear that it is the intention of the coroner, Mr. North, to have the body exhumed and to hold an inquest thereon without delay. Linky, it appears, came to the tent the morning after his being there with Mr. Croker, and gave up the £5 note and took away his horse.—Goulburn Herald, Dec. 4.
John Croker arrived in Australia onboard the Guildford. He married Ann Berrell in 1836 at St Mary's Cathedral Sydney. They lived at Kangaloola Creek, near Binda NSW where they had nine children. John would take cattle to the goldfields at Tuena NSW to sell. He was murdered in 1852, allegedly in an argument about the cost of a cow, and found in the creek the next day.