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Transportation
John Dancer was transported on the Asia 1, departing 25th Jul 1827 and arriving 30th Nov 1827 with 154 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 235 (119). 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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Link to wife Eliza Knight's record https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/knight/eliza/29297
John DANCER was convicted at Bedford on 13 March 1827 for burglary - stealing from a dwelling house. Gaol report: "orderly", not known before. 14 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia per the ship 'Asia' arriving 1827. Stated he was last in the service of Mr. Bull, Attorney at Aylsbury. I was a footman. Had been out of employment for 3 months. I was 4 yrs in Lord Nugents family. My brother at native place, a shoemaker, I was working for him. Single man; Protestant; aged 21 yrs; 5'4" height; brown hair; grey eyes. Place of birth: Burston, Buckhamshire, England (ref. convict records) VDL: Assigned to work services. 18 May 1830: Assigned to Mr & Mrs Lasceles - repeated neglect of duties and insolent to Mrs. Lasceles. 25 lashes and returned to duties. No further reports. Feb 1834:Pass holder status granted. APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO MARRY: 13 March 1835: Eliza KNIGHT per ‘William Bryan’ to John DANCER per ‘Asia’. Approved. (ref. 52/1/1 pg 33) MARRIAGE: 18 May 1835 - Eliza KNIGHT, convict (ship ‘William Bryant’), spinster to John DANCER, Ticket of Leave (ship ‘Asia) at Hobart Town. (ref. 36/1/2 no. 2748) DEATH: Death of John DANCER, at Hobart Town on 10 March 1837, aged 31 yrs. No cause stated.(ref. 34/1/1 no. 4813) An official Free Certificate was issued in 1841, but evidence that John Dancer died in 1837, so a formality. He was the only convict in the Colony of this name.