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Transportation
John Davis was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 36 |
| 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
Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name John Davies [William Armstrong] Age 26 [Born abt 1764] Arrival Year 1790 Arrival State New South Wales Trial Place Maidstone Kent Ship; NEPTUNE Comments DIED; 1790 Occupation labourer © 2006-2024 Ancestry
National Archives. HO 47/6/72 [1787] Certificate/memorial of Henry Gould on several convicts attainted at the Lent Assizes 1787 for whom 'some favourable Circumstances' appeared after their trial, and recommended for mercy on the conditions set against their names: Kent Assizes at Maidstone, 19 March 1787 1. John Davis and William Armstrong, for a robbery and taking goods and money, value £2:3:4, property of George Andrews. Recommendation: 14 years transportation.