Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
John Day was transported on the Susan, departing 7th Mar 1834 and arriving 8th Jul 1834 with 302 passengers.
Susan (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 305 (154) |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/84/6 1833 Dec Prisoner name: John Day alias John Murphy. Prisoner age: 18 years. Court and date of trial: Lancaster Quarter Sessions, Salford, Manchester, October 1833. Crime: Stealing [variously] a watch or a chain and seals. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Gaoler's report: 'Character bad, four times imprisoned as a vagrant'. Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'. Petitioner(s): Martin Murphy (father) undersigned by 11 inhabitants of Manchester known either to the convict or his father and supported by a letter from Mark Philips transmitting the petition to the Home Department. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): His innocence persuaded him that he would be acquitted and that he had no need to seek character witnesses and that he should give a false name to avoid family disgrace; ill-health; his youth; from a respectable family. Additional Information: Ordered to Fortitude [convict hulk].