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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Deeks was transported on the Emma Eugenia, departing 2nd Nov 1837 and arriving 9th Feb 1838 with 201 passengers.
Built 1835 at Whitby, England. Wood barque of 383 Tons.
Emma Eugenia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 183 (93). The National Archives, UK - Medical Journal by Robert Wylie, surgeon and superintendent - 7 October 1837 to 24 February 1838. |
| 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
Correction to above: The marriage was registered at Murrurundi.
John Deeks was born on 24 January 1811 and baptised in Pentlow, Essex on 10 February 1811, his parents recorded as Samuel and Susan Deeks. In 1834 John Deeks was convicted of larceny at the Essex Epiphany Session and sentenced to 2 months imprisonment. In 1837 he was convicted again for the crime of stealing timber. At the Essex Assizes on 6 March 1837, he received a sentence of transportation for seven years. He was transported on the Emma Eugenia. During the voyage he was recorded in the surgeon's journal when he was treated for pneumonia. The convict indent for the Emma Eugenia recorded that John Deeks was aged 26, he could read, he was Protestant, married with one male child and one female child, he was born in Essex, a labourer, his crime was stealing timber, he was convicted at Essex assizes on 6 March 1837 and he had previously been convicted with a sentence of 2 months. He was 5 ft 3¾ in in height, with brown freckled complexion, brown hair and hazel grey eyes. He had lost a tooth in the left side of his upper jaw and had a semi circular scar on the back of his left thumb. He received a certificate of freedom in 1844, No.44/994. According to his death certificate, John Deeks married Alice Halton in 1861 at Colly Blue. The marriage was registered at Merriwa, New South Wales. They had children: John b. abt 1862, William b.1863, and Thomas b. 1864. John Deeks died on 18 November 1890 at Merriwa New South Wales. He was buried on 19 November 1890 at Merriwa cemetery, Church of England.
Folio 1 and Folio 3-4; case No.4: aged 25, pneumonia; put on sick list 17 November 1837, discharged 24 November 1837, nearly well. Trial Date 6 March 1837