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John Dinon was transported on the Maitland, departing 26th Aug 1843 and arriving 7th Feb 1844 with 206 passengers.
Built 1810 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 648 Tons.
Maitland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 407 (205) |
| 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
John Dinon was a Convict Constable on Norfolk Island, and was stationed at the main penal gaol (known as the Settlement, now called Kingston). He was killed with two other Convict Constables and the Chief Constable, during what is commonly known as the 'Cooking Pot Uprising'. led by the convict and former bushranger, William Westwood (aka Jakey Jakey). Westwood and twelve others were later hanged.
Born Tuamgraney, County Clare Enlisted in army 4 March 1837 - 19th Regiment of Foot; deserted in Dublin 1839; posted to Malta 1840. 9 August 1842 - court martialed for striking a sergeant and sentenced to transportation for life. Imprisoned in the hulk Stirling Castle, Plymouth. Desription - Height 5'7 & 1/4", stout with an oval face and fresh complexion, dark brown hair, and hazel eyes; thick Irish accent, could read and write. Embarked the convict ship Maitland 15 August 1843 which left Plymouth 1 September 1843. Stopped at Simon's Bay (Cape of Good Hope) 17 - 25 November 1843. Four convicts died between Cape of Good Hope and New South Wales. One soldier fell overboard in Bass Strait. Stopped Sydney 12 - 25 January 1844. No convicts were disembarked. The Guard was changed. Arrived Norfolk Island 7 February 1844. Was to serve probation for 30 months. Murdered 1 July 1846, Norfolk Island during the "Cooking Pot Riot". He was a convict constable at the time. Three convicts were tried for his murder. Also murdered - Stephen Smith (Free overseer), John Morris (convict constable), William Saxton (convict constable). Records: 1. Findmypast.com.au, Armed forces & conflict, WO 12/3618 British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 John Dinon. 2. TNA, WO25/2517, War Office and predecessors: SecretaryatWar, Secretary of State for War, and Related Bodies, Registers, Deserters, 1443 Foot, John Dinon, 19th Regiment of Foot, 1842. 3. TNA, WO 90/2, p.74 Judge Advocate General's Office Courts martial? General courts martial abroad 17961900 John Dinon 9 August 1842. 4. Findmypast.com.au, England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment 17701935,HO13/81, p.33 Correspondence and Warrants John Dinon. 5. Findmypast.com.au, England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment 17701935,PCOM 2/134 Home Office and Prison Commission: Prisons Records, Series 1,Hulks: register of prisoners on the hulk Stirling Castle, John Dinon. 6. NLA, MS 4138, Logs 18401845 [manuscript], George Thompson, Maitland 1843 – 1844, Nan Kivell Collection. 7. NLA, ADM 101/46, Medical departments Registers, medical journals 17981856 [microform], Mr Allan McLaren, Surgeon, Maitland convict transport, 21 July 1843 – 25 March 1844, [AJCP reel PRO 3187]. 8. TAHO, CON 33/1/76, p.75 Conduct Registers of male convicts arriving in the period of the probation system, John Dinon Maitland 1844. 9. TAHO, SC 32/1/19, pp.2122, Minutes of proceedings in criminal cases, various centres, including Norfolk Island, Norfolk Island minutes of proceedings, not indexed, 14 May 1845 24 May 1852, John Dinon. Trove.nla.gov.au - various reports on the riot.