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Transportation
William Downing was transported on the John, departing 18th Jul 1827 and arriving 25th Nov 1827 with 189 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
John (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 232 |
| 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
NSW 1828 Census Index. William Downing, age 23, G.S. Per John, 1827, 14 years, protestant, Servant to Elizth. Paisley, Parramatta district. ------------------------------------------------------ NSW Convict Index. William Downing, per John, 1827, Ticket of Leave, No 38/2140. District, Parramatta; Born, Sheffield; Trade, Butcher; Tried, York. William Downing, per John, 1827, Ticket of Leave, No 43/879. District, Goulburn; Tried, York Assizes. William Downing, per John, 1827, Conditional Pardon, 1 Oct 1848. No 48/1805.
... William Downing, for sheep-stealing. ... Yorkshire Gazette, 17 March 1827. The following convicts left the Castle on the 20th, for the Dolphin, at Chatham: Wm. Rayner, Henry Sutcliffe, Thos. Turner, (No 43,) Joseph Butterfield, Wm. Webster, Ashworth, Jas. John Webster, Henry Cooper, Win. Sunderland, Edward Thorp, Robert Smithson, John Pickering, Richd. Pickering, and Matthew Pickering, Buckley, Thos. Cooper, Thos. Turner, (No. 7.) Thos. Biass, and Wm. Downing. Yorkshire Gazette, 28 April 1827. National Archives. Chatham, Dolphin? Hulk Records. HO-9-1_3 pages 20/21 Received from York Castle 22 April 1827. Wm Downing, age 23, sheep stg, Tried York, 24 March 1827, Life, NSW, 11 July 1827.