John Drew

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Drew
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1815
Occupation:	Soldier
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Desertion from army
Convicted at:	Court Martial Cork
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Clyde
Departure date:	11th May, 1838
Arrival date:	10th September, 1838
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 174 other convicts

References

Primary source:	http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm
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Community Contributions

D Wong on 27th August, 2013 wrote:

John Drew was 23 years old, single and his native place was Limerick. His occupation was a “Soldier/Butcher”.

31/3/1838: Absconded from the Botanical Gardens.
John was 5’10 1/2” tall, brown and freckled complexion, dark grey eyes.

1846: Bank Warrant
1849: TOL
11/1/1850: COF

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 27th August, 2013 made the following changes:

convicted at, term 7 years, voyage, source, firstname, surname, alias1, alias2, alias3, alias4, date of birth 1815, date of death 0000, gender, occupation, crime