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John Dunbabbin

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Summary

Born
Jan 1789
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Jul 1817
Arrival
Jan 1818
Death
Apr 1862
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Personal Information

Name: John Dunbabbin
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1789
Death: 4th Apr 1862
Age at death: 73
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: John Dunbabin, John Dunbavand

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Chester Quarter Sess.
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Jul 1817
Ship: Ocean
Arrival: 1st Jan 1818
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Dunbabbin was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1817 and arriving 1st Jan 1818 with 181 passengers.

The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.

OceanOcean (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 373 (188)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

Claims

"I believe that John was my ancestor due to my search on ancestry. Co.uk."

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 5th March 2021

Convict Assignment. John Dunbabbin, per Ocean, Assigned to William Newton, 9 May 1823, resident George Street. -------------------------------------------------- Convict Index 1791-1873. John Dunbabbin, per Ocean, 1818, Certificate of Freedom,1 5 Jan 1824. 030/1727.

Maureen Withey avatar
343
on 5th March 2021

Medical Journal of Ocean for 21 June 1817 to 16 Jan 1818, by George Fairfowl. ADM 101/57/8/11817-1817 Folios 10 and 14: John Dunbabbin, Convict, aged 28; disease or hurt, violent griping tortuous pains in his bowels, with incipient desire to stool, dysentery. Taken ill, 10 October 1817. Dismissed 20 November 1817.

Andrew Alston avatar
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on 23rd August 2016

Born at Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire. After serving his sentence, John appears to have made his way back to England by 1861, dying in Runcorn the following year. - dunbabin@one-name.org