John Dunn

John Dunn, one of 180 convicts transported on the Sir Godfrey Webster, 04 August 1823

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Dunn
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	11th August, 1835
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Housebreaking
Convicted at:	York Assizes
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Sir Godfrey Webster
Departure date:	4th August, 1823
Arrival date:	30th December, 1823
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 180 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 103 (53). Tasmanian Archives.
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 19th March, 2019 wrote:

John DUNN was convicted at York, England on 15 March 1823 for housebreaking. 14 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ship “Sir Godfrey Webster” 1823.

Colony of VDL:
Assigned to work services.
Numerous notes of misconduct and punishments.
Charged with further offence 1830. Further 7 yr transportation.
2 June 1835: Break and enter dwelling. Guilty.

DEATH:
Executed at Hobart 11 Aug 1835. (ref. noted on Conduct Record)

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 19th March, 2019 made the following changes:

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