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Voyage
Transportation
John Eckley was transported on the General Hewett, departing 31st Jul 1813 and arriving 7th Feb 1814 with 301 passengers.
The Windham and General Hewett left England the 24th of August, in convoy with the Wansted, Capt. Moore, who sailed from hence last Thursday for Batavia; the General Hewett arrived at Rio the 17th of November, and sailed again the 2d of December. Together with the military detachments, she received on board for this Settlement 300 male prisoners, of whom we are sorry to report the death of 35, whose names we shall endeavour to procure an account of, and publish in the next Gazette, for the information of their friends and families in Great Britain. Sydney Gazette, Sat 12 Feb 1814.
General HewettReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 116 |
| 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 Eckley was about 22 years old when transported for life. John was 5' 10" tall, dark ruddy complexion, black hair, hazel eyes. 14/5/1823: TOL - he was working as a labourer at Pennant Hills. 1828: Assigned to James Bellamy at Castle Hill, employed as a servant. 1831 the Commissioner of the Australian Agricultural Company, Sir Edward Parry, questioned Eckley about a robbery at Daniel Ivey's house. In the past, Eckley had provided information about other robberies which had led to the capture of the culprits. John's date of birth is given as C1792 but he is listed on the Convict Death Register as having died on 15/11/1835 aged 40, at Liverpool, NSW.