John Elwell

John Elwell, one of 289 convicts transported on the Thomas Arbuthnot, 06 January 1847

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Elwell
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	Tailor
Date of Death:	23rd February, 1892
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stole clothing
Convicted at:	Lancaster, Preston Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Thomas Arbuthnot
Departure date:	6th January, 1847
Arrival date:	4th May, 1847
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land [convicts disembarked at Port Phillip, not Van Diemen's Land]
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 289 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 148
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

Jillian Brewer on 2nd July, 2021 wrote:

Elwell married Mary Sheriden in 1852. He worked as a Rabbiter near Rochester in Victoria. He was found dead in his hut in February 1892. A coroner’s inquest found the cause of death to be senile decay and starvation.

Convict Changes History

Jillian Brewer on 2nd July, 2021 made the following changes:

date of death: 23rd February, 1892 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime