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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Evans was transported on the John Barry, departing 7th Sep 1835 and arriving 17th Jan 1836 with 322 passengers.
John Barry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 137 (71) |
| 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
Bristol Quarter Sessions. TRANSPORTATION:… seven years: ...-John Evans, for stealing 5 pounds weight of beef from Joseph Jefferies. A prior conviction in this case also. Bristol Mercury 17 Jan 1835. Thursday se’nnnight, the eight undermentioned male Convicts were put on hoard the Justitia Hulk. at Woolwich, viz. Henry Linfield, William Underwood, Thomas Cary, Henry Ponchard, James Nugent, Edward Mulchay, John Evans, and William Cunningham. Bristol Times, 14 Feb 1835.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents No; 36-15. 10. Age 21 Date of Conviction 5 Jan 1835 Trade; Comb Presser
John Evans is my g/g/g/father. He with 30 other convicts was seconded, after their arrival to Australia, to "Gidleigh" a property outside the town of Bungendore, NSW. The property was owned by Captain Phillip KING. He received his sentence for stealing the goods of James Jefferson and with a former conviction of felony was sentenced to transportation a term of 7 years. The Docket book at Bristol shows he was found guilty on 14/10/1833 of stealing and given 12 months hard labour and again on 3/1/1831 guilty of stealing, receiving one month hard labour, he was ony 14 years old. He was branted a Ticket of Leave 25/3/1840 and was granted his Ceertificate of Freedom 27/1/1848. He married 1850 to Catherine Gorman, an irish lass who came over with the Irish Orphan Scheme 1848-1850.