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Voyage
Transportation
John Evans was transported on the Merchantman, departing 29th Jun 1864 and arriving 12th Sep 1864 with 261 passengers.
1018 ton ship built in Sunderland 1852/53. Two (2) voyages to Australia with convict transportee's - both to Western Australia. On these voyages, she also carried 'Pensioner Guards' and their families, a few free passengers and soldiers. The 1862 voyage went via Bermuda and picked up British and local prisoners.
Merchantman (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/19, Page Number 51 (28) |
| 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 Evans was 22 years old when transported. He was 5'7" tall, dark brown hair, light blue eyes, long face, fair complexion, middling stout, single. 1/12/1865: TOL John worked as a general servant, butcher and labourer. 16/2/1869: John died at Champion Bay, WA. He was found dead in the bush in attempting to escape. 12/3/1869 Perth Gazette and West Australia Times: LAST week we had to report no less than three deaths arising from accident, and this week we have four more to record. One, that of a man named Dawson, whose body was found in the river at the Vasse, and is supposed to have been drowned while endeavoring to ob- tain some ducks he had shot. The two others apparently met a more painful death from thirst and exhaustion: Michael Barber, c.p., and John Evans, t.l., started from Champion Bay to walk to Perth, and were found dead by Mr. Walcott at a place named " Nurabung," about 40 miles north of the Moore River. The poor fellows had evidently given up from thirst and exhaustion and laid themselves down to die wrapped up in their rugs.