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Voyage
Transportation
John Fallon was transported on the Guildford, departing 30th Nov 1814 and arriving 8th Apr 1816 with 229 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy) |
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Convict Notes
Colonial Secretary Index. FALLON, John. Per "Guildford", 1816. 1816 Apr 15 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Guildford" and forwarded to Parramatta for distribution; listed as Fellon (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.464) 1819 Nov 15 Servant of William Wilson of Concord. Petition for mitigation of sentence; as Follan (Fiche 3195; 4/1858 p.132)
John Fallon was born in about 1796. He was a stout man of 5 feet 8 1/2 inches. He had a fair complexion, with black hair and grey eyes. (New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930)
John Fallon was a Catholic Irish man from Roscommon. In 1814 John and his friend John Dolan were convicted to 7 years imprisonment for sheep stealing. They were shipped to Australia on the Guildford (2) arriving on the 11th of April 1816. They were not able to disembark until the 15th of April. John Fallon was sent to work at the property of William Wilson at Concord, where he stayed until Mr Wilson petitioned the Governor, Lachlan Macquarie, for a Ticket of Leave on John’s behalf. In the following years he is listed as working for Mr Henry (1819) and Mr Bracken (1822). In the 1822 Musters, Martha Irvin is listed as the wife of John Follen, and in 1825 she is listed as the wife of John Fallon. In 1828 Muster records: John was registered as being 35 and married to Martha (21). (Note: This is the first time Martha’s age has been mentioned in the Musters and ship records.) They had four children: Timothy (6), Mary (4), John (3) ad Martha Jnr (6 months).