Summary
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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Fannance 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 124 |
| 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 |
Claims
"John Fernance is my 4x GGrandfather."
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Convict Notes
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 145... [Ref F0305] Fernance, John, 38, ticket of leave, G. Hewart, life, Protestant, labourer at Lower Portland Head, 60 acres, 33 cleared and cultivated, 1 horse, 11 horned cattle. [Ref F0306] Fernance, Mary, 37, came free, Broxby. [Ref F0307] Fernance, Joseph, 21, came free, Broxby. [Ref F0308] Fernance, John, 13 born in the colony. [Ref F0309] Fernance, Charles, 11, born in the colony. [Ref F0310] Fernance, Sarah 9, born in the colony. [Ref F0311] Fernance, Mary 5, born in the colony. [Ref F0312] Fernance, Bessey, 2 born in the colony.
John had been married in England, prior to being tried. His wife was Mary Green and they were married at St Botolph Bishopsgate, London on May 12th 1812. They had one son, Joseph born 1809, prior to transportation. In the colony, they had a further 7 children.
John was charged at Lent Session of Surrey Assizes with "larceny on a navigable river" ie. stealing merchandise from John Fox in a vessel on the Thames, in company with John Lawrence. On 29 March 1813 he was sentenced to be hanged, the sentence later being reprieved to transportation for life. He was described as "John Fannance late of Parish of St Olave, Southwark, Surrey, labourer" and in another place as "alias John Fannance, waterman of London, age 23, 5'4" tall, dark/sallow complexion, black hair, hazel eyes". He was transported aboard the ship "General Hewitt" and arrived Sydney 7 February 1814. His wife, Mary and infant son Joseph arrived together on "Broxbornebury" 28 July 1814. John Anthony was assigned to the service of John Suddis and taken to the Hawkesbury area, where he was joined by wife and child. Four years later he was granted Ticket of Leave No. 1400 and the following year was employing his own servant when he sought work at Castle Hill. He obtained a Conditional Pardon in 1824 when he and his family lived on the Lower Branch of the MacDonald River.