John Ferguson

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Ferguson
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1794
Occupation:	Ploughman
Date of Death:	1838
Age:	44 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Forgery
Convicted at:	Ireland, Londonderry
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Sophia
Departure date:	15th September, 1828
Arrival date:	17th January, 1829
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 186 other convicts

References

Primary source:	http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi?requestType=Search&ship=Sophia+(1829
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Community Contributions

Keith South on 16th April, 2015 wrote:

Native of Derry Co,35 and married with two children,
Died in 1838 at Parramatta Female Factory Hospital.

Convict Changes History

Keith South on 16th April, 2015 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 14 years, voyage, source: http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi?requestType=Search&ship=Sophia+(1829 (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Ferguson, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1794, date of