John Fountain

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iain Frazier on 11th April 2025

Family connections for John (Fountain) are: FOUNTAIN John (Fountain) was born about 1790, perhaps in Staffordshire, & became a general labourer. He was a labourer at Sutton-at-Hone Kent when he was tried for stealing a writing desk etc of Rev. Edward (Winthrop)-of Suuton-at-Hone- at Kent Assizes on 5 8 1816, sentenced to death by hanging commuted to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 10 4 1817 after a voyage of 5.5months on MORLEY; he was 5'5.75" ruddy complexion light brown hair blue eyes. He was a labourer when he married with permission Margaret (Oliver her first marriage) on 24 8 1823 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.>>>He was Free by Servitude by 1824. On 4 10 1824 he was living at Harrington St Sydney & applied for land next to his father in law at Hunters Hill. He was issued his Ticket of Leave on 10 11 1825 for Windsor. At some time he was a Master mariner. [Some details taken from this Website] Margaret (Oliver) was born on 30 3 1808 & baptised on 31 5 1810 age2 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She married secondly Peter Joseph (Duffy) on 14 6 1836. She died in 1885 age about77 mother of 1known child. Details of Margaret (Oliver)s family are given in entry for Henry (Oliff ROYAL ADMIRAL 1792) on this Website. John (Fountain) & Margaret (Oliver) produced 1child: 1.John (Fountain) was born on 6 2 1824 & baptised on 7 3 1824 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He married ??? (???) on 29 8 1853. He was living in 1865 at Narara Creek Brisbane Waters. He died on 14 8 1904 age80. ..John (Fountain) & ??? (???) produced 6children: mainly boys ..1.Alfred (Fountain) ..2.Fanny (Fountain) ..3.Fred (Fountain) ..4.George (Fountain) ..5.John (Fountain) ..6.Peter (Fountain) Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

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Dominic Fountain on 7th April 2012

Trial at Kent assizes:- "Labourer of Sutton at Hone, Kent, were offence took place. Charged that he broke into the dwelling house of the Reverand Edward Winthrop and stole a writing desk worth 40s., pocket book worth 1s., pen-knife worth 5s., pair of shoes 1s., and various coins and banknotes. Pleaded not guilty. Found not guilty of burglary, but guilty of stealing the goods. Sentence to be hanged - later commuted to transportation". Shipping list:- Number: 548/2022 Name: John Fountain Vessel: Morley (1) Arrived: 10 April 1817 Were convicted: Kent assizers When convicted: 5 August 1816 Term: Life Native place: Staffordshire Calling: Servant Height: 5 foot 5&3/4 inches Complexion: Ruddy Hair: Light Brown Eyes: Blue Applied for a conditional pardon: November 1822 Date of ticket of leave: 10 November 1825 District: Windsor Governors permission to publish their names in Church in view of their being married. Sydney 7th April 1823 Married: John Fountain to Margaret Oliver (Born 1808) Place and Date of marrage: Saint Philips Church Sydney - 28th April 1823 Witnesses: Henery Oliver (Margarets father) Anne Parish Applied for land next to Father in Law at Hunters Hill on 4 October 1824. (No record of recieving an alocation) Residence: 1824 Sep Of Harrington Street, Sydney Date of death: Unknowen John and Margaret had 1 child John Fountain Born: 6 February 1824 Married:29 August 1853 Resided: In 1865 at "Woodlands" on the Narara Creek, Narara (Brisbane Waters) John had 5 sons: George, Fred, Alfred, John and Peter and 1 daughter Fanny Died:14 August 1904

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Tanya Fountain on 8th January 2012

He married Margaret Oliver (third daughter of Henry and Margaret Oliver (nee Sheldon))on 28 April 1823 at St Peters in Sydney. He had one son, John Fountain, born on 6 February 1824. Margaret Fountain remarried Peter Joseph Duffy on 14th June 1836 and I have no further records of John Fountain, except from his sons death certificate stating his father was a master mariner.