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Transportation
John Fox was transported on the Cawdry, departing 30th Nov 1825 and arriving 30th Nov 1825 with 14 passengers.
The Cawdry was a grab ship that was used to transport 14 prisoners from Calcutta and Ceylon in 1826.
Cawdry (generic)References
| Primary Source | 1828 Census Index. Convicts Index 1791-1873. Convict Death Register. Newspaper reports, accessed per TROVE. |
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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Cawdry Indent No; 6 Name; John Fox Age; 23 [1802/3] Single. Native Place; Dublin Trade or calling; Soldier & Errand boy Offence; Murder. 1830 -1 May. Ticket of Leave; 30/154. Trial where & Date; Ceylon - 14 Feb 1824 Remarks; Granted in pursuance of the Govt. General order of the 1 Jan 1827 and also in consideration of his having apprehended 14 bush rangers and runaways. Allowed to remain in the District of Evan. Altered to Windsor. Per Col Sec. Bo;32/946. 25 Oct 1832. 1831 - New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry. No; 365. John Fox. Age: 29. [1802] Ship; Cawdry. Life. Ticket of Leave. Cathl Kavanagh; Age; 27 [1804] Ship; Edward. Life. Bond. Granted - 22 Dec 1831. Rev. Dowling, Sydney 1835 - 18 Sep. Ticket of Leave. 35/616. Allowed to remain in the District of Windsor. In lieu of No; 30/154.
Prisoner Index. 1791-1873. John Fox, Cawdry, 1826. Ticket of Leave, Entry No: 30/154. District, Evan; Tried, Ceylon.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 21st April, 1830. The following prisoners have obtained Tickets of Leave since the last Day of Publication, viz.— County of Cumberland, EVAN. Fox John, Cawdry. Sydney Gazette, 27 Apr 1830
John Fox was convicted in India and was sent to NSW with 13 other prisoners on the Grab "Cawdry" in 1826. ----------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index. John Fox, Cawdry, 2 Iron Gang. ------------------------------------------------------ COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, SYDNEY, 24th SEPTEMBER, 1832. HIS Excellency the GOVERNOR has been pleased to approve of the following alterations in the Police of the Colony, namely, Campbelltown - To be Constables - … and John Fox, per Caudry, holding a Ticket of Leave, from the 14th instant, in the room of James Power, dismissed for Drunkenness. Sydney Gazette, 27 Sept 1832. --------------------------------------------------- Windsor Quarter Sessions. Robert Aull was indicted for an Assault upon John Fox a constable, in the execution of his duty, 2nd count charged the prisoner with an assault, in riding over him. (Not Guilty.) Mr. S. Stephen defended the prisoner. The Australian, 24 May 1833. --------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 14th March, 1835. TICKETS OF LEAVE CANCELLED. THE Tickets of Leave granted to the following prisoners have been cancelled for the reasons set against their respective names, viz. : John Fox, Cawdry, concerned in a disturbance at the Theatre, and attempting to rescue a prisoner apprehended there. Sydney Gazette, 21 Mar 1835. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 2nd February, 1836 HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following alterations in the Police of the Colony; namely - Windsor - William Mann, free, to be Constable, from the 26th Ultimo, in the room of John Fox, deceased. Sydney Gazette, 9 Feb 1836 ------------------------------------------------------ Convicts Index 1791-1873. Convict Death Register. John Fox, per ship CANDRY, year:1826. Death 26/01/1836, Windsor Parish. S. North JP.