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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Samuel Gosney was transported on the John, departing 3rd Aug 1833 and arriving 1st Dec 1833 with 261 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
John (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 198 |
| 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 |
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Convict Notes
Certificate of Freedom 8th July 1847. Continued work as a cordwainer up to at least 1853. (see Cornwell Chronicle, Launceston for 16th July 1853) Married Elizabeth Shean at Westbury, Tasmania 16th April 1855. Last known newspaper entry for him is for 1880 in the Hobart Town Gazette. Last record for him is in the Evening News for Tuesday May 20th 1890. This records his sudden death on Saturday last at between 12-1'0' clock at Havant, Hampshire, England. A conditional pardon for a convict removed all restrictions except the right to leave the Colony. Samuel Gosney must have reentered England illegally.