Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Gray was transported on the Barwell, departing 31st Aug 1797 and arriving 18th May 1798 with 309 passengers.
Barwell (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 232 |
| 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
"Descended from John's son Richard born 1817."
"My 3rd Great Grandfather - I descend from son Richard"
Photos
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Convict Notes
John Gray and Elizabeth Killett were married at St. Johns Parramatta by the Rev. Samuel Marsden on the 26th July, 1803. V1803544 3A/1803 Witnesses were John Marshall and Eleanor Carty. Their first child Elizabeth was Baptised by Rev. Marsden on the same day. Elizabeth died on the 22nd day of October 1875. They had 7 children:- John died, drowned. His notice read, "Yesterday morning the body of John Gray, who was assistant to the Clerk of the Market was drowned in Mr. Fieldgates well. He was much respected as an old inhabitant of the Colony and has left behind a wife and seven children to lament his premature destiny."