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Transportation
John Grounds was transported on the Morley, departing 31st Oct 1816 and arriving 10th Apr 1817 with 177 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
Morley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 306 |
| 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
In the colony, John married Mary Golder, the daughter of Andrew Golder (nothing known) and Margaret Fogarty (Convict, 'Britannia', 1798). They married at Parramatta in 1821. John and Mary had a family of 12 children, of whom only 7 survived childhood. They can both be located in the 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 172. John Grounds 27, GS, Morley, 1817, Life, Tailor at Parramatta [G1505]. Mary Grounds, 27, BC. [G1506]. Three children James, John and Ellen are also listed.
James Mutch (23) and John Grounds (18) for stealing a gelding, the property of Edward Rawlinson, at Liverpool— -Guilty. Lancashire Gazette, 6 April 1816. Lancashire Assizes. … sentence of Death upon the prisoners capitally convicted, as follow: … James Mutch (23) and J Grounds, (18) for horsestealing; Lancashire Gazette, 13 April 1816.