John Gunn

John Gunn, one of 188 convicts transported on the Recovery, 30 July 1819

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Gunn
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1803
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Recovery
Departure date:	30th July, 1819
Arrival date:	18th December, 1819
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 187 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, 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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Tony Beale on 2nd November, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts’ Applications to Marry, 1826-1851
Refused 4/10/1833 Dinah Stanford 32 bond (life) per ship Competitor (2) refused permission to marry John Gunn 30 free (14 yrs) per ship Recovery. She had stated she was married Rev Samuel Marsden

Convict Changes History

Tony Beale on 2nd November, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1803 (prev. 0000), gender: m