Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Hadcroft was transported on the Dunvegan Castle, departing 28th Sep 1829 and arriving 13th Mar 1830 with 180 passengers.
Dunvegan Castle (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 196. Death and marriage certificate, letters from hulks, certificates of freedom, convict indents, newspaper advertisements. |
| 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
To be transported for seven years: John Watkinson, 30, John Hardcroft, 18, George Webster, 24, John Barker, 33, John Lloyd, 21. ... Gore’s Liverpool General Advertiser. 21 May 1829. and Liverpool Mercury, 22 May 1829.
Original occupation listed as weaver. Eventually became a Squatter, owner of Tinpot Station at Grenfell western Nsw. Married Johanna Cleary and had 1 surviving son Joseph (who never married and had no known issue) and 6 daughters, 2 remained single and 2 married. Most lived in western NSW. His wife Johanna continued managing the property until her death in 1899 when her son Joseph took over though it seems he mostly leased the land to others. By the time he died in 1916 he only had two living sisters.