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John Hadley

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Summary

John Hadley, one of 280 convicts transported on the Eden, 12 March 1842

Born

Jan 1821

Conviction Theft of hankerchief

Departure Mar 1842

Arrival

Jul 1842

Death

Sep 1891

Personal Information

Name: John Hadley

Aliases:

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1821

Death: 17th Sep 1891

Age: 70 years

Occupation: Striker

Crime

Crime: Theft of hankerchief

Convicted at: Stafford Quarter Sessions

Sentence term: 7

Voyage

Departed: 12th Mar 1842

Ship: Eden

Arrival: 5th Jul 1842

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ship: Eden

Departed: 12th Mar, 1842

Arrived: 5th Jul, 1842

Passengers: 281

Built 1826 at London. Wood ship of 513 Tons.

References

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 24
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

Contributed by D Wong on 14th January 2016

John Hadley was 19 years old on arrival in VDL and was transported for “Stealing a silk handkerchief from a line at Wolverhampton". John was 5’7” tall, could read, single protestant, fair complexion, brown hair blue eyes. Father: John Mother: Elizabeth – at Wolverhampton Brothers: William, Joseph. Sisters: Mary Ann, Maria. 20/2/1846: TOL 5/3/1847: COF 16/12/1850: Married Susannah Gordon in Melbourne. Susannah was born C1834 in Armagh and arrived per ‘Diadem’ at the age of 16 as a Female Orphan Immigrant on 1/1/1850. Susannah died 25/9/1888 – they had 12 children. 1841: John’s occupation was a Whitesmith. 17/9/1891: John died in Bairnsdale, Victoria and was buried at Maffra Cemetery next to his wife.

Contributed by Kelli on 23rd April 2018

Married Irish Orphan Susan Gordon 1861. They had 11 children: William Hadley 1852 John Hadley 1854 Matilda Hadley 1856 Sussanna Hadley 1858 Martha Hadley 1860 Joseph Hadley 1862 Margaret Hadley 1964 Lavinia Hadley 1866 Mary Ann Hadley 1869 Joseph Hadley 1871 Stanford Hadley 1875

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Revisions

Contributor	Date	Changes
Robert Wingrave	27th Mar 2023	date of birth: 1821 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1891 (prev. 0000)
D Wong	27th Mar 2023	date of death: 17th September, 1891 (prev. 1891), gender: m, occupation, crime
Anonymous	12th May 2011	none