Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Hadley was transported on the Eden, departing 12th Mar 1842 and arriving 5th Jul 1842 with 281 passengers.
Built 1826 at London. Wood ship of 513 Tons.
Eden (generic)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 |
Claims
"He is my grandmother’s grandfather according to family search. The birth date and death dates don’t line up, but his mother and wife are definitely correct."
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Convict Notes
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
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.