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John Hambleton was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 127 (66) |
| 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
John Hambleton was listed as 16 years old on arrival. Place of Birth: Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England. Transported for Stealing 1 handkf {1 Pr boots} also broke end. stole 3 coats 3 hats 2 lbs tea coffee & other articles. John was 4'11¼" tall, fresh complexion, black hair and eyes, face freckled. 1835 Muster: Public Works. 6/1/1840: TOL 26/7/1841: Free Certificate. John Hambleton was and actor, but was frequently billed singing songs and comic songs between the plays at the theatre in Launceston and Sydney, and briefly Maitland and Geelong. In Sydney in November 1848 he introduced "An entirely new Local Comic Song, Advance Australia, or Sydney as it was. Another regular hit of his was The unfortunate man. John and his wife left Victoria for the Californian Goldfield in 1849. In 1851 he returned to England and underwent an extreme evangelical conversion, and returned to Australia to proselytise in the 1880s. 8/12/1889: John Hambleton died in Geelong, Vic., aged 69. 10/12/1889 The Age, Melbourne: HAMBLETON.— On Sunday, 8th December, at Geelong, John Hambleton, aged 69. Home papers please copy.