Name: | John Harrison |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1788 |
Occupation: | Farm labourer |
Date of Death: | 23rd November, 1841 |
Age: | 53 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
Crime: | House breaking |
Convicted at: | Lancaster Assizes |
Sentence term: | Life |
Ship: | Eliza |
Departure date: | 25th June, 1828 |
Arrival date: | 18th November, 1828 |
Place of arrival | New South Wales |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 157 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 422 |
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. |
Maureen Withey on 1st April, 2020 wrote:
ADM 101/23/5B . Medical and surgical journal of the convict ship Eliza for 10 June 1828 to 22 April 1830 1829 by James Patton, surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in transporting convicts from Woolwich and Sheerness to New South Wales.
Folio 23: John Harrison, aged 42: disease or hurt, no alvine evacuation for four days. Put on sick list, 15 August 1828 at sea. Cured.
Penny-Lyn Beale on 11th September, 2020 wrote:
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879
Name: John Harrison
Date of Death: 23 Nov 1841
District: Windsor. Ticket of Leave Holder
Ship; Eliza; 1828
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New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842.
Name; John Harrison
Ship; Eliza
No; 28/2100
Age; 40 Est birth Year; 1788
Read & Write; Married 3 Children. Religion; Protestant.
Native Place; Co Wicklow
Calling; Farm Labourer
Offence; House Burgulary
Date of Trial: 12 March 1828
Sentence; Life
Height; 5 ft. 4 3/4
Complexion; Ruddy
Hair; Black to Grey
Eyes; Brown
Assigned to Wm Faithful. Richmond
Noted against name;
Wife came as Cathé Harrison per Competitor (2)
Died 23 Nov 1841 .....
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1836 - Ticket of Leave. Written across the ticket of leave; Died 23 Nov 1841. 36/1907.
Maureen Withey on 1st April, 2020 made the following changes:
gender: m
Penny-Lyn Beale on 11th September, 2020 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1788 (prev. 0000), date of death: 23rd November, 1841 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime
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