John Harvey

Edit

Summary

Born
Jan 1794
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
Jul 1817
Arrival
Nov 1817
Death
Unknown
Step 0 of 0

Personal Information

Name: John Harvey
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1794
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Bedford Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Jul 1817
Ship: Larkins
Arrival: 22nd Nov 1817
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Harvey was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.

1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200

LarkinsLarkins (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 357 (180)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

Claims

No one has claimed John Harvey yet.

Photos

Become a supporter to manage photos for this convict.

No photos have been added for John Harvey.

Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 21st November 2025

Hulk Records. HO-9-4_2 page 22/49 Woolwich Hulks, (Prudentia, Retribution and Justitia) Received 5 May 1817. John Harvey, age 23, Burglary, Tried Bedford 13 March 1817, NSW, Life, Transp’d 28 June 1817.

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 24th June 2024

At Bedford assizes, Gutley sheep stealing; John Harvey, Joseph Chapman, John and William Swales, for house breaking, were capitally convicted and received sentence of death, but were afterwards reprieved ; Northampton Mercury, 22 March 1817. John Harvey, for feloniously breaking into the house of  Wm. Scroggs, of Egginton, and stealing sundry articles; ... Cambridge Chronicle, 21 March 1817.