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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Charles Headford was transported on the Susan, departing 21st Apr 1842 and arriving 25th Jul 1842 with 300 passengers.
Susan (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 83 (43) |
| 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 Charles Headford was listed as 20 years old on arrival. Native Place: Bristol, Somersetshire. Transported for 'stealing 30/6 from a woman's pocket'. Father: John Mother: Ann Brother: Joseph Sister: Jane John was 5'4¼" tall, literate, single, fresh complexion, sandy hair, brown eyes. Dec. 1847: Permission to marry Anne Burns (Greenlaw 1844). (Also listed as Susan Burns). 11/1/1848: Married at Christs Church, Longford, Tas. No children listed. 14/4/1850: COF 18/11/1850: Steerage passenger, Launceston to Melbourne per 'Shamrock'. Free by Servitude. 18/11/1850: Catherine Headford (Ann Burns has been listed as Ann/Susan/Catherine - all the same person)- Launceston to Melbourne. 31/3/1863: The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria: City Court, Melbourne Charles Headford and Ann Headford were charged with disorderly conduct, having in fact brought their matrimonial differences under the notice of the public in Little Bourke-street and thereby disturbed the peace of that locality, were cautioned as to their future behaviour, and a fine of 6s was inflicted on the husband; the woman was discharged without fine. 12/7/1869: Discharged Prisoners. Melbourne. Larceny. 65", brown hair, hazel eyes. 10/7/1871: Victoria Police Gazette: Melbourne 6 Apr 1871, insulting behaviour 3 mos. 3/3/1885: John Charles Headford died at the Melbourne Hospital of Hemiplegia, Debility, Erysipelas. Born in Bristol, 40 years in Victoria.
He was a repeat offender of attempting to pick pockets in the market.