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Transportation
Rowland Heald was transported on the John, departing 27th Sep 1836 and arriving 7th Feb 1837 with 260 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
John (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 382 and HO10/53 (Pardons). NSW, Aust., Convict Registers of Conditional Pardons, Reel No.779, Roll No.1250. |
| 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
Tried: 26 March 1836 Trade: Calico Printer as per Conditional Pardon 1841 - Pardon No.285, aged 32, Offence: Poaching
Rowland Heald was born on 4 November 1808 and baptised on 20 November 1898 at St Laurence Church, Chorley, Lancashire, son of William HEALD and Catharine WHITTAKER. His first wife was Catherine WALTON, whom he married at Chorley on 17 January 1831. After Rowland was transported, Catherine married Henry ASHCROFT on 24 June 1839. After receiving his conditional pardon, Rowland HEALD changed his name to Rowland HILL and married Anne Elizabeth T PEARCE in 1852 at Methodist Church, Sydney, NSW.