Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Hearne was transported on the Baring, departing 31st Mar 1815 and arriving 7th Sep 1815 with 302 passengers.
Baring (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 200 |
| 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
Date of birth cannot be 1979, assume should be 1779
John was a glass cutter working as a tradesman in St Paul's Yard, next to the cathedral in London. Over an extended period John would smuggle glass drops (specially cut to be part of chandeliers) to a skilled accomplice who lived nearby, presumably with the aim to create a chandelier together to sell. The teenage daughter of John's accomplice - after having a row with her father about meeting a boy - informed the authorities of what they had been doing. John's accomplice hanged himself, John went before the old bailey and was sentenced to seven years transportation. Aged 34 when he was convicted, he left behind a wife and three daughters, never to see them again. On arrival in NSW he was assigned to Rev Samuel Marsden at Parramatta. By age 41 in 1820 he had started a new family with 18 year old Faith Cooper, the daughter of a member of the NSW Corp. They married in 1821 however John died suddenly in 1822. They had a son and daughter (John Robert and Jane); after John's death Faith admitted the children to the orphanage in Parramatta as she was unable to support them. The story ends well as by 1823 Faith had met and married ex convict John Matthews and went on to become one of the early settlers in Gouldburn with a big family including John Hearne's children.