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Voyage
Transportation
John Scott Heath was transported on the Lady Ridley, departing 4th Jan 1821 and arriving 27th Jun 1821 with 138 passengers.
Lady Ridley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 4 |
| 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
Old Bailey: JOHN MOONE, PHILLIS JOHNS, RACHAEL HERBERT, RICHARD STEPHENS, ANN PRINCE, WILLIAM BANTON, WILLIAM SMITH, ROBERT GREENHILL, ANN CLIFTON, MARY LAMBERT, RUBEN DAVY, JAMES CRIDLAND, JOHN SCOTT HEATH, JOHN MATHESON, THOMAS WITTEY, MOSES BANNISTER, SUSAN DILLOW, ANN DEAN, ELIZA SLATER, ELIZA BURNHAM, Royal Offences > coining offences, Royal Offences > coining offences, 28th October 1820. Offences: Royal Offences > coining offences; Royal Offences > coining offences Verdicts: Guilty > pleaded guilty; Not Guilty Punishments: Transportation THIRD DAY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27. 1253. JOHN MOONE, PHILLIS JOHNS, RACHAEL HERBERT, RICHARD STEPHENS, ANN PRINCE, WILLIAM BANTON, WILLIAM SMITH, ROBERT GREENHILL, ANN CLIFTON, MARY LAMBERT, RUBEN DAVY, JAMES CRIDLAND, JOHN SCOTT HEATH, JOHN MATHESON, THOMAS WITTEY, MOSES BANNISTER, SUSAN DILLOW, ANN DEAN, ELIZA SLATER, and ELIZA BURNHAM, were severally and separately indicted for feloniously having forged 1 l. Bank notes in their possession, knowing them to be forged. To which indictments they severally pleaded GUILTY. Transported for Fourteen Years. Before Mr. Recorder. The same prisoners were again indicted for feloniously and knowingly disposing of and putting away forged Bank notes, with intend to defraud. MR. REYNOLDS, on behalf of the prosecution, declined offering any evidence. NOT GUILTY. John was the son of John and Elizabeth Heath – his mother was at Southwell – a dressmaker. 27/6/1825: Married Mary Ann Hurst, 17, (daughter of William Hurst, convict, (Shipley 1820) Mary Ann, her mother, Mary Ann (nee Stevenson) and two siblings arrived in Tasmania per ‘Lord Sidmouth’ in February 1823. John Scott Heath and Mary Ann had 3 children: Mary Ann born 14/4/1826 – John was listed as a clerk in Gaol Police Office, Elizabeth born 7/8/1828 and Eliza 12/10/1830. 2/12/1833: John died at Hobart and was buried on the 4th of December at St Davids, Hobart. He was 32 years old. 10/12/1833: The Colonist, Tasmania: Died, on Tuesday morning last, Mr. John Scott Heath, after a short illness. 4/8/1835: Mary Ann married Samuel Burrows (Maria 1820) at Hobart, they had 9 children. Mary Ann died 19/6/1872.
From Southwark Clerk Age 20 height 5'7 3/4" blue eyes flaxen hair NSW Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls & Register. Married Mary Ann Hurst 27 June 1825 Hobart Tasmania sentenced for forgery of bank notes One record states he was despatched to NSW on 30th Dec 1820 as a clerk in Police offices.