John Henry

John Henry, one of 276 convicts transported on the Asia, 25 April 1840

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Henry
Aliases:	John Henry Rowland
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 15 years

Crime:	Robbery
Convicted at:	Central Criminal Court
Sentence term:	15 years
Ship:	Asia 1
Departure date:	25th April, 1840
Arrival date:	6th August, 1840
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 275 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 184. Tasmanian Archives - convicts.
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 4th August, 2016 wrote:

John Henry ROWLAND was convicted at the CCC, London 25 Nov 1839 for robbery. 15yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ‘Asia’ arriving 6 Aug 1840.

2yrs Probation.

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 4th August, 2016 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 184. Tasmanian Archives - convicts. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 184), alia