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Voyage
Transportation
John Henshall was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 31st Dec 1813 and arriving 28th Jul 1814 with 204 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 138 |
| 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 Henshall was tried at the Warwick Assizes on 14 July 1813. Found guilty, he was sentenced to Transportation for 14 years. Newspaper reports show that he had been convicted for coining counterfeit three-shilling pieces. John arrived at Sydney as a convict in the Surrey on 28 July 1814. The convict indent for this ship had his description: age 35 years, born at Warwick, occupation Plater & Silversmith; height: 5 ft 8 1/4in, fair ruddy complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Also on 28 July, John's wife Hannah and their two children arrived on the Bloxbornebury as free settlers. Immediately upon his arrival John was assigned to his brother William ("Alexander" 1806). William had been transported for counterfeit coining, and, now a free man, was striking the "holey dollar and dump" currency for Governor Macquarie. John received a Ticket of Leave number 1572. He received his Certificate of Freedom on 18 September 1827. It recorded his birthplace as Birmingham. In the 1822 muster John was listed as a brass founder in Sydney with wife Hannah and sons John and Thomas. In the 1825 muster he was listed as a brazier with wife Hannah. His son John was listed as a brazier. John and his wife and two sons were recorded in the 1828 census with the surname 'Hinshaw': John was aged 49, a 'silversmith and plater', with Hannah, aged 50, and sons John 25, Thomas, 16. They were living in Kent Street and they were recorded as Protestant. John's wife Hannah Henshall died on 25 January 1832. John Henshall, of Clarence Street, Sydney, died on 8 March 1840, and was buried on 10 March 1840, his age recorded as 66 years, occupation 'Brass Founder', registered at St James, Church of England, Sydney. More details at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henshall-319
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Age: 35 Occupation: Unable to read Ticket of Leave - Conditional Pardon - Absolute Pardon -