John Hiscock

John Hiscock, one of 220 convicts transported on the Lord Eldon, April 1817

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Hiscock
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	Stonemason
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 Life

Crime:	Mutiny
Convicted at:	Gibraltar Court Martial
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Lord Eldon
Departure date:	April, 1817
Arrival date:	30th September, 1817
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 219 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 334
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

Maureen Withey on 30th July, 2019 wrote:

Moreton Bay Records.
John Hiscock, Lord Eldon, Gibraltar Court martial, 8 July 1816, Life, Stonemason.

Colonial sentence, Bathurst General Sessions, 5 May 1829, Repeatedly running away from an iron gang. 3 years. To Sydney, 14 Jan 1833.

Maureen Withey on 4th August, 2019 wrote:

Absconded Prisoners
Escock or Hiscock John, Lord Eldon, 32, Chairmaker, Wiltshire, 5 feet 5 ½ , hazle eyes, dark brown hair, dark sallow comp. From No 1 Iron Gang. 2nd time of running.
Sydney Gazette, 12 May 1829.

Maureen Withey on 13th January, 2021 wrote:

Hulk Reports. HO-9-8-4 page 34/52.

Received from Gibraltar, Dec 4 1816.
John Hiscock, age 22, Mutiny, Tried 8 July 1816, Gibraltar, Life. NSW 18 Apr 1817.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 30th July, 2019 made the following changes:

gender: m, occupation

Maureen Withey on 13th January, 2021 made the following changes:

crime