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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Holmes was transported on the Fortune, departing 31st Oct 1812 and arriving 11th Jun 1813 with 200 passengers.
Fortune (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 81 (42) |
| 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
Australia, Convict Index. Age; 33 years Trade; Farmer
Wednesday last the Assizes ended for this county, when Richard Mascall and John Holmes, charged on the oath of John Haines, on suspicion of stealing a fat ewe sheep, the property of Abraham Turner, at Ashampstead, in in this county, in the night of the 25th of March, and Eli Beageot, charged on the oaths of James Walden and Joel Jarvis, on suspicion of having stolen and carried away two sheep, the property of the said James Walden.—Guilty Death, but were all reprieved before the Judge left the town. Oxford University and City Herald, 27 July 1811.
Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-18$init=CON31-1-18p5 2. John Holmes, per Fortune & Spring. Tried 2 July 1811, Life. Conditional Pardon 1414, 7th August 1821. May 6 1826. C.E. / Having sheep in his flock suspected to be stolen. Dis. April 17 1829. Stealing a certain number of sheep the property of Mr J. H. Cawthorne, Macy? District. Committed for trial. -------------------------------------------------- Court Records: https://stors.tas.gov.au/SC32-1-1$init=SC32-1-1p372jpg John Holmes and George Priest were discharged by proclamation. 18 April 1829. --------------------------------------------------- Marriage Record for Hobart Town District, 1821. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p93j2k John Holmes, age 45, Convict, per Fortune, and Mary Johnson, age 40, convict per Alexander, on 7th April 1821, by Banns. Both John and Mary signed with their mark X.