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Transportation
John Holt was transported on the Fame, departing 9th Oct 1816 and arriving 8th Mar 1817 with 201 passengers.
Fame (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 287 (145) |
| 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
Family connections for John (Holt) are: HOLT John (Holt) was born about 1784/99. He was tried for burglary & stealing monies of William (Manser) of Rye & wearing apparral of Sir (Ashburnham) bart. of Guestling, at Horsham Sussex Assizes on 25 3 1816, sentenced to death reprieved to Life, held on hulk in Portsmouth Harbour Hampshire from 21 5 1816 & arrived in NSW on 8 3 1817 after a voyage of 5months on FAME; he was Protestant. He had been issued his Ticket of Leave no.28/334 for Parramatta & was a shoemaker age23 when he received permision to marry on 10 4 1822 & did so to Sarah (Trueman age27 her second marriage) in May 1822 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He was recorded in 1828 as shoemaker at Parrammatta with his wife. He was Free by Servitude by 1829. He was later issued a Ticket of Leave no.44/2604 for Parramatta. He was issued his Conditional Pardon no.51/0213 on 1 7 1851. [Some details taken from this Website] Sarah (Trueman) was born about 1787/95. She had a relationship that produced a child. She was tried at Salop (Shropshire) Town & Boro of Oswestry Quarter Session, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict with her daughter on 30 9 1820 after a voyage of 4.5months on MORLEY; she was Protestant. She was recorded in 1828 at Parrammatta with her husband. She was Free by Servitude by 1829. he died about 1873 age about86 mother of at least 2children. [Some details taken from this Website] John (Holt) Sarah (Trueman) produced at least 1child: 1.Eliza (Holt) was born on 24 4 1829 & baptised on 31 5 1829 at St James CofE Sydney. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
National Archives. Hulk Records. Portsmouth Hulks, Captivity, Leviathan and …. HO-9-8_2 page 25/51. Received 16 Prisoners from Horsham, 21 May 1816. John Holt, age 25, CR (Capital respite), Tried Horsham 25 March 1816, Life, Fame NSW.
NSW BMD Marriage Reg: 2922/1822 John Holt and Sarah Trueman, CB district. (Church of England, Parramatta, St John’s)
Colonial Secretary Index. HOLT, John. Per "Fame", 1817. 1822 Apr 1,10 Re permission to marry at Parramatta (Reel 6009; 4/3505 p.141) 1825 Mar 19 Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3248; 4/1874 p.109) 1825 Apr 7,19 Re court records of (Reel 6014; 4/3514 pp.27, 99) ----------------------------------------------------- Convict Index. John Holt, Fame, 1817, Ticket of Leave, 28/334. District, Parramatta; Sussex 1816. John Holt, Fame, 1817, Ticket of Leave, 44/2604. District, Parramatta; Tried, Sussex. John Holt, Fame, 1817, Conditional Pardon, 1 Jul 1851. 51/0213. -------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Image (Familysearch) John Holt, age 38, T.L. Fame, 1816, Life, Shoemaker, Parramatta, protestant. Has 1 horse and I cow at Parramatta. Sarah Holt, 30, F.S. Morley, 1820, 7 years, Wife of above, protestant. John signed the census form with his mark X.
The following eight prisoners were capitally convicted, and received sentence of Death, but were reprieved before the Judge left the town. John Heoo, alias Holt and James Gains, for entering the dwelling house of William Manser at Rye, and stealing therefrom various notes and monies, the property of the said Wm. Manser and Manser jun. and also for entering the mansion house of Sir Ashburnham, bart. at Guestling, and stealing therefrom various articles of wearing apparel, his property; Hampshire Chronicle, 1 April 1816.