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Transportation
John Howes was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200
Larkins (generic)References
| Primary Source | England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 14; Page: 180 UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849, Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 9 |
| 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
Suffolk Lent Assizes. John Howes and Moses Storkey, for robbing the bleaching grounds of John and Robert Aldred, of Wissett, of a quantity of hemp, were each sentenced to be transported for life. — Bury and Norwich Post, 9 Apr 1817. ---------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, the following convicts were removed from the County and Borough Gaols,in this town:—Daniel Spooner, Simon Mills, Moses Storkey. John Howes, Barnaby Gilson, and James Whitbread, be put on board the hulks at Gosport. Suffolk Chronicle, 17 May 1817.
Sentenced at Lent Assizes at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk on 27 March 1817 for "larceny from bleaching grounds." John and accomplice Moses Storkey were both sentenced to life. John was sent to the prison hulk "Laurel" on 15 May 1817 and remained there until despatched on 11 July 1817 for departure to NSW on 24 July 1817.