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Transportation
Joseph Ikin was transported on the York, departing 3rd Sep 1830 and arriving 7th Feb 1831 with 200 passengers.
The York I was built in Southwick, West Sussex, England in 1819. 429 tons. Three voyages to Australia with transport convicts - 1829, 1830 and 1832. The York II was built in Sunderland, England in 1854. 940 ton ship. Transported convicts and pensioner guards and families to Western Australia in 1862.
York (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 481 (243) |
| 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
NEPHEW; James Ikin arrived in the Colony per Ship; Camden - 1831. Refer Indent No; 14 James Ikin. Noted in his Remarks; UNCLE here as Joseph Ikin
Joseph was born about 1795 in Cheshire, England. On 11 January 1830 in the Cheshire Quarter Sessions, Joseph Ikin was convicted for the crime of stealing wheat, and was sentenced to seven years transportation. He arrived in Sydney on the ship York on 7 February 1831. the convict indent for this ship has the following details: he was 35 years old, a native of Cheshire, Protestant, married with 3 sons and 1 daughter. He had served a two year gaol sentence previously. He was 5ft 3½in, dark pock-pitted skin with freckles, dark brown hair, light hazel eyes, with a scar inside right arm over his wrist. He could plough, milk, reap, sow and shear. He could read but not write. After arrival, he was assigned to Charles Tompson of Clydesdale. He received a Ticket of Leave in January 1835 for the District of Windsor. However it was cancelled in December 1835 for drunkenness & improper conduct. In the 1837 muster, he was listed as assigned to Adam Clark of Windsor. In November 1837 he was sent by the Windsor Quarter Sessions to Sydney Gaol "from bail" for trial at the Supreme Court. He was sentenced to 12 months at Newcastle (crime not found in newspaper search). Description now has scars on his face. His Ticket of Leave was renewed in 1837, however it was torn up and cancelled, the holder having become free, received in letter from the Police Magistrate, in June 1837. He received his Certificate of Freedom on 1 December 1838. Marriage: On 17 January 1848 Joseph married Ann Jones at Fairfield near Windsor, NSW in a Presbyterian ceremony. Joseph and Ann were "bachelor" and spinster, both of Windsor. Witnesses were Samuel Simpson and Eliza Simpson both of Windsor. His wife is probably the Ann Ikin who died 14 March 1855 at the Benevolent Asylum in Sydney, pauper, age 51. She was buried at Camperdown Cemetery. Joseph Ikin's death record has not been found.