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Transportation
John Jenkins was transported on the Asia 1, departing 4th Feb 1833 and arriving 27th Jun 1833 with 231 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 16 |
| 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
Convicted Newcastle upon Tyne Quarter Session for a term of 7 years on 4 April 1832. He was hanged in Sydney in front of a huge crowd, for the murder of the famous lawyer Dr. Robert Wardell. His trial was fully reported in the Sydney Gazette which observed that the court being so full of lawyers and important people that there was hardly room for the magistrates. Jenkins was immortalised in Francis MacNamara's 1839 epic A Convict't Tour To Hell which had him in heaven and his victim one of "the gentries of the land" in Hell. The National Library of Australia has a portrait of John Jenkins. Obituaries Australia uses the Sydney Herald 13 November 1834 report of his public execution as Jenkins' obituary and remarks on the size of the crowd "the neighbourhood of the goal was crowded to a degree never before observed on any similar occasion" Jenkins' speech included this advice to the felons present "I acknowledge I shot the Doctor, but it was not for gain, it was for the sake of my fellow prisoners because he was a tyrant, and I have one thing to recommend you as a friend, if any of you take the bush, shoot every tyrant you come across, and there are several now in the yard who ought to be served so."