John Brown

Summary

Born
Jan 1815
Conviction
Robbery
Departure
Sep 1836
Arrival
Feb 1837
Death
Nov 1855
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Personal Information

Name: John Brown
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1815
Death: 28th Nov 1855
Age at death: 40
Occupation: Gunsmith/gun maker
Aliases: William "Tinker" Brown

Crime

Crime: Robbery
Convicted at: York. West Riding Quarter Session
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 27th Sep 1836
Ship: John
Arrival: 7th Feb 1837
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Brown was transported on the John, departing 27th Sep 1836 and arriving 7th Feb 1837 with 260 passengers.

John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.

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References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 387 (196)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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*** 3 John Brown's on this voyage*** Identifier 1 - Tried Cheshire on 30/3/1836 (Stealing Rabbits). Identifier 2 - Tried York (West Riding) on 11/4/1837 - 7 years. (Ship Robbery). Identifier 3 - Tried York City on 27/2/1836 14 years. (Picking Pockets). _______________________________________________ Identifier 2 - Tried York (West Riding) on 11/4/1837 - 7 years. (Ship Robbery). Also known as William "Tinker" Brown. John Brown was listed as 22 years old on arrival. Native Place: Norfolk. John was literate, protestant, single, 5'9" tall, ruddy and freckled complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, small mole left side of neck, woman with sprig in hand inside lower right arm, two small moles inside lower left arm. 7/5/1841: Permission to marry Susannah Seymour. Married Susannah Eleanor Seymour (free immigrant per Layton 1833. Susannah had given birth to a daughter, Susannah Hannah on 3 March 1835. Children: 1848: Charles William Thurlow Brown born. Only son of William 'Tinker' Brown. (Charle's son and grandson to William 'Tinker' Brown was Robert Sylvester Brown.) By 1849, the couple had settled in North Wagga, establishing a slab and bark store, and obtaining a publican's licence for a "New Ferry Hotel" later that same year. As William 'Tinker" Brown he formed his own circus in 1855 : Brown's Royal Amphitheatre and Roman Coliseum. 28/11/1855: William "Tinker" Brown died at Beechworth in Victoria, his body was brought to Wagga Wagga for burial, then later when the new cemetery was opoened he was exhumed and reinterred in the Church of England portion of the Wagga Cemetery. Wife Susannah was buried alongside her husband. 22/12/1855 Bell's Life in Sydney: TO LET, THE CIRCUS, and Royal Roman Colosseum, the property of the late Mr William Brown, with all the paraphernalia, stud of horses, scenery, stage fittings, &c., &c., Terms, liberal. ... Immediate application is reqested to be made to Mr Riley, Union Hotel, Beechworth ; or, Mrs. William Brown, Wagga Wagga.