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John Crowley was transported on the Glatton, departing 31st Aug 1802 and arriving 11th Mar 1803 with 405 passengers.
Glatton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Convict Transportation Registers, Third Flee |
Claims
"John Crowley (aka John Crawley) is my grandfather through my father's family line"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for John (Crowley/Crawley) are: Some amendments added Jul 2025. CROWLEY John (Crowley/Crawley) son of Francis (Crawley) & Elizabeth (Jackson) was born on 13 5 1775 at Millbank Bedfordshire. He was tried with 2others for stealing a sheep of Edward (Platt) of Ledlington at Bedford Assizes on 16 7 1801, sentenced to death reprieved to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 3 1803 after a voyage of 6.5months on HMS GLATTON; he was 5'7" very fair complexion flaxen hair hazel eyes. He was recorded in 1805/6 as assigned to Mr (Badgery). He was issued his Ticket of Leave on 21 7 1810 & married as emancipist firstly with permission Jane Charlotte (Brian/Bryant age15 her first marriage) on 4 3 1811 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He was issued his Conditional Pardon on 5 6 1815 when he operated a horse & cart with his brother in law Thomas (Cross) carrying goods for workers on Blue Mountains Rd. He was at Windsor on 30 6 1820 when he requested land, receiving grant of 100acres on north bank of Grose River near his father in law William (Eaton); where he employed, amongst others, William (Aston). He was recorded in 1820 as farmer with 250acres at North Richmond; his land holdings grew to 324acres. He died on 9 5 1833 age58- & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. Some details taken from this Website; where there are 2entries Jane Charlotte (Brian/Bryant) was born on 17 5 1796 & baptised on 14 8 1796 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.>>> Details of Jane Charlotte (Brian/Bryant)s family are given in entry for William (Bryant PITT 1792) on this Website. Jane Charlotte (Brian) & John (Crowley/Crawley) produced 8children: mostly girls=a lot of girls at Richmond 1.Jane (Crowley/Crawley) was born on 21 9 1813 & baptised on 25 12 1813 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She died on 13/15 6 1823 age9 & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. 2.Elizabeth (Crowley/Crawley) was born on 12 5 1815 & baptised on 27 7 1817 age14m w/brother John & cousins Mary & Elizabeth (Cross) at St Peters CofE Richmond. She died on 17 1 1891 age75. 3.John (Crowley/Crawley) was born on 2 6 1817 & baptised on 27 7 1817 w/sister Elizabeth & cousins Mary & Elizabeth (Cross) at St Peters CofE Richmond. He died on 13 1 1887 age69. 4.William (Crowley/Crawley) was born on 26 4 1819 & baptised on 27 8 1820 age16m w/cousin Sophia (Cross) at St Peters CofE Richmond. He died on 30 10 1892 age72. 5.Eliza (Crowley) was born on 30 8 1822 & baptised on 23 11 1823 w/cousin Thomas (Cross) at St Peters CofE Richmond. She died on 4 2 1897 age74. 6.Charlotte (Crowley) was born on 4 10 1825 & baptised on 30 10 1825 at St Peters CofE Richmond. She died on 26 6 1840 age14. 7.Ann (Crowley) was born on 16 1 1828 at Richmond & baptised on 11 2 1828 at St Peters CofE Richmond. She died on 30 8 1893 age65. 8 Mary Anne (Crowley) was born on 4 6 1830 at Richmond & baptised on 24 10 1830 w/cousin George (Cross) at St Peters CofE Richmond. She died on 19 7 1834 age4. .. >>>Jane Charlotte (Brian/Bryant) married secondly William (Aston). She died on 6 2 1869 age72 mother of 8known children & was buried with her husband at St Peters CofE Richmond. CCONVICTdone William (Aston) was born about 1804. He was tried at Worcester Assizes, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 27 9 1827 after a voyage of 3.5months on PRINCE REGENT. In 1820 he was a labourer for John (Crawley) at North Richmond. [Some details taken from this Website] 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.
John Crowley was born on the 13 May 1775 at Millbrook, Bedfordshire, England, the son of Francis Crawley and Elizabeth Jackson. At age 26, John was tried on the 16th July 1801, with William Pepper and John Sherwood of stealing a sheep. The property of Edward Platt of Lidlington. All three were sentenced to death. William Pepper was hanged on the 1st August 1801. John Crowley and John Sherwood had their sentence commuted to transportation for life. Left England on 23rd September 1802. Ship"- the 'Glatton' sailed with 271 male and 130 female convicts on board of which 9 males and 5 females died during the voyage. Arrived on 11th March 1803. John Crawley was described as 5'7" tall with a very fair complexion, flaxen hair and light hazel eyes. In 1805/1806 he was indented to a Mr Badgery. On the 28th February 1811 he sought and obtained permission to marry. In all records his name was spelt Crawley when the spelling changed is not known. His Ticket of Leave was obtained on the 21st July 1810 His conditional pardon was granted on 5th June 1815, the same day as his brother-in-law Thomas Cross. Both men had a horse and cart and carried goods for the men working on the road over the Blue Mountains. On the 4th March 1811 at St.Matthews church Windsor John married Jane Charlotte Bryant, (daughter of convicts William Bryant, 'Pitt' 1792 & Jane Ison/Lloyd, 'Surprise' 1794), John was 35 and Jane Charlotte was 15, they had 8 children between 1812-1831. On the 30th June 1820 from Windsor, John Crowley wrote a memorial to Governor Lachlan Macquarie asking for a grant of land, saying he was supporting a wife and four children. He received 100 acres fronting the north bank of the Grose River. Only 40 acres separated them from her mother and stepfather, William Eaton 1769-1858. In 1820 he was listed as a farmer at North Richmond, where he had 250 acres of land, of which 52 acres was cultivated and 70 acres were cleared. he was running 220 head of cattle, 7 sheep and 13 horses. He was employing 7 men:- John Morton age 53 ('Mangles'1820), as his convict servant. James Robinson age 27, ('Glory' 1818) as a ploughman, Patrick Riley age 45 ('Guilford' 1816) as stockkeeper. John Knott age 28 ('Baring' 1819) as a shoemaker. Then three labourers John Varley age 58 ('Royal Admiral' 1792), George Foresight age 40 ('Cambridge' 1827) and William Aston age 16 ('Prince Regent' 1827). Over the next 20 years his land holdings grew to 324 acres. John Crowley died on the 9th May 1833 just 4 days shy of his 58th birthday. Three years later Jane Charlotte married William Aston who had been John's labourer. She lived to be 72 and died on the 6th February 1869. On the 8th she was buried in the family vault with John Crowley at St. Peter's Cemetery Richmond.