Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Freestone was transported on the Pestonjee Bomanjee, departing 6th Sep 1845 and arriving 30th Dec 1845 with 300 passengers.
Built 1835 at Dumbarton, Scotland. Wood barque of 595 Tons.
Pestonjee Bomanjee (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 393 (198). Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON33-1-74,318,106,L,80 |
| 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 |
Claims
"John Freestone was my 2nd great grandfather Gwendoline Ann ( Freestone ) Cook"
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Convict Notes
John Freestone was convicted at Warminster on 1/7/1845 for stealing potatoes (prev. convictions). 10yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on 'Pestonjee Bomanjee', arriving 30/12/1845. Aged 55yrs;married man; 5'4"; farm labourer; Protestant; ruddy complexion; brown hair (bald on top); blue eyes; lge nose; native place of birth - Westbury, Wiltshire, England. Ship surgeon's report: very good. Ticket of leave 04/02/1851 Ticket revoked (absent from Muster) 16/03/1852 Ticket of leave restored (absence accounted for) 16/11/1852 Certificate 05/07/1853 Launceston, Tasmania.