Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Hughes was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 2nd Jun 1836 and arriving 12th Oct 1836 with 302 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 286 Liverpool Courier 20/01/1836 Convict Lists NSW State Library |
| 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
1837: Aged 21 - Assigned to Georgiana Hely at Brisbane Waters. 1845: TOL
Laurel Henry (0) at 1:44pm, 17th January 2016 wrote of John Hughes: Prison No 160 Lady Kennaway Sentence commuted from life to 14 years (previous 6 months). Ancestor of former Governor General Sir John Kerr.