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Personal Information
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Transportation
John Knapp was transported on the Minden, departing 16th Jul 1851 and arriving 14th Oct 1851 with 302 passengers.
Minden (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 170 |
| 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
From FREMANTLE JAIL record: KNAPP, John; inmate #733, arrived 14 Oct 1851 per Minden Date of Birth: 1827 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Brewer Sentence Date: 2 Jan 1849 Sentence Place: Leicester, England Crime: Larceny as a servant Sentence Period: 7 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 14 Oct 1851 Conditional Pardon Date: Mar 1854 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/history-heritage/research/convict-database/)
From the Greenough Museum web site at https://greenoughmuseum.org.au/convict-notes/ "John Knapp #733 A brewer before being convicted of larceny in 1849, John Knapp arrived in the colony in 1851 and soon took up farming in the Greenough area. He died after being kicked by a horse, but his farm would stay in the family for almost another century. John, the oldest son of John & Catherine Knapp was born in Branston, Leicestershire on 12 August 1827. He worked as a brewer before being convicted in Leicester on 2 February 1849 of larceny as a servant. As he had a previous conviction, he received a sentence of 7 years imprisonment. On 18 October 1851, Knapp arrived in this colony on the Minden. He received his Ticket of Leave immediately and his Conditional Pardon in March 1854. Knapp moved to Greenough where he married Ann Dewar on 16 October 1860. Ann and John had three children, of which only one survived before Ann died of typhoid on 4 January 1866. John then married Ellen Slattery on 4 November 1866. Ellen was to be the mother of four children, two of whom survived. John was a tenant farmer at South Greenough and in 1875 he sponsored his brother William, wife Mary and their four children to migrate to the colony. William lived on the same farm as his brother and worked as a carter. John died on 5 May 1888, two weeks after being kicked by a horse. He, his two wives and infant children are all buried in unmarked graves at Greenough."