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Transportation
John Macfarlane was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Aeolus, departing 30th Jun 1808 and arriving 20th Dec 1808 with 280 passengers.
Admiral Gambier And Aeolus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 417 (208) ancestry.com.au |
| 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 is my 6x great grandfather"
"John is our 5th great grandfather. He was the father of our ancestor Jane McFarlane born 1813 in Sydney. Her mother was the convict, Grizel Johnston."
"John MacFarlane is my third great grandfather. I am decended from his son, Daniel."
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Convict Notes
John McFarlane, 1764–1841 Facts and events Birth estimated 1764 Source: Ancestry.com. 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Text: age given as 64 in 1828 Immigration December 20, 1808 (Age 44 years) Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: State Library of Queensland. Convict Transportation Registers Database 1787-1867 [database on-line]. Citation details: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 417 (208) Text: John Macfarlane, one of 278 convicts transported on the ship Admiral Gambier and Eolus [Aeolus], July 1808. Convicted at Edinburgh Court of Justiciary for a term of 14 years on 01 April 1807. Vessel: Admiral Gambier and Eolus [Aeolus]. Date of Departure: July 1808. Place of Arrival: New South Wales. Source: Bateson, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. 2nd ed. Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., 1985 ie 1969 Citation details: p. 338 Text: The ship Admiral Gambier (2) arrived in NSW 20 Dec 1808 Marriage Grizel Jonhston Type: Common estimated 1812 (Age 48 years) Census about 1825 (Age 61 years) Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Citation details: 1825 muster (1823-1825) Text: McFarlane, John, free by servitude, Gambier, 1808, 14 years, shoemaker, K. Street Sydney Census November 1828 (Age 64 years) Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Ancestry.com. 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Text: McFarlane, John, 64, free by servitude, Admiral Gambier, 1808, 14 years, Protestant, shoemaker, Erskine Street Sydney Death 1841 (Age 77 years) Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Ancestry.com. Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Text: Name: John Mc Farlane Death Date: 1841 Death Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1841 Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales Volume Number: V18411585 102 from Australian Royalty website: https://australianroyalty.net.au/tree/purnellmccord.ged/individual/I37522/John-McFarlane
31 Jan 1815. Conditional Pardon granted. New South Wales, Australia Sources. State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Card Index to Letters Received, Colonial Secretary; Reel Number: 774; Roll Number: 1250 Source Information Title New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870 Author Ancestry.com State Archives NSW Source Information Title New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867 Author Ancestry.com
4 Nov 1841. Death. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Author Ancestry.com Text: Name: John Mc Farlane Death Date: 1841 Death Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1841 Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales Volume Number: V18411585 102
Abt. 1812. "Marriage" to Grizel 'Grace' Johnston (1782–1843). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Assumed common law marriage. No marriage records found. 3 children.
22 December 1808.The Admiral Gambier arrived in Port Jackson, NSW, with 197 male prisoners. Source. Free Settler or Felon (Website) Convict Ship Admiral Gambier 1808 https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_admiral_gambier_1808.htm Class: HO 10; Piece: 1/2 Source Information Title New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834 Author Ancestry.com
2 July 1808. Departure. The Admiral Gambier departed Portsmouth. Source. Free Settler or Felon (Website) Convict Ship Admiral Gambier 1808 https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_admiral_gambier_1808.htm
Birth. 1764 (estimated) Source: Australia Census (TNA Copy) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Ancestry.com. 1828 New South Wales, Text: age given as 64 in 1828
Mark Oliver (0) at 4:21pm, 22nd June 2019 Added date of birth: 9th July, 1764, date of death: 4th November, 1841.
John M'Farlane (sic)late soldier 91st Regiment of Foot (quartered in Edinburgh) appeared 13 July 1807 at Edinburgh High Court on libel - on 14/15 October 1806, breaking into the cellar shop of Alex Cumming, shoemaker, College Street, Edinburgh and stealing a quantity of boots, shoes etc. Pled Guilty and sentenced 14 years transportation. See Scots Magazine (1807), Vol.69, p 634 and McGowan, John (2013), A New Civic Order: The contribution of the City of Edinburgh Police, 1805-1812, p 149 and p 229.
Accused previous soldier 91st Reg of Foot, convicted 13 July 1807 at Edinburgh High Court - did on 14/15 October 1806 break into shop of Alexander Cumming, shoemaker, South College Street, Edinburgh and steal a quantity of boots & shoes. Plead Guilty.