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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Moorwood was transported on the Shipley, departing 22nd May 1820 and arriving 26th Sep 1820 with 149 passengers.
Shipley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 316 |
| 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
Moreton Bay Convict Register. John Morewood, Shipley 3, Tried at Lancaster Q.S. 27 Oct 1818. 7 years. Dyer. Colonial Conviction: Crim. Court. Sydney, 6 Jan 1829, Stolen notes in his possession, 7 years, Died, 27 Aug 1832. Description: John Morewood, native of Manchester, age 22, 5ft 10, Fair complexion, lt brown hair, lt hazle eyes, E religion. -------------------------------------------------- Moreton Bay, Burial Return. John Morewood, convict, Shipley age 25, Died 27 Aug 1832. Interred 28 Aug 1832. ------------------------------------------------- Account of the trial in which John Moorwood was sentenced to 7 years. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36867322?searchTerm=John Moorwood -------------------------------------------------- Convict Assignments. John Morewood, Shipley, Residence, Parramatta, 23 Sep 1825. Assigned to James Hassall. -------------------------------------------------- The following newspaper report may also refer to this John Moorwood: Police Office, Hobart. AUGUST 25.—John Griffiths and John Moorwood, not being able to give a satisfactory account of themselves, to be sent to Sydney, on suspicion of being runaways from thence. The Tasmanian, 29 Aug 1828.