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Voyage
Transportation
John Norman was transported on the Cressy, departing 28th Apr 1843 and arriving 28th Aug 1843 with 296 passengers.
Cressy (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 284 The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, JOHN NORMAN. LOUISA MIDDLETON. Violent Theft; robbery. 22nd August 1842, ref num t18420822-2388, https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18420822-2388 https://talis.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fNAME_INDEXES$002f0$002fNAME_INDEXES:1422646/one |
| 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
John Norman was a Black man born in St. Croix (an island in the Danish West Indies, then under British occupation) around 1801, likely to former enslaved parents. He later arrived at and lived in London, likely working as a brothel bully in a brothel run by Louisa Middleton. He was convicted in August, 1842, for violent theft against James Bunn. A careful reading of the court proceedings suggests that it is unlikely that John robbed Bunn at all, though a physical confrontation occurred between the men after Bunn physically assaulted a prostitute who refused his payment of sixpence. He received a harsh sentence of 15 years' transportation to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). He received a ticket of leave in 1850 and two successive conditional pardons from 1851-1852. It is very likely that he lived out the rest of his life there.