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Voyage
Transportation
John Olive was transported on the Morley, departing 19th Sep 1822 and arriving 11th Jan 1823 with 173 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
Morley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 204 |
| 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 was single, his father and mother at his native place of Canterbury. 1830-1835 Musters: Public Works. 29/10/1842: CP 18/4/1839: Applied for permission to marry Jane Day (free) - no registration date, however they did marry. John had a brother, Charles Olive who arrived with his famly in NSW in 1827 on the Marquis of Anglesey to work for the Australia Agricultural Company as a brick-maker. John moved north after receiving his conditional pardon, they left Tasmania per ‘Joseph Cripps’ – George Town to Port Phillip along with 4 children. His wife Jane died at Sydney in 1854. John then married Mary Kelly at St Mary's. A child, Jane, was born and died in 1855. Son Charles Olive, born in Tasmania married Annie Reid at Duck Ponds, near Geelong in 1863. He was drowned in the creek on his way home on 3 August,1870, leaving a wife and 5 young children. He is buried in East Geelong Cemetery with his father, John, who died on 13 May 1877. John's will mentions, sons, William James Olive and George Frederick Olive and stepchildren, Margaret, Joseph and John Kelly.
John Olive age 17 convicted for Highway Robbery on the 7 August 1822, he was initially sentenced to death, but it was later commuted Life and sent to Prison Hulk "Bellerophon" for transportation, however, he was later transferred to "SS Morley" & transported to Tasmania Australia.