Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Palmer was transported on the Sea Park, departing 30th Dec 1853 and arriving 5th Apr 1854 with 305 passengers.
Sea Park (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 58. --00-- Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks; 01 January 1853 - 31 December 1854; Records of the Home Office (as filmed by the AJCP)/Fonds HO/Series HO 8/File 118-120. AJCP Reel No: 5215/Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks --00-- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |
| 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
FOOTNOTE: Newspaper report of his trial: "EAST RIDING MICHAELMAS QUARTER SESSIONS ... STEALING A COAT. JOHN PALMER, JOHN TOWEY,and WILLIAM1 DOUGLAS were charged with having, at Sutton-on-Derwent, on the 2nd of July last, stolen a coat ..." (Hull Packet, Friday 18 October 1850, p6).
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: PALMER, John; inmate #2736, arrived 5 May 1854 per Sea Park Date of Birth: 1834 [Jail records from England list him as 19 years old when convicted; i.e. born 1831] Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Shoe maker Sentence Date: 15 Oct 1850 Sentence Place: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Crime: Larceny Sentence Period: 10 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 5 Apr 1854