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John Penny

Summary

Born
Jan 1755
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
May 1787
Arrival
Jan 1788
Death
Feb 1799
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Personal Information

Name: John Penny
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1755
Death: 11th Feb 1799
Age at death: 44
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: John Pinney, John Pinkey

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Old Bailey
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 13th May 1787
Ship: Friendship
Arrival: 21st Jan 1788
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Penny was transported on the Friendship, departing 13th May 1787 and arriving 21st Jan 1788 with 107 passengers.

This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.

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References

Primary Sourcehttp://www.firstlanding.com.au

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Convict Notes

Eric Harry Daly avatar
Level 60
on 13th January 2013

John Penny was tried at Old Bailey, London on 25 February 1784 for stealing clothing with a value of 314 shillings. http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17840225-35-defend462&div=t17840225-35#highlight He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years and left England on the Friendship aged about 32 at that time (May 1787). His occupation was listed as jeweller. He died in 1799. Guilty of return from transport following the Mercury mutiny.Report from Dunkirk hulk was “troublesome at times”. Night watch member.