Summary
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Voyage
Transportation
John Reeves was transported on the Tortoise, departing 28th Sep 1841 and arriving 19th Feb 1842 with 401 passengers.
Rig: HMS 1000 tons Voyage 1841/1842 from Plymouth, England to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) Australia. Capt J. Hood. Surgeon: Thomas Brownrigg. 394 - 400 male convicts listed.
Tortoise (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives, Conduct Register Item No. CON33/1/17 for John Reeve Convict No 58828. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849 New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, Convict Pardons, 1834-1859 Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899 Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Tasmania, Australia, |
Claims
"husbands 2 x great grand father"
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Convict Notes
Born Hughenden, Buckinghamshire, England Ticket of Leave 22 Feb 1848 • Tasmania, Australia Conditional Discharge 30 Jul 1850 • Tasmania, Australia Full Discharge or Pardon 9 Sept 1856 • Tasmania, Australia John Reeves married Mary Ann McMaster (an Earl Grey Scheme Irish Orphan)on 16 July 1853 in Launceston, Tasmania and they had at least 11 children. John and family farmed 100 acres of land in the Barrington area. Died Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia
Ticket of Leave: 22 Feb 1848. Conditional Pardon approved 30 Jul 1850. John Reeves married Mary Ann McMaster on 16 July 1853 in Launceston, Tasmania and they had at least 11 children. John and family farmed in the Barrington area. His son Tom was the 1891 Australasian "Champion Axeman of the Colonies".