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Voyage
Transportation
John Roach was transported on the Florentia, departing 11th Aug 1830 and arriving 12th Dec 1830 with 201 passengers.
Florentia was a 453-ton merchant ship built at Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1821. Two voyages to Australia transporting convicts - 1827 and 1830.
FlorentiaReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 456 |
| 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
Gloucester assizes. These assizes were brought to a conclusion on Tuesday after the longest sitting we believe, ever known there. The following are the sentences of the prisoners in addition to those given last week: Death Recorded — ... ;John Roach and George Holbrook, for breaking into the house of J. Gifford, Iron Acton ; ... Bath Chronicle, 29 April 1830.
Gloucester Assizes John Roach and George Holbrook, for breaking into the house of J. Gifford, Iron Acton ; Bath Chronicle, 29 April 1830. ---------------------------------------------------- To the hulks at Chatham: for life, John Roach ; for fourteen years, Nathan Wilts and James Williams; and for seven years, Edwin Atkins and Joseph Evans.— Cheltenham Journal, 31 May 1830.