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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Ross was transported on the Duke Of Portland, departing 31st Dec 1806 and arriving 27th Jul 1807 with 203 passengers.
Duke Of Portland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 393 (196) |
| 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
Date: 1820 26 May Place: Windsor Source: Colonial Secretary Papers. Memorials To The Governor, 1810-1826 Details: Petition of John Ross for a grant of land - had lived for several years with Mr. G.W. Evans, Deputy Surveyor at Hobart, then resided at Richmond. He was emancipated for his services at Bathurst under William Cox. Had endeavoured to support himself, his wife and 4 children by honest industry but had suffered severely in the late floods
John Ross was one of the 30 convicts selected by William Cox to build the first road over the Blue Mountains in 1814. He was later recommended for freedom by William Cox and this was granted by Governor Lachlan Macquarie.
At Shrewsbury, which finished on Tuesday afternoon, John Ross was found guilty of an assault and highway robbery, at Bridgenorth, received sentence death, and was afterwards reprieved. Chester Courant, 2 April 1805.
In the colony, John married Elizabeth Bennett; (Convict, Canada, 1810). They married at St Matthews, Windsor, July 5th 1813. They had 7 children and are both listed in the Singleton District Pioneer Register as compiled by the Family History Society of Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales.
John was 5'5" tall with a ruddy complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes. He was a weaver by trader and was tried at Shropshire Assizes, Shrewsbury, for highway robbery. On 23 Mar 1805 he received a death sentence which was commuted to transportation for life.