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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Singleton was transported on the Moffatt, departing 4th Jan 1834 and arriving 9th May 1834 with 400 passengers.
Moffatt (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 267 (135) |
| 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
John Singleton was listed as 31 years old on arrival. Place of Birth: Woodburn. Transported for 'Stealing household furniture'. Gaol Report: second conviction, and imprisoned before, very bad character. Parents respectable. Hulk Report: bad Police Number: 1839S Stated This Offence: Breach of trust once for smuggled Brandy 6 months - again 3 months for Bastardy. Surgeons Report: behaved well John was 5'6½" tall, fair complexion, reddish hair and whiskers, grey eyes. Married - wife Ann and 4/5 children at Newcastle. 1835 Muster: Assigned to Mr. T. Nowland. 24/5/1844: TOL 19/10/1851: Recommended for a CP 16/12/1853: Again tried at Launceston QS for stealing 3 sacks, value 3/- the property of his master --transported for 7 years. 17/6/1856: TOL 17/9/1856: Larceny under £5 18 months hard labour. 6/1/1857: TOL revoked. 16/11/1858: CP Possible death: 8/11/1864: John Singleton died at Launceston - From a dray passing over his body. 23/11/1864 The Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston: INQUESTS. An inquest was held at the Sir William Wallace Inn, Franklin Village, on the 9th instant, on view of the body of John Singleton, who was killed by a dray load of straw passing over his body. The man had been in the service of Mr Badkin, who resides on the Trafalgar estate, and was riding on the load of straw, when the horse bolted nearly opposite Kerry Lodge. Verdict—That deceased was killed by the wheel of a dray passing over his body ; but, how he came under the wheel there was no evidence to show.