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Transportation
John Thomas Snelson was transported on the Layton, departing 6th Apr 1841 and arriving 1st Sep 1841 with 250 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 285 (144) |
| 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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Offence; Robbing his father [had a quarrel with his father] CON14-1-7 Image 54 Trade; Joiner & house carpenter aged 27 years old [Age is noted as 29 years old on CON33-1-10 Image 202. Conduct Record] Brickfields Invalid Depot: Name: John Snelson POL709-1-10 page 132 (06 Jul 1869 to 01 Aug 1873) 1873 - Possible Death. Date of death: 19 Dec 1873 Aged; 63 years old, Bootmaker