Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Townson was transported on the Adrian, departing 13th Apr 1830 and arriving 20th Aug 1830 with 169 passengers.
Adrian (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 332 |
| 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
City Assizes. ... Joseph Baxter, Wm. Rudd, and John Townson, for burglary in the house of Mr. W. Chandler, of St. George's Colegate. Bury and Norwich Post, 19 Aug 1829. Monday morning last the following convicts were conveyed from the City Gaol on their way to City Gaol on their way to Portsmouth, pursuant to their respective sentences of transportation, viz Wm. Dade, John Townson, Wm. Batson, Robert Bell, Joseph Baxter, and W. Rudd, for life; Steph. Norman, John David Gooch, and John Taylor, for fourteen years. Norfolk Chronicle, 19 Sep 1829.