Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Johnson was transported on the York, departing 3rd Sep 1830 and arriving 7th Feb 1831 with 200 passengers.
The York I was built in Southwick, West Sussex, England in 1819. 429 tons. Three voyages to Australia with transport convicts - 1829, 1830 and 1832. The York II was built in Sunderland, England in 1854. 940 ton ship. Transported convicts and pensioner guards and families to Western Australia in 1862.
York (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 482 |
| 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
*** 2 John Johnson's on this voyage ** 2nd John Johnson was tried at Old Bailey. John Johnson alias Scoot/or Scott was listed as 18 years old on arrival. Native Place: Durham. Occupation: Attorney's clerk. Transported for 'Obtaining goods under false pretences'. John was literate, protestant, single, 5'5" tall, pale, slightly freckled complexion, brown hair, hazel grey eyes. No place of assignment given. Later Sent to Norfolk Island. 13/8/1834: Permission to marry Julia Young (came free) - John was 21 and on bond. At Windsor, NSW. No registration found on the NSW BDM. 23 John Johnson's as convicts in NSW, could not track him. A Julia A Young married Wynn Baldwin in Sydney in 1836. 13/7/1844: COF.