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John Johnson was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 6th Mar 1848 and arriving 7th Aug 1848 with 190 passengers.
Built 1836 in Calcutta. Wood barque of 421 Tons. Master Edward Smith. Sailed from England 1848 with 190 men from Pentonville prison under the care of surgeon Dr Robert Stevenson, . Twenty seven prisoners deemed to fall into "second class" were disembarked in Hobart and granted tickets of leave on landing and the remainder were disembarked at Geelong with conditional pardons. Sailed from Woolwich on 6 October 1851 under surgeon W. McCrae with 196 female convicts, landing on 26 January 1852.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, 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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Old Bailey Online JOHN JOHNSON. Theft; animal theft. 21st September 1846. Text type Trial account Defendants JOHN JOHNSON Offences Theft > Animal theft Session Date 21st September 1846 Reference Number t18460921-1841 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 1841. JOHN JOHNSON was again indicted for stealing 1 mare, price 6l., and 1 set of harness, 1l.; the property of William Henry Hattersley. WILLIAM HENRY HATTERSLEY . I am a cab—proprietor, and live in the Horseferry-road, Westminster. On the 8th of Sept. I lost a mare and harness—I saw them again the next day, at Deptford—I Identified the mare—I cannot identify the harness myself. JOHN CRUTCH . I live at Blackheath. On the 8th of Sept., at ten o'clock in the morning, the prisoner came to me, and said he had a horse for sale—I went to see it—I asked him if he had been used to the mare—he said he had driven it in a cab, and that his uncle, John Johnson, authorized him to sell it—I bought it, and gave 5s. deposit to the publican—I was to give 4l. for it, but said I should like to see the owner before I bought it—he said the owner lived at No. 5, Tooley-street—I went there, and could find no such person—I came back—he said, "Well, have you seen him?"—I said, "No, you have made a fool of me"—he said he would go with me himself—he went with me to the same place, but could find nobody, and I gave him into custody. JAMBS RAPSEY (policeman.) On the 8th of Sept., in consequence of information, I took the prisoner in charge, and told him he was charged with stealing a horse—he said, "That is quite right; I took' it from the Horse-ferry-road; I saw it there, jumped on it, and ran away with it"—I found the mare and harness at Blackheath. GEORGE HUMPHREYS . I am a horse-keeper to Mr. Hattersley. I know the mare and this harness—they were safe in his stable on the 7th of Sept.—the stables were bolted, but not locked—the mare was tied up. Prisoner's Defence. I was put on the mare by somebody; I was intoxi-cated and do not know how I came by it. GUILTY . Aged 21.— Transported for Seven Years.