Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Johnson was transported on the Asia 1, departing 29th Jul 1823 and arriving 19th Jan 1824 with 154 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 74 |
| 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 |
Claims
"4th great-grandfather of Gary Baker"
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Convict Notes
Tasmanian Records. Conduct Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-23/CON31-1-23P107 No 246. Thomas Johnson, per Asia. Tried Ely, 17 Feb 1823, Life. C.P. No 300, 9th Oct 1831. Extended to Aust Colonies, 12/8/184? Recommd. for a 1 Class Pardon 17/3/1846. Transported for Burglary. Gaol report, Not known before. Orderly. Hulk report, Orderly. Single. Stated this offence: Housebreaking, pros, Ayers, Cambridgeshire, 4 miles from Chatteris. F & M at Grandfields, (Cranfield?) Bedfordshire, Farmers labourer, lived last at N.P. Bedfordshire. I worked with Mr Baker. Added in margin: See 942. Conduct Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-25/CON31-1-25P36 No 942. Thomas Johnson, per Asia 1824. Tried Launceston Q.S. 22 Aug 1836, 7 years. Transported for receiving 24 Bushels of wheat, value £6. Stated this offence, Receiving, Married, 3 children. In margin: See 249. Oatlands, for Assignment. Gov’s Decision, 10 Sep 1836. This sentence of 7 years is remitted by His Excellency the Lieut. Governor, Memo dated, 21 Jan 1837.
Ely. Dec. 31.—0n Friday last were committed from Court, (by the Rev. Sir H. B. Dudley-, Bart.) Robert Head and William Johnson, charged with burglariously entering the dwelling-house of Ayres, of Benwick, in this isle, and feloniously taking from thence various shop goods and other articles of considerable value. Thomas Johnson, father of the latter offender, was also committed as an accessary after the fact.—They prove to be part of a desperate . Gang which have broke into numerous dwelling-houses in Bedfordshire within the last twelve months, and burglariously robbed of money, bank-notes, and other property, to a large amount. [Further Further particulars in our t .] Cambridge Chronicle 17 Jan 1823. and Robert Head and W. Johnson, for burglariously stealing goods from the shop of Mr. T. Airs, of Benwick, were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death. ... Stamford Mercury, 28 Feb 1823. On Thursday Robert Head was executed at Ely, pursuant to his sentence at the late assises, for burglary at Benwick. was a notorious offender, and confessed the crime for which he suffered, well' as many others of similar nature, tor one of which had before received sentence of death, but escaped capital punishment by feigning madness. His conduct for the last fortnight was exemplary, and he met his unhappy fate with fortitude. He was only 20 years age Northampton Mercury, 8 March 1823. It appears that William Johnson was lucky to be reprieved.