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Transportation
John Thomas Simpson Jones was transported on the Pestonjee Bomanjee, departing 16th Apr 1852 and arriving 31st Jul 1852 with 292 passengers.
Built 1835 at Dumbarton, Scotland. Wood barque of 595 Tons.
Pestonjee Bomanjee (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 411 (208) |
| 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
EMPLOYMENT: See records for employment with William Carter in 1853 at https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON30-1-2P218JPG. --0-- COLONIAL CONVICTION: 30 November, 1880: Imprisoned at Launceston for one month for larceny (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-108$init=CON33-1-108p134). --0--
15 November, 1853: Issued with a Ticket of Leave. 19 December, 1854: Granted a Conditional Pardon (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-108$init=CON33-1-108p134). --00--
IN VDL: 31 July, 1852: On arrival, he was listed as convict #25916, a commercial traveller, aged 39, widowed with 4 children, native place Lanark. He said he had been transported for obtaining £8 under false pretences, and had three previous convictions for fraud (as per his jail record above). The ship's surgeon "specially recommended" his behaviour during the voyage (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-108$init=CON33-1-108p134). His Conduct Record also notes "his proper name [is] McKinly". Family details: Mother Eliza and sisters Marion and Maria at his native place; brothers Alexander and William in Glasgow (http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/om6845; and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-37$init=CON14-1-37P229) --0--
VOYAGE: From ADM 101/59/4 - Medical journal of the Pestonjee Bomanjee, HM convict ship, for 1 April to 6 August 1852 by Daniel Ritchie, Surgeon (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10536031): Folio 4: J.T Jones, aged 39, clerk; disease or hurt, haemorrhois. Put on sick list 26 July 1852. Discharged 29 July 1852.
Sentenced for his fourth offence for FRAUD. SOURCE DARTMOOR PRISON Governors Journal 1852