Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Kane was transported on the York, departing 7th Oct 1862 and arriving 31st Dec 1862 with 301 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 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 466 |
| 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
John Kane was 26 years old, 5'3" tall, dark brown hair, dark hazel eyes, full face, fresh complexion, middling stout, single, illiterate, ship on right arm, anchor left wrist, burn on right shoulder. 21/10/1865: TOL Known Areas: Fremantle, Champion Bay. Comments: Labourer, Miner, Blacksmith, grubbing. 11/5/1869: John died at Dongara of Influenza.