John Kelly

John Kelly, one of 190 convicts transported on the Guildford, 22 March 1827

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Kelly
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1803
Occupation:	Farmers man
Date of Death:	18th January, 1840
Age:	37 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Highway robbery
Convicted at:	Lancaster Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Guildford
Departure date:	22nd March, 1827
Arrival date:	25th July, 1827
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 192 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 113 (58)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 23rd December, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842
Guildford - 1827
Name; John Kelly - Age; 24 [1803]
No; 43
Unbale to Read or write. Married - 2 children.
Native County; Longford
Trade; Farmers man
Offence; Highway Robbery
Trial; Manchester - 8 Aug 1826 - Life
Height; 5 ft. 7 1/2
Complexion; Ruddy freckled
Hair; Black
Eyes; Brown
Assigned; Geo Townsend, Trevelyan
Date of Certificate; 35/570
Additional Remarks; DIED; in General Hospital Parramatta 18 Jan 1840
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Penny-Lyn Beale on 23rd December, 2020 wrote:

Dianne Jones on 17th March, 2021 wrote:

Surname: KELLY; First name: JOHN; Sex: M; County Longford; Date of document: 25/08/1831; Name of ship: GUILDFORD 1827; Record reference code: FS 1831 1.

Comments: List of wives and families of convicts in New South Wales who are recommended by the Governor of that colony to be provided with a free passage for the purpose of joining such convicts. Wife, Maria Cannon, residing in Foxall, Parish of Lagan (see Ireland-Australia Transportation Records
© National Archives, Ireland).

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 23rd December, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1803 (prev. 0000), date of death: 18th January, 1840 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime