John Kelly

John Kelly, one of 305 convicts transported on the Maitland, 19 March 1840

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Kelly
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1815
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 10 years

Crime:	Stealing money
Convicted at:	Lancaster, Wigan Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	10 years
Ship:	Maitland
Departure date:	19th March, 1840
Arrival date:	14th July, 1840
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 305 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 164
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

D Wong on 16th September, 2018 wrote:

John Kelly was 25 years old on arrival - his native place was Lancashire.

John was literate, catholic, single, 5’6½” tall, dark ruddy complexion, dark brown hair, dark hazel eyes, breast hairy.

1843: TOL Parramatta
27/12/1844: TOL Passport; Parramatta bench.
29/2/1846: TOL Passport; on the recommendation of Mr McArthur.
16/2/1848: TOL Passport; On the order of Mr Ryan (in liew of Passport no 47/116).

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 16th September, 2018 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1815 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime