John Kelly

John Kelly, one of 164 convicts transported on the Morley, July 1818

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Kelly
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1802
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 7 years

Crime:	Felony
Convicted at:	Lancaster Quarter Session
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Morley
Departure date:	July, 1818
Arrival date:	7th November, 1818
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 164 other convicts

References

Primary source:	UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/7. State Archives NSW, COF Register (NRS 12208)& Indents (Series: NRS 12188; Item: 4/4006; Microfiche: 640). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 61 (32)
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

Iris Dunne on 19th September, 2019 wrote:

Prison Hulk ship Retribution moored at Woolwich, aged 15, received 7 April 1818, convicted 2 Feb. 1818 for Felony

Certificate of Freedom No.70/3298 dated 3 March 1825, aged 23, convicted 2 February 1818, Trade Labourer

Convict Changes History

Iris Dunne on 19th September, 2019 made the following changes:

source: UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/7. State Archives NSW, COF Register (NRS 12208)& Indents (Series: NRS 12188; Item: 4/4006; Microfiche: 640). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 61 (32) (prev