Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Kenyon was transported on the Westmoreland, departing 15th May 1841 and arriving 12th Sep 1841 with 204 passengers.
The Westmoreland was a 405-ton sailing ship built in 1832 at Lynn, Norfolk, England. Four (4) sailings listed for her to transport convicts (and some free settlers and soldiers) to Australia - New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). (Voyage in 1838 from Ireland to NSW is currently being compiled, incomplete list of persons to date.)
Westmoreland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 312 |
| 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 Kenyon was 22 years old on arrival in VDL and was transported for 'housebreaking and stealing cloaks'. Previous convictions: once convicted for similar offence 12 mths; 3 mths for clothes; once fined for careless driving. John was 5'1 1/4" tall, born at Morton, fair complexion, dark brown hair, brown eyes, reads, single. Father: John at Liverpool Mother: Elizabeth. Sister: Martha. 29/6/1847: TOL 31/1/1848: Married Ellen Winstanley (Tasmania 1842) at Bethesda, Church of England, Hobart. No children listed. John was 28 and a Labourer, Ellen was 27 and a spinster. 17/9/1849: Larceny under £5 - Existing sentence extended 6 months 27/11/1849: TOL revoked. 5/8/1850: Free Certificate. 7/11/1860: John Kenyon died, aged 43, at the General Hospital, Hobart, of Pleuritis - listed as a Seaman.