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Transportation
Joseph Kenyon was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1815 and arriving 30th Jan 1816 with 221 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | State Archives NSW, Indents (NRS 12188; Item: 4/4005; Microfiche: 636)& Pardon (Reel No. 774, Roll No. 1250)& Colonial Papers (NRS 900; Fiche No. 3163-3253)&(NRS 899; Fiche Nos: Fiche 3001-3162). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 242 |
| 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
Colonial Secretary Index. KENYON, Joseph. Per "Ocean", 1816; parish clerk of St John's, Parramatta 1816 Feb 5 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Ocean" and forwarded to Parramatta for distribution (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.337) 1818 Jan 12 Certifying the marriage of Hannah Grimes and Joseph Spencer (Reel 6060; 4/1777 p.179) 1821 Aug 12 Employed as Parish Clerk and tutor to the Misses Brabyn and others. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3209; 4/1863 p.6) 1823 Jan 24; 1824 Feb 27 On list of persons receiving an assigned convict (Fiche 3290, 4/4570D p.42; Fiche 3291, 4/4570D pp.113, 123) 1823 Feb 18 Listed on Colonial Fund statement (Reel 6039; 4/424 p.142) 1824 May 27 Memorial (Fiche 3096; 4/1838A No.537 p.193). Reply, 30 Jun (Reel 6013; 4/3511 p.566) 1825 Apr 25 Memorial (Fiche 3139; 4/1842B No.441 p.841). Reply, 20 Jun (Reel 6014; 4/3514 p.521) 1825 Jun 20 On list of persons who have received orders for grants of land (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.94)
Indents: convicted 11 March 1815, aged 38 Colonial Papers: 12 Aug. 1821, Employed as Parish Clerk and tutor to the Misses Brabyn and others. Petition for mitigation of sentence Absolute Pardon dated 28 Nov. 1821 Certificate of Freedom No. 29/297 dated 7 Apr. 1829
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Native of Manchester. Married Mary Ann Atkin, 21, daughter of a labourer, John Atkin, on 28 Apr 1803 at St John the Baptist Church, Wakefield, Yorkshire. 1803, as a linen draper, dealer and chapman , he was bankrupted. Later worked as a weaver. Convicted York Lent Assizes 1815 for feloniously stealing linen yarn from the bleaching grounds of Thomas Beckett in Barnsley. Sentenced to 14 years transportation to NSW. Held on 'Captivity' hulk, Portsmouth. Transported on 'Ocean' 1815. Assigned as tutor to Rev Samuel Marsden’s family Parramatta. Opened day school. CP 1821. Absolute pardon 1829. Land grant 100 acres St Luke adjoining Prospect Creek - became orchardist at his 'Woodlands' property. Died 1860.