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Transportation
Henry Knapp was transported on the John, departing 27th Sep 1836 and arriving 7th Feb 1837 with 260 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
John (generic)References
| Primary Source | Gloucestershire Chronicle 20 August 1836. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 380 |
| 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
Henry's Baptism 2 Dec 1805 no age given. His sister Hester age 3 yrs 8 months baptized same day.
Henry Knapp 20 [perhaps 29] and Thomas Ford [presumably his brother-in-law] 32, for stealing from a chapel at Oldland, on 23rd June last, two table cloths and other articles, the property of Samuel Wade and others. Knapp on account of a previous conviction, was sentenced to be transported for life; Ford to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four months.
Henry left behind his wife and 8 children in St George Bristol. The last child Eliza however was born 1840 St George bristol, so unless he was let out for a for a quick trip over the oceans she is probably not his.!Thanks to everyone who found this info out .
Born 1804 Hanham Abbotts Chaple Died Melbourne Australia 1853 Due to accident Held on Prison Hulk Justina at Woolwich before deportation on the John 2 Henry was convicted of Firearms poaching offences Married Hanna Ford in 1822
Pardoned in 1846. Died in an accident near Melbourne, 1853. Buried in a pauper's grave at Bourke, NSW, Australia.