John Lawes

John Lawes, one of 230 convicts transported on the Elphinstone, 06 April 1842

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Lawes
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1824
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	17th February, 1849
Age:	25 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing a handkerchief
Convicted at:	Hertford, St Albans Liberty Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Elphinstone
Departure date:	6th April, 1842
Arrival date:	28th July, 1842
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 229 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 64. Tasmanian Archives - convicts.
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.

Did you find the person you were looking for?

If John Lawes was the person you were looking for, you may be able to discover more about them by looking at our resources page.

If you have more hunting to do, try a new search or browse the convict records.

Know more about John Lawes?

Contribute to this record

Community Contributions

Anonymous on 11th June, 2012 wrote:

Convict no.6102. Tried at Hertford 2 Jul 1840. Embarked from Sheerness 10 April 1842,voy 196. Arrived Van Diemen’s Land 28 July 1842. Protestant, can read & write. Single. 18years of age. 5’1 1/4", Native Place: Andover, Hants. Indent lists his brothers as Alfred & Thomas and states he was brought up by a woman named "Tongs". General Conduct - bad.
2yrs Probation period. Disorderly conduct & fighting; losing shirt; absent from work; feining illness and insolent to medical officer; posessing potatoes. Punishments included solitary, hard labour and lashes.
Ticket of Leave 17 Nov 1846. Free by servitude 2 July 1847.

Carol Axton-Thompson on 8th December, 2013 wrote:

Free by servitude 02/07/1847.

2nd Conviction - in Colony:
17/01/1848 Richmond, Tasmania - assault & robbery. Life sentence. 3yrs Probation.

1848: single, Protestant, read & write, labourer, 5’1 1/4”, 24yrs of age, fresh complexion, lt brown hair; stout made.

02/03/1848: Richmond
08/03/1848: Port Arthur
28/07/1848: Norfolk Island

Accidentally drowned at Norfolk Island 17/02/1849.

Convict Changes History

Anonymous on 11th June, 2012 made the following changes:

gender m

Carol Axton-Thompson on 8th December, 2013 made the following changes:

source, date of birth 1824, date of death 17th February, 1849