| Name: | John Leadbeater |
| Aliases: | John Leadbeatter |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 22nd April, 1756 |
| Occupation: | - |
| Date of Death: | 11th September, 1828 |
| Age: | 72 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
| Crime: | Larceny |
| Convicted at: | Stafford, Litchfield Quarter Sessions |
| Sentence term: | 7 years |
| Ship: | Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander and William and Ann |
| Departure date: | January, 1791 |
| Arrival date: | 9th July, 1791 |
| Place of arrival | New South Wales |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 1043 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 134 |
| 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. |
Denis Pember on 25th January, 2016 wrote:
John was one of 106 convicts transported on the Albermarle, arriving at Sydney Cove, October 13th 1791.
Quite soon after this he formed a relationship with Esther Stroud (Convict, Sugar Cane, 1793).
They had a son, John born 1794. Clearly they had other children too, possible a daughter mentioned in the 1814 muster and also a James, mentioned in the 1825 Census.
Denis Pember on 25th January, 2016 wrote:
1802:
John Leadbeater, Albermarle, Toongabie, 30 acres. 1 woman Off Stores, 1 child Off Stores.
1806:
[Ref A2623] John Leadbeater, Albermarle, FBS, 130 acres Prospect, Off Stores, 1 Woman Off stores, 1 Child Of Stores.
[Ref A4261] Esther Stroud, Sugar Cane, FBS, with Leadbeater at Parramatta.
[Ref C1218] Sugar Cane, Stroud, Esther; 1 female child, natural.
1811:
[Ref 3520] Leadbeater, John, Albermarle, tried Nov 1790, Lichfield, 7 years (PRO n0821)
[Ref 5614] Stroud, Esther, Sugar Cane, tried March 1791, Dublin, 7 years, (PRO n4366)
1814:
[Ref 2137] John Leadbeater, Off stores, Landholder.
[Ref 3178] Ester Stroud, Sugar cane, Off Stores, 1 child Off Stores. Wife to Leadbeater.
Denis Pember on 25th January, 2016 wrote:
There is also this entry in the 1825 Census:-
James Leadbeater, born in the colony, landholder Parramatta.
Mary Leadbetter, born in the colony, wife.
Sarah Leadbetter 9 born in the colony, child of above.
George Leadbetter 8 born in the colony, child of above.
William Leadbetter 4 born in the colony, child of above.
Mary Leadbetter 3 born in the colony, child of above.
John Leadbetter 16 born in the colony, servant to Pat. Byrne Wilberforce.
John Leadbeater free by servitude Albermarle 1791, landholder, Prospect, Parramatta.
It would appear that John was living with the above family but at this stage I have no supporting evidence.
Christopher Moss on 8th July, 2020 wrote:
Date of birth - 22 April 1756 in Litchfield, Staffordshire, England. (Also John Leadbeatter)
His father was Edward LeadBETTER (bpt. 9 Apr 1730 - Stowe, Staffordshire, England, d. May 1785 Staffordshire, England).
Mother: Joan Snape: Bpt. 12 May 1738 in Alton, Staffordshire, England, d. Nov 1773 Stowe, Staffordshire, England.
Christopher Moss on 8th July, 2020 wrote:
Input earlier his mother was Joan Snape - was in fact JANE Snape.
Information about offence was obtained from Geni.com
John Leadbeater was my wife’s 4 X great uncle
Denis Pember on 25th January, 2016 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1756 (prev. 0000), date of death: 11th September, 1828 (prev. 0000), gender: m
Iris Dunne on 8th July, 2020 made the following changes:
alias1: John Leadbeatter, date of birth: 22nd April, 1756 (prev. 1756)
Christopher Moss on 8th July, 2020 made the following changes:
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