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Voyage
Transportation
John Legg was transported on the Proteus, departing 12th Apr 1831 and arriving 3rd Aug 1831 with 112 passengers.
Proteus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 86 |
| 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
National Archives - Medical Journal by Thomas Logan, Surgeon of Convict Ship Proteus, 6 April - 8 Aug 1831. ADM 101/62/2/3 John Legg, aged 18; sick or hurt, cynanche ton[sil]; put on sick list, 22 July 1831. Discharged 27 July 1831 sent to hospital.
Tasmanian Convict Indent: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-3$init=CON14-1-3p25 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-3$init=CON14-1-3p26 Brother to Thos. Legg. age 19, ploughman,native place, Hannington , Wilts; single.
John Legg was convicted at the Wiltshire Special Commission, which was set up during January 1831, to deal swiftly with those agricultural workers who were arrested after the “Swing Riots”. During November and early December 1830, large crowds of impoverished agricultural workers gathered at night to break threshing-machines, which they saw as taking away their already, very low paid work, reduced further because the land owners were reducing the wages of the men due to decreases in the value of the corn they were producing. They demanded token sums of one or two sovereigns of the landowners if they left the farms. London Courier, 10 Jan 1831 Wilts Special Commission Saturday, Jan 8. (Before Mr Justice Parke) W. Legg, aged 28; T. Legg, 21; and J. Legg, 18, were charged with breaking thrashing-machines, the property of R. Shewry, of Hannington. The Jury Acquitted William Legg, and found his two brothers guilty. John Legg, 14 yrs, 19, ploughman, single, from Hannington, Wilts. Death commuted to 14 yrs, transported on the Proteus, arriving Aug 4 1831 in Van Dieman’s Land. Conditional pardon, 6 April 1838. Source: Tasmanian Records.