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Transportation
John Lomas was transported on the Ann And Amelia, departing 8th Sep 1824 and arriving 2nd Jan 1825 with 202 passengers.
The Ann and Amelia was built in India in 1806 553 Tons and owned by J. Somes.
Ann And Amelia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Convict Index 1791-1873. Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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War Office Records. Registers Court Martial. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1606817474/view Private John Lomas, 66th Regt, Tried at Enniskillen, 25 Nov 1823, Laid before the King, 16 Dec 1823. charges, Desertion & persuading others to Desert. Sentence: Transportation as a Felon for 7 years & to be marked with a D.
Moreton Bay records John Lomas, per Ann & Amelia, Tried at Enniskillen G. Rel. Court Martial , 25 Nov 1823, 7 years, soldier. Colonial conviction: Supr. Ct. Windsor, 9 Jan 1830, Highway robbery, 7 years and hard labor in chains, commuted from Death recorded. To Sydney 26 Aug 1837. Remarks: Run 16 Oct , retd 9 Nov 1830; Run 31 Dec, retd 2 March 1831; Run 16 Oct , ret 9 Nov 1831; Run 29, ret ???. Run 20 th Feb 1837, ret 5 Apr 1837. Description: John Lomas, native of York, age 23, 5 ft 7 ¼, Sallow comp, lt brown hair, hazle eyes. E religion. -------------------------------------------------- Windsor Asssizes. John Lomas and Jeremiah McCarthy were indicted for a highway robbery on John Moore, at Bathurst, on the 19th November last. The Jury found John Lomas Guilty, and McCarty Not Guilty. Death recorded against Lomas. The same persons were indicted for a larceny, found Guilty ; and McCarthy sentenced to be transported for 7 years. Sydney Gazette, 12 Jan 1830.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Lomas, age on arrival, 18, per Ann and Amelia 1825, Tried Enniskillen Fermanagh Co., 1823, 7 years or Life. DOB 1807, native of Bishops Morris. Soldier. Colonial sentence. ------------------------------------------------------ Absconded Prisoners. 2 Lomas John, Ann and Amelia, l8, Bishop's Morris, 5 feet 6, hazle eyes, brown hair, pale comp from Port Macquarie. Sydney Gazettte, 17 Jun 1826. -------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index. John Lomas, per Ann & Amelia, sentence 3 years, Port Macquarie. ------------------------------------------------------ Convict Index 1791-1873. John Lomas, per Anne & Amelia, 1825, Certificate of Freedom, 4 Dec 1837.