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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Maskey was transported on the Duke Of Portland, departing 31st Dec 1806 and arriving 27th Jul 1807 with 203 passengers.
Duke Of Portland (generic)References
| Primary Source | https://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1989&h=79463&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=guh8&_phstart=successSource. Colonial Secretary's Papers, |
| 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
Colonial Secretary Index MASKEY, John. Per "Duke of Portland", 1807; of Evan 1818 Apr 18 On return of horned cattle issued from the Government Herds between 8 May 1814 & 9 Jan 1819; payment for stallion (Reel 6048; 4/1742 p.54) 1818 Apr 18 Stallion purchased from Maskey for service of Government (Reel 6031; 4/7028A p.99) 1818 Jun 6 Paid from the Police Fund for use of his stallion on Government service (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.473) 1820 May 17 Of Regentville. Memorial (Fiche 3025; 4/1824B No.484 pp.787-90) 1822 Jul 26 William Warner per "Guildford" assigned to in the District of Penrith (Reel 6055; 4/1761 p.68b) 1822 Aug Signatory to petition objecting to the Commissariat's new system of paying for supplies in Spanish dollars (Reel 6017; 4/5783 p.124d) 1823 Oct 13 One of the constables at Penrith. Robert Swinbanks delivered by him to the Magistrates at Penrith; listed as Mascue (Reel 6058; 4/1769 p.94) 1824 Feb 18 Resigned as Constable, District of Evan (Reel 6039; 4/424 p.220) 1824 Sep Memorial (Fiche 3099; 4/1838A No.624 pp.633-6) 1825 Apr 26 Signatory to a memorial by magistrates, settlers and stockholders of the District of Evan praying that the common near Castlereagh, recently given to Captain King on a ticket of occupation, be returned to its former purpose (Reel 6017; 4/5782 pp.299-301)
At Cambridge assizes, -Wm. Dockerell, for stealing beans, and John Maskey, for stealing stockings, were each sentenced to 7 years' transportation. Stamford Mercury, 22 March 1805.
After being sentenced on the 12 March 1805 John was transported to Portsmouth where he was incarcerated for a period of 22 months. He was imprisoned on the Moored Hulk named "CAPTIVITY" at Portsmouth until the 2nd January and taken to the Duke of Portland which set sail on the 7th January 1807.
John is listed as a farmer, but he was much more than that. He was also a Horse Breeder, horse trainer and trader and a Police Constable.
After Conviction was sent to the Prison Hulk "Captivity" with 3 other Prisoners from that days court proceedings. John spent 22 months there before being delivered to the Duke of Portland for his transportation. He left the "Captivity" in Jan 1807. Arrived in NSW, Australia on the 27 July 1807.
Wife Mary and 6 children also recorded on census.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref: M1944] Maskey, John, 42, Duke of Portland 1807, FS, Tenant at Evan. 40 acres, 32 cleared, 31 cultivated, 1 horse, 17 cattle.
John married Mary Pritchard (Convict; Glatton, 1803), August 28 1826 at Castlereagh, Sydney. They had clearly lived in a defacto realtionship for a long period before this and had 9 children between 1809 and 1829.