Joseph Mellors

Joseph Mellors, one of 200 convicts transported on the John, 26 January 1832

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Joseph Mellors
Aliases:	Mellor, Mellons
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1803
Occupation:	Soldier
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Desertion from army
Convicted at:	Weedon Barracks Court Martial
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	John
Departure date:	26th January, 1832
Arrival date:	8th June, 1832
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 263 (132)
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.

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Community Contributions

D Wong on 4th April, 2013 wrote:

Joseph Mellors was 29 years old and came from Yorkshire. His occupation was a “Soldier/Collier”.

Joseph was 5’9” tall, dark sallow complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, large scar across nose, tattoos.

4/10/1837: Absconded from AA Company since 28th Sept., Newcastle.
18/10/1837: On list of runaways apprehended.
27/10/1837: AA Company - Charged with absenting himself. Stated he had bad feet and could not work - 50 lashes.
3/11/1837:Assigned to the AA Company, Newcastle.
10/4/1838: Absconded from the AA Company.
18/4/1838: Apprehended.

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Convict Changes History

D Wong on 4th April, 2013 made the following changes:

alias1, alias2, date of birth 1803, gender, occupation, crime