Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Mewburn was transported on the Lady Harewood, departing 15th Oct 1830 and arriving 4th Mar 1831 with 216 passengers.
Lady Harewood (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 516 |
| 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 |
Claims
"4th great-grandfather"
"3 x G Grandfather"
Photos
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Convict Notes
John Mewburn was arrested 1830 charged with receiving stolen silks which he found in a field at night - was afraid to hand them to the authorities because of "singing ballads the day before" John was appointed to John Thorne Parramatta John was granted his Certificate of Freedom at Goulburn on 6 February 1840 John Mewburn was the first Postmaster at Rugby near Boorowa NSW Rugby was originally known as "Five Mile Creek" then “Mewburn” to stop the confusion with the mail as other properties were also known as "Five Mile Creek" in the area. It was in 1886 that James Lester and John Mewburn decided to subdivide 40 acres on the Goulburn Road into residential blocks. The same location where Rugby township is established today." He was buried on 14 November 1891 in a private cemetery "Mewburn Grove" on what was his property near Rugby, NSW