Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
John Millar was transported on the Barossa, departing 31st Jul 1839 and arriving 8th Dec 1839 with 336 passengers.
Barossa (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, 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 |
Claims
No one has claimed John Millar yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for John Millar.
Convict Notes
John Millar was born in about 1822 St Mary’s Wynd off Canongate Edinburgh to Helen Lamont & John Millar, tailor. As a boy, John and his siblings were involved crimes of theft and on 8 Jul 1833 John was sentenced to 18 months prison with hard labour. At 17, John was working as a tailor and then on 25 Jun 1838 he was convicted of repeated thefts and transported for 7 years to the colony of NSW. The convict ship ‘Barossa’ left on 31 Jul 1839 and arrived in Sydney on 8 Dec 1839. On 25 Nov 1845 John was granted a ticket-of-leave and later worked as a mariner. On 23 May 1859 John married Ruth Cordelia Goodwin (1839-1895) at Scots Church in Sydney. They moved to the Little River goldfields at Mongarlowe near Braidwood. Their children were: John, Ruth, Mary Ann, William, Amy, Ben, Margaret, Edward, James, Agnes and Sarah. The death of John Millar sometime between 1879 and 1895 remains a mystery.