John Nash

John Nash, one of 112 convicts transported on the Proteus, 12 April 1831

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Nash
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1800
Occupation:	Sawyer
Date of Death:	27th December, 1885
Age:	85 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Robbery
Convicted at:	Southampton Special Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Proteus
Departure date:	12th April, 1831
Arrival date:	3rd August, 1831
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 111 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 84
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

Tim Luker on 11th January, 2018 wrote:

John was convicted in 1831 for his role in the Swing Riots, and was sentenced to death, but received a commutation to 14 years’ transportation. Eventually he returned to England, then departed for America in 1846, settling near Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Convict Changes History

Tim Luker on 11th January, 2018 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1800 (prev. 0000), date of death: 27th December, 1885 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime