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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Newport was transported on the Dromedary, departing 11th Sep 1819 and arriving 10th Jan 1820 with 371 passengers.
Dromedary (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 218 |
| 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
John NEWPORT, Farm Laborer, aged 50 yrs, 'feloniously did steal take and drive away one sheep of the price of 40 shillings, of the goods and chattels of William SMITH', in the Parish of Highworth, warrant for arrest dated 28 Sep 1818. Witnesses: William SMITH, John LING and John POOLE. John NEWPORT aged 47 yrs, late of the Parish of Highworth in the County of Wiltshire, was tried at Wiltshire Lent Assizes 6 Mar 1819, charged with stealing a sheep on 27 Sep 1818, pleaded not guilty, found guilty, sentenced to be hanged, commuted to 14 yrs. [Public Record Office, London, letter dated 27 Feb 1986, ASSI 23/10, ASSI 25/15/12]