John Nimmons

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Nimmons
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1756
Occupation:	Weaver
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 Life

Crime:	Uttering forged notes
Convicted at:	Ireland, Tyrone
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Almorah
Departure date:	24th August, 1820
Arrival date:	22nd December, 1820
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 160 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry
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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 12th May, 2020 wrote:

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry
John Nimmons, age 64, per Almorah (2) 1820, Tried at Tyrone, 1820, Life, Native of Tyrone Co. Weaver, DOB 1756.

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NIMMONS, John. Per “Almorah”, 1820
1821 Sep 8 - Employed on the roads. On list of all persons victualled from H.M. Magazines (Reel 6016; 4/5781 p.78)
1822 Jul 31 - On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3291; 4/4570D p.89)
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Ticket of Leave. - EVAN
John Nimmons, Almorah (2).
Sydney Gazette, 6 June 1829.

Dianne Jones on 2nd July, 2020 wrote:

1820, 16 July: Admitted Kaimainham Goal, Dublin; prisoner 5455; listed as “A convict from the County Tyrone”.

1820, 22 July: From Kilmainham, “sent on board the convict ship” (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924, Dublin Kilmainham 1815-1910).

Dianne Jones on 4th July, 2020 wrote:

TRIED: Lent 1820 (see Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; 1820 Almorah).

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 12th May, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Nimmons, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1756, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime

Dianne Jones on 4th July, 2020 made the following changes:

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