Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Noble was transported on the Indefatigable, departing 30th Sep 1814 and arriving 26th Apr 1815 with 202 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. (Details of the 1812 sailing are to be found under separate listing for Indefatigable and Minstrel.)
Indefatigable (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 178 |
| 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
"John Noble is my Great Great Great Great Grandfather."
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Convict Notes
1828 Census Index. John Noble, age 40, G.S. Indefatigable, 1814, Life, protestant, Baker, Parramatta district. Has 3 cattle. Ann Noble, age 41, CF. Northampton, 1814, Protestant. Mary Ann, age 11, B.C. Sarah, age 10, BC Joseph, age 8, BC. John, age 5, BC. Elizabeth, age 3, BC. Also on the Index is their son George: George Noble, age 17, C.F. Northampton, 1816, protestant, Waiter to Revd. F. Hassall, Denbigh, Cooke district.
In 1817 Ann wrote to Gov Macquarie asking that John be granted a Ticket of Leave.
Tried and convicted at the Dorset Assizes on 16th March 1814 for stealing a sheep, sentenced to death, this was commuted to transportation for life. Left England mid October 1814. Ship:- the 'Indefatigable' sailed with 200 male convicts on board of which 2 died during the voyage. Arrived on 26th April 1815. Salisbury and Winchester Journal Monday 21st Mar 1814 p. 4 At Dorchester Assizes, which commenced on Wednesday, - ...John Noble, for stealing an ewe sheep, the property of the Rev. Charles Talbot, Dean of Sarum...received the sentence of death, but have been reprieved. John's wife, Ann arrived with their son George on the Northampton 19th June 1815 to be with her husband, they had 6 more chilren in NSW between 1816-1828. John was a shepherd employed by Reverend Thomas Hassall, and later he was a baker. In 1817 Ann wrote to Gov Macquarie asking that John be granted a . 1824 John was charged with buying stolen wheat, he transgressed his Ticket of Leave and was sentenced to 5 years at Pt Macquarie penal settlement and his Ticket of Leave was cancelled. Ann later joined him at Pt Macquarie leaving two children behind in Sydney with friends. John and Ann returned to Parramatta by 1825 and the whole family was reunited. Ann died in 1834at Parramatta, John died in 1844 at Dural.