John Norman

John Norman, one of 240 convicts transported on the Emily, 25 June 1842

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Norman
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1820
Occupation:	Ploughman/farm labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing chickens
Convicted at:	Bedford Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Emily
Departure date:	25th June, 1842
Arrival date:	24th November, 1842
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 239 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Tasmanian Libraries. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 121 (62)
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

Iris Dunne on 17th March, 2021 wrote:

Conduct Record: aged 21, Trade Ploughman/Farm Laborer, Single, can read, Protestant
Tried 29 June 1841 for Stealing Fowl, stated Stealing 10 Fowls from James Smith of Longford,
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-31$init=CON33-1-31P150

Convict Changes History

Debbie Yeomans on 16th March, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1820 (prev. 0000), gender: m, crime

Iris Dunne on 17th March, 2021 made the following changes:

source: Tasmanian Libraries. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 121 (62) (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 121 (62)), occup