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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Northwood was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 131 (68). Tasmanian Archives - convict records. |
| 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 NORTHWOOD was convicted at Stafford, England on 15 Oct 1834 for stealing a fowl. Previous offences for stealing a chicken and potatoes. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Layton' 1835. Single man; aged 26 yrs; trade - a whitesmith.. Native place of birth: Wolverhampton VDL: Assigned to work services. 4 April 1838: charged with embezzling money from his Master. Acquitted. 1838: Spring Hill Road party. 8 Sept 1840: Ticket of Leave granted. 1841: Free Certificate issued. 1849 Application for permission to marry - to Alice TOMPKINS/TONKINS. Approved. 1849 Marriage to Alice TONKINS, at Richmond, VDL. Link to record of wife Alice TOMPKIN https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/tompkin/alice/135192.