Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Northwood was transported on the Florentia, departing 14th Aug 1827 and arriving 3rd Jan 1828 with 173 passengers.
Florentia was a 453-ton merchant ship built at Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1821. Two voyages to Australia transporting convicts - 1827 and 1830.
FlorentiaReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 263 (133) |
| 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
BROTHER; William Northwood arrived per ship Isabella 4. 1831. Refer Standing convict no 32-412. Indent no; 3.
24/12/1831: TOL Patrick Plains 29/9/1834: COF The following information comes from: http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/convictDetails.php?convictId=51160 and is the research of Warren Loxley, 31/1/2015. "He was granted his ticket of leave in 1831. A ticket of leave meant he was still a convict but gave them more freedom to move about. He obtained his certificate of freedom 29 September 1834 and returned to England His wife was Elizabeth Swepstone but he had kids to 4 different women, one of whom was actually his wife. The kids overlapped in time frame. Committal Year: 1822, Reference Doc: BLARS QGV11/1, ID in Reference Doc: 405, Age: 24, breach of the game laws - sentence 3 months - Bedford Gaol Committal Year: 1823, Reference Doc: BLARS QGV10/1, ID in Reference Doc: 84, Age: 26, - stealing money from his brother-in-law ; sentence death (reprieved) - Bedford Gaol Committal Year: 1826, Reference Doc: BLARS QGV10/1, ID in Reference Doc: 97, Age: 29, burglary - sentence acquitted - notes: a notorious bad character Committal Year: 1827, Reference Doc: BLARS QGV10/1, ID in Reference Doc: 105, Age: 27, stealing pigeons - sentence 7 yrs transportation - delivered aboard prison ship "Retribution" The "Retribution" was a prison hulk and John left England aboard "Florentia" 15 September 1827 arriving in Sydney 3 January 1828. Committal Year: 1843, Reference Doc: BLARS QGV10/2, ID in Reference Doc: 1320, Age: 45, stealing wheat - acquitted - character very orderly"
He stole pidgeons, but was a petty criminal