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Voyage
Transportation
John Odell was transported on the Parmelia, departing 23rd Jul 1832 and arriving 16th Nov 1832 with 200 passengers.
2 voyages carrying convict passengers - 1832 & 1833/34. Please note that the 1833/34 register of persons is not complete on this web site. Recorded as having 196 prisoners. 2 people died (of cholera prior to leaving England - John Wilson, soldier and Thomas Hopkins, convict. 2 more died during the voyage - Roger Sims and John Sullivan.
Parmelia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 373 (187) |
| 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
1832: He was assigned to John Piper at Bathurst (see New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834). 1837: Muster - he was assigned to John Piper Esq at Bathurst (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849)
1832, 12 April: He was received aboard the Justitia prison hulk at Woolwich, listed as 23 years old. He was sent from there on 3 July 1832 for transportation (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). 1832, 16 November: On arrival in NSW, he was listed as 24, Protestant, married and a shoemaker. He could read and write. he had no previous convictions (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842).
Bedfordshire Gaol Register, Gaol Record Detail For: John Odell Record ID: 4762 Commital Year: 1831 Reference Doc: BLARS QGV10/1 ID in Reference Doc: 131 Age: 23 Gender: Male Height: 5 feet 10 inches Hair Colour: Dark Brown Complexion: pale Residence(town/village): Holcutt Residence(county): Bedfordshire Offence: House Breaking Committed By: Rev. E. B. Lewis When Committed: 13/12/1831 Trial Type: Lent Assizes 1832 Type of Gaol: Bedford County Gaol Sentence: Death recorded; Transported for Life How Disposed: Put on board the Justitia Hulk at Woolwich Discharge Date: 12/04/1832 (see https://apps.bedford.gov.uk/grd/detail.aspx?id=4762). Note: This is the only record that says he was convicted for house breaking. Three others list his crime as horse stealing - the England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; his prison hulk record and his NSW Convict Indent.