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Voyage
Transportation
John Oldfield was transported on the Marion, departing 30th Oct 1851 and arriving 30th Jan 1852 with 281 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 253 (129) |
| 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
Sherborne Mercury Dorset, England 27 Jan 1849: SHEEP STEALERS.__Three men, named James Plower, William Plummer, and John Oldfield, were committed for trial on Saturday last, by the magistrates, at the Bristol Council-house, on a charge of stealing a sheep, the property of Mr. Stone, of the Red Cow Inn, Bedminster. No ships found for Plower or Plummer. John Oldfield was listed as 28 years old on arrival. John was single, 5'5½" tall, dark hair, hazel eyes, fair complexion, stout build, horse on right arm. 31/1/1852: TOL 30/9/1853: CP 3/1/1854: Married Sarah Penn at Middle Swan, WA. Children: No Date: William Joseph 1854: Henry James 1857: Emma Louisa 1860: Caroline Amelia 1862: James William 1868: James Lewis 1870: Alfred Robert 1873: Frederick Lewis 1875: Sarah Amelia Sarah Amelia Spain, born 10/10/1830 at Margate, Kent, Eng., married George William Penn 10/10/1847 at Margate, Eng. Sarah died 7/4/1917, Mandurah, WA. 8/11/1900: John Oldfield died at Northam, WA. 22/12/1900 Western Mail, Perth, WA: OLDFIELD.-On November 8th, at Mount Dick, Northam, John Oldfield, aged 77 years. When Sarah died in 1917 there were 44 grandchildren and 71 great-grandchildren.
Buried in Northam Western Australia