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John Saint Clements Palmer

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Summary

Born
Jan 1827
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Feb 1851
Arrival
Jun 1851
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Saint Clements Palmer
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1827
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: John St Clements Palmer, John Palmer

Crime

Crime: Sheep-stealing
Convicted at: Devon. Exeter Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 28th Feb 1851
Ship: Cornwall
Arrival: 11th Jun 1851
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

John Saint Clements Palmer was transported on the Cornwall, departing 28th Feb 1851 and arriving 11th Jun 1851 with 300 passengers.

CornwallCornwall (generic)

References

Primary SourceEngland & Wales Criminal Register (HO27/69, page 199)&(HO27/72, page 206). UK Prison Hulk Register HO9/12. Ancestry. Australia Marriage Index. Tasmanian Libraries. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 36
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 26th June 2025

1884 - Launceston Invalid Depot: POL709-1-20 page 180 (22 Oct 1884 to 31 Oct 1884) Name; Palmer, John. Ship to colony: Cornwall. Discharged by approval.

Iris Dunne avatar
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on 24th October 2020

Criminal Register: 18 April 1843, aged 19, Offence Larceny, Sentence 2 months 15 Oct. 1844, Offence Sheep stealing before convicted of felony, Sentence Transportation Prison Hulk ship Warrior moored at Chatham & Woolwich, Received 7 Jan. 1845, John Clement Palmer, aged 21, Single, can read & write, Trade Sailor, 2nd Conviction character good Father respectable conduct in prison good, How disposed of: Gibralter for La Belle Albania 14 Jan. 1845 Marriage 2 June 1868 in Launceston to Ann Mary Cohen (Reg. Year 1868, No. 477)

Iris Dunne avatar
174
on 24th October 2020

Conduct Record: aged 24, Trade Seaman, Tried 15 October 1844, Transported for Sheepstealing, 2nd conviction, Single, Cert. Free 16 October 1854 in Launceston https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-103$init=CON33-1-103P210 Health & Welfare Record at Launceston Invalid Depot: Description pauper or Invalid, Admission 22 October 1884 to 31 October 1884 https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1606378

CORALIE JONES avatar
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on 24th October 2020

John Saint Clements Palmer is my great grandfather.