Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Peacock was transported on the Lady Ridley, departing 4th Jan 1821 and arriving 27th Jun 1821 with 138 passengers.
Lady Ridley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 7 (5) HTG Friday 30 January 1824 |
| 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 |
Claims
"John was my 7x Great Grandfather, on my mothers side, who still lives where he came from."
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Convict Notes
Medical Journal of the Lady Ridley 1821: Folio 8: Thursday 25 January 1821: took the irons off one leg of the prisoners William Comstive, John Lindley, John Peacock, Joseph Stapleton, Reuben Davey, Richard Clanson, whose conduct since on board has been orderly. John Peacock was listed as 46 years old on arrival. Place of Birth: Little Fenton. John was 5'5" tall, dark brown hair, grey eyes. Conduct Record: 6/3/1826: Had a TOL - absent from muster and church yesterday - reprimanded. 30/1/1824: TOL - Hobart Town Gazette. 3/3/1830: CP. Have removed date of death - the 1841 death was for John Peacock per 'Surrey 1819'. Other deaths are listed for John Peacock but no information of which ship - one on 4/1/1840, a labourer died in hospital, Object of Charity - since his CP was in 1830, no ship is listed.
John Peacock was involved in The Yorkshire West Riding Revolt of April 1820 which was an uprising planned by working class radicals. It is thought to have been associated with Scottish uprisings. On 1 April, about 2,000 armed men approached the town of Huddersfield from four directions, with the intention of taking the town from the garrison stationed there. For some reason the plan was aborted, the insurgents withdrew and returned to their homes and only four men were arrested, after the event. The four men prosecuted as a result of the events on 1 April, were John Peacock and John Lindley who were transported to Van Diemen's Land, and Nathaniel Buckely and Thomas Blackburn served two years imprisonment before being pardoned. John was married and had children in Mirfield, but never returned to England, and unlike some other families who followed their husband/father down under, and in some cases went on to prosper, John's family remained behind. 1826: John had a TOL 3/3/1830: CP linc.tas.gov.au lists John as dying in 1841. He died in July and is in Hobart.
HTG Friday 30 January 1824, p1a - TL