John Pearce

John Pearce, one of 160 convicts transported on the Earl St Vincent, 20 April 1826

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Pearce
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1802
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Sacrilege
Convicted at:	Essex, Special Session of Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Earl St Vincent
Departure date:	20th April, 1826
Arrival date:	13th August, 1826
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 164 other convicts

References

Primary source:	UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/8. Tasmanian Libraries. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 8
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Iris Dunne on 4th September, 2020 wrote:

Prison Hulk ship Leviathan moored at Portsmouth, Received 3 Feb. 1826, aged 23, Offence Sacrilege

Conduct Record: Tried 3 Dec. 1825, Transportation for Sacrilege, Robbing a Church
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-34$init=CON31-1-34P144

Convict Changes History

Iris Dunne on 4th September, 2020 made the following changes:

source: UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/8. Tasmanian Libraries. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 8 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page