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Voyage
Transportation
John Penson was transported on the Mariner, departing 30th Apr 1816 and arriving 11th Oct 1816 with 147 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
Mariner (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 257 (130) |
| 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
UK, Prison Hulk Registers. Justitia. 1203. Jno Penson. Aged; 20 years old [born abt; 1796]
Burials in the Parish of Hobart Town in the County of Buckingham in the Year 1826 No; 152 Name; John Penson Abode; Goal When buried; 1826, 18 September Age; No details Ship’s Name; No details Quality or profession. EXECUTED; for Burgulary By Whom Ceremony was preformed; W Bedford John Pearson (Penson) - 18 September 1826 - Hanged at Hobart for burglary from Richard Worley, butcher, Elizabeth St
John Penson was transported for stealing 1 watch, value £1., 1 seal, value 5s., 1 key, value 3d, the property of William Alexander. (Old Bailey 13/9/1815). 18/10/1816:(Colonial Secretary Papers)-John Penson - "Mariner" 1816. On list of convicts disembarked from the Mariner and forwarded to Liverpool for distribution. 28/9/1817: Arrived in VDL per Pilot. 18/18/1823:Hob.Gaz. Received Certificate. 14/7/1826:Col. Times - Convicted in the Supreme Court for Larceny - Robbert at Richard Worley's, a butcher in Elizabeth Street. John was sentenced to death, and was hanged.
On the record for John nothing is written about his offence why he was sent to Tasmania or his age or the reason he was executed on 18\9\1826.