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Transportation
John Perry was transported on the Eden, departing 30th Sep 1848 and arriving 21st Jan 1849 with 237 passengers.
Built 1826 at London. Wood ship of 513 Tons.
Eden (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 343 (173) |
| 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
A man of colour, named John Parry, who has been travelling about the country teacher pugilism, was on Thursday brought before the Mayor and City Magistrates at the Guildhall, and remanded till Monday for a further investigation. It appears that Parry, who in company with some others visited this city in the month of July last, professedly to teach the art of self-defence, previous to leaving, ordered a suit of clothes from Mr. Flight, tailor, of this city, and, as he should not call again for some time, offered to deposit part payment, which was accepted. On Monday last, in the dusk of the evening, Parry called to enquire if his order had been executed, and the clothes were delivered to him, payment for which he tendered a note purporting to for 20l. issued by a banking firm in Oxford not now in existence. Mr. Flight, not having the change immediately at hand, sent a neighbour (Messrs. Dowling, drapers) for change. Fifteen sovereigns and 5l note were given to the messenger. From Mr. Flight's the prisoner went a jeweller, nearly opposite, and purchased a watch, which he paid for with a 10 Bank of England note, since ascertained to be genuine. The Oxford note was incomplete, dates not being inserted, the No. very awkwardly placed, and the signature of entry omitted. Parry at first stated that he received the note at a bank in Oxford, but afterwards excused himself observing that he could neither read nor write, some person must have taken advantage of his inability. The magistrates, however remanded him until Monday, when it is hoped that some further evidence will adduced to elucidate the transaction. Hampshire Chronicle, 17 Oct 1846. -------------------------------------------------- Transportation of a Pugilist.--On Thursday the Winchester Assizes, John Perry, the black pugilist, who was found guilty of uttering a forged £20 note, was sentenced 7 years transportation. Bells New Weekly Messenger, 7 March 1847.
… his daughter ‘Mrs Catherine Jane WHITE, (nee Perry), buried with her husband Richard White, at St Matthews Anglican Cemetery, Windsor NSW. Catherine Jane was Richard’s 2nd wife.
Can anyone advise please if this is the father of Mrs Catherine Jane WHITE (nee Perry) b:1840 Ireland d:1904. Buried in Windsor NSW.
Sue Castrique, Under the Colony's Eye: Gentlemen and Convicts on Cockatoo Island 1839-1869. Spit Junction, NSW: Anchor Books, 2014.