John Perry

Summary

John Perry, one of 220 convicts transported on the Commodore Hayes, April 1823
Born
Jan 1803
Conviction Burglary (house breaking)
Departure Mar 1823
Arrival
Aug 1823
Death
Jan 1826
Personal Information
Name: John Perry
Aliases:
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1803
Death: 1st Jan 1826
Age: 23 years
Occupation: Bricklayer
Crime
Convicted at: Surrey Special Gaol Delivery
Sentence term: 99
Voyage
Departed: 31st Mar 1823
Arrival: 16th Aug 1823
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Departed: 31st Mar, 1823
Arrived: 16th Aug, 1823
Passengers: 219

Commodore Hayes

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 31 (17)
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

Contributed by Penny-Lyn Beale on 28th June 2021

Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, Name; John Perry. Ship; Commodore Hayes No; 301. Age; 19 [1803] Native Place; Battersea Trade or calling; Bricklayer Trial where & Date; Surry - 30 Dec 1822 - Life Height; 5 ft. 5 1/2 in Eyes; Grey Hair; Brown Comprehensive register of convicts (CORE SERIES) N - Z, 1804-1847 Noted against name; Executed Burials in the Parish of Hobart Town in the County of Buckingham in the Year 1826 No; 83 Name; John Perry Abode; Hobart Town When buried; 1826, 4 May Age; 18 years Ship’s Name; No details - EXECUTED for Bush ranging and murder. Companion of Thomas Jeffries Quality or profession. Convict By Whom Ceremony was preformed; W Bedford John Perry - 4 May 1826 - Hanged at Hobart for Murder, robberies and bush-ranging

Contributed by Maureen Withey on 15th January 2024

Surrey Winter Assizes. Kingston. Jan 1. These Assizes ended yesterday evening, when sentence of death was passed upon the following convicts : … George Reeves, William Jameson, John Boxall, John Collet, William Sawyer, John Perry, and John Hubbard, for house-breaking in the day time;... Two convicts are left for execution, viz. : … Baldwin’s London Weekly Journal, 11 Jan 1823.

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Revisions

ContributorDateChanges
Maureen Withey
15th Jan 2024crime
Penny-Lyn Beale
27th Mar 2023date of birth: 1803 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1826 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation
Anonymous
12th May 2011none