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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Pratt was transported on the Asia 1, departing 25th Jul 1827 and arriving 30th Nov 1827 with 154 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 235 (119) |
| 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
John Pratt was one of six men who took part in a house burglary at Biddlesden, Buckinghamshire, England, and was convicted at Buckingham Lent Assizes on 3 March 1825.Five were sentenced to death, one (William Greaves) gave evidence against the others and went free. John Pratt, Richard Herring and John Brum (alias Brumage) all had their sentences reduced to transportation for life. Brum was sent to Van Diemen's Land in 1825, but Pratt and Herring were held in prison until 25 July 1827 when they were also transported to Van Diemen's Land, both arriving on the Asia on 30 November 1827. The other two men who had acted as lookouts (John Greaves and his younger brother Ambrose - William Greaves aforementioned was their brother) had their sentences reduced to two years in prison in England. See the Windsor and Eton Express newspaper of 12 March 1825 (available on Find My Past website) for a full account of the trial. For details of the three who went to Van Diemen's Land see Convict Life LINC Tasmania - https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/Convict-life.aspx