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Transportation
John Purver was transported on the Perseus And Coromandel, departing 31st Dec 1801 and arriving 14th Aug 1802 with 254 passengers.
Perseus And Coromandel (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 310 |
| 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
The 1828 Census records John living by himself, with Sarah and all the children living with Edward Hewitson. [Ref P1444 page 308] Purvey, John, 46, conditional pardon, Coromandel, 1802, life, labourer, William Stubbs, Pitt Town. [Ref 0648 page 300] Perry, Sarah, 28, born in the colony, Protestant, housekeeper to Edward Hewitson, Lower Portland Head. Perry, James, 12, born in the colony. Perry, Mary, 9, born in the colony. Perry, Isaac, 7, born in the colony. Perry, Edward, 2, born in the colony. [Ref H1592 page 89] Hewitson, Edward, 28, free by servitude, Tottenham, 1818, 7 years, Protestant, farmer, Mangrove Creek. Lower Portland Head.
In the colony, John married Sarah Rowe, 1814 at Windsor. Sarah was the daughter of John Rowe (First Fleet Convict, 1788, "Scarborough") and Isabella Manson (Second Fleet Convict, 1790, "Lady Juliana"). John Purvey and Sarah Rowe had a most unusual relationship and the parentage of several of the children is a mystery. Their first child was James, born 1815. Then Sarah formed a relationship with one Edward Yardley in about 1817. A child named Mary was born to Sarah in 1818, the father not named. However, Mary's death registration recorded Edward as her father and when she married as she stated her name as Yardley/Purvey. Edward Yardley was the son of William Yardley (Second Fleet Convict, 1790, "Scarborough") and Catherine Edwards (Third Fleet Convict, 1791, "Queen"). Subsequently, Sarah Rowe and Isaac Crump had a relationship about 1820 which produced a son named Isaac in 1821. Isaac (snr) was the son of Thomas Crump (Convict, 1794, "Surprize") and Mary Harrison (Convict, 1794, "Surprize"). Amazingly, in 1825, John Purvey and Sarah are still together... with all the children, in the Muster: Purver, John, conditional pardon, Coromandel, 1802, labourer, Wilberforce. Purvey, Sarah, 24, born in the colony, wife of John Purvey, Wilberforce. Purvey, James, 10, born in the colony, child of above. Purvey, Mary, 7, born in the colony, child of above. Purvey, Isaac, 4, born in the colony, child of above. Purvey, Richard, 1824, born in the colony, child of above. Then Sarah and Edward Hewitson (Convict, 1818, "Tottenham") formed a relationship resulting in the birth of at least two children, the first of which, Edward, was born in Oct 1826 followed by Sarah in 1829.
A Notice, Regarding his insolvency whilst confined in gaol, awaiting transportation: Hampshire Chronicle Mon 20 Jul 1801 p.1... INSOLVENT ACT. We...John Purver, formerly of Clatford, in the County of Southampton, late of Abbott's-Ann, in the aforesaid county, labourer; now severally confined in the Sheriff's Ward or Prison of Winchester, in the County of Southampton, and not being charged in custody on the first day of March, 1801, with any debt or debts, sum or sums of money, exceeding in the whole the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds, do hereby give this third public notice, that we intend to take the benefit of an Act passed in the forty-first year of the reign of his present Majesty, intitled [sic] "An Act for the Relief of certain Insolvent Debtors" and we do hereby give this second notice, that true and perfect schedules, containing a discover of all our real and personal estates, hereafter to be sworn to, are now ready to be delivered to any creditor applying for the same to the keeper or Gaoler, or his Deputy of the same Prison.
Hampshire Chronicle 9 Mar 1801 p.4 John Purver, for stealing a mare colt, the property of John Gunner, of Herriard.--all capitally convicted and received Hampshire Chronicle 9 Mar 1801 p. 4 Text: John Purver, for stealing a mare colt, the property of John Gunner, of Herriard...were all capitally convicted and received sentence of death.