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Summary

Born
Jan 1815
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
May 1833
Arrival
Aug 1833
Death
Jan 1862
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Personal Information

Name: John Redgen
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1815
Death: 30th Jan 1862
Age at death: 47
Occupation: Stockman
Aliases: Regent, Redgin

Crime

Crime: Sheep-stealing
Convicted at: Suffolk Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 2nd May 1833
Ship: Captain Cook
Arrival: 26th Aug 1833
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Redgen was transported on the Captain Cook, departing 2nd May 1833 and arriving 26th Aug 1833 with 232 passengers.

The ship, 'Captain Cook' was built at Whitby, England in 1826. Transported convicts to New South Wales in 1832, 1833 and 1836.

Captain CookCaptain Cook (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 80. UK Prison Hulk registers (HO9/9). State Archives NSW, Indents (NRS 12189, Item X635, Microfiche 704)& Pardon (Reel No.788, Roll No.1250)
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

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 27th May 2023

National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/114/100. Date: 1833. Prisoner name: John Redgen. Prisoner age: 24. Court and date of trial: Suffolk Lent Assizes Bury March 1833. Crime: Sheep stealing from Peter Kersey Kenton. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Character etc indifferent. Annotated (Outcome): Ordered to the York. Nil. Petitioner(s): George and Elizabeth Redgen, parents and 63 people including the prosecutor. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Large respectable and distressed family. Other papers: Charles Tyrell MP forwarding petition.

Iris Dunne avatar
174
on 1st February 2019

Prison Hulk ship Hardy moored at Portsmouoth, Named: Jno Redgin, aged 24, Convicted 14 March 1833 at Bury St. Edmunds for Sheep Stealing, Received 28 March 1833, How disposed of: NSW 29 April 1833 Convict Indents: No.33-1791, Named: John Redgen, aged 24, can read and write, Protestant, Single, Trade: Drover, Offence: Stealing lambs Conditional Pardon No.48/1237 dated 1 June 1848, aged 39, Trade: Drover, Offence: Stealing Lambs

Wendy Smith avatar
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on 1st February 2019

Married as John Regent to Isabella (Isabel) Smith 29 June 1848 in Queanbeyan. Ref: Queanbeyan Marriage Registry. Died: Queanbeyan