Summary
Born
Sep 1804
Conviction
Destroying property of another
Departure
Feb 1831
Arrival
May 1831
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information
Name: John Rose
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Sep 1804
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Ploughman/farm labourer
Crime
Convicted at: Wilts. Special Gaol Delivery
Sentence term: 7 years
Transportation
John Rose was transported on the Eliza, departing 2nd Feb 1831 and arriving 29th May 1831 with 224 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 10 |
| 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
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Convicted at a Special Commission of the Courts of "Feloniously Destroying A Threshing Machine" with 20 other men, possibly as an act of protest against the machine's displacement of agricultural labour.