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Voyage
Transportation
John Rose was transported on the Indefatigable And Minstrel, departing 9th May 1812 and arriving 19th Oct 1812 with 331 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby, England. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. The Indefatigable sailed from England on 4th June 1812 in company with the Minstrel. The Indefatigable came direct to Hobart, VDL arriving there on 19 October 1812. One prisoner died on the voyage out. Having disembarked the prisoners in Hobart, the Indefatigable arrived in Port Jackson on 6 December 1812, departing there bound for England in January 1813. The Indefatigable returned to Australia with convicts in 1815 (see separate listing).
Indefatigable And Minstrel (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 70 |
| 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
Hulk Records. Captivity, Portsmouth. HO-9-8_3 page 29. Received from Bury St Edmunds, 3 Oct 1811. James Jessup, age 26, Offence: Stealing in Dwelling house above 40/-, Tried at Bury St Edmunds, 8 Aug 1811, Sentence, NSW, Life. Sent to NSW 25 Apr 1812. John Rose, age 22, Offence: Stealing in Dwelling house above 40/-, Tried at Bury St Edmunds, 8 Aug 1811, Sentence, NSW, Life. Sent to NSW 25 Apr 1812.
At these assizes, John Rose and James Jessup were convicted of burglariously entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Stephen Oxborrow, of Bredfield, and received sentence of death, but were afterwards reprieved. Norfolk Chronicle, 17 Aug 1811. Last week the following convicts, under sentence of transportation were removed from the county gaol in this town, and put board the Captivity hulk, Portsmouth, viz. John Rose, James Jessup, Chas. Honeywood, John Francis, Francis Francis, and Samuel Wilkinson. Ipswich Journal, 12 Oct 1811.