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John Russell

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Russell
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Conviction & Transportation

Crime:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Tipperary Ireland
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Eliza
Departure date:	19th July, 1827
Arrival date:	8th November, 1827
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 96 other convicts

References

Community Contributions

Dennis Nightingale on 18th May, 2015 wrote:

Born - Tipperary Ireland.
Crime - Stealing harness. house groom. 
Executed for murder 1838 Sydney.

Dennis Nightingale on 18th May, 2015 wrote:

John Russell was Executed on 18 December 1838 with six other for his involvement in the Myall Creek Massacre:- Charles Kilmeister, James Oates, Edward Foley, John Russell, John Johnstone, William Hawkins and James Parry.

The Myall Creek Massacre - took place near Gwydir River, in the central New South Wales district of Namoi, This involved the killing of up to 30 unarmed Indigenous Australians by ten white Europeans and one black African on 10 June 1838 at the Myall Creek near Bingara in northern New South Wales.[1] After two trials, seven of the 11 colonists involved in the killings were found guilty of murder and hanged at Sydney.

Penny-Lyn Beale on 2nd September, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842.

Ship: Eliza 3
No; 152
John Russell
Age;  22 Est birth Year; 1805
Single; Religion:
Native Place: Tipperary
Calling; House Servant /Groom
Date of Trial: Tipperary. 2 April 1827
Offence; Stealing
Sentence; 7 years
Height; 5 ft. 2 Inches
Complexion: Ruddy Pock pitted
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes; Hazel
Noted against his name; Executed for Murder 18 Dec 1838 Sydney 40/853

Convict Changes History

Dennis Nightingale on 18th May, 2015 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: years, voyage, source: NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Russell, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1805, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime

Dennis Nightingale on 18th May, 2015 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, date of death: 1838 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime

Dennis Nightingale on 18th May, 2015 made the following changes:

source: NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. "Myall Creek Massacre (entry AHD105869)". Australian Heritage Database. trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/tag?name=Myall+Creek+massacre (prev. NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts.)

Penny-Lyn Beale on 2nd September, 2020 made the following changes:

date of death: 18th December, 1838 (prev. 1838)