John Russell

John Russell, one of 269 convicts transported on the Layton, 26 August 1835

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Russell
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1817
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 60 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Lancaster Quarter Session
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Layton
Departure date:	26th August, 1835
Arrival date:	10th December, 1835
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 270 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 128. Tasmanian Archives - convict records.
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 Project.

Did you find the person you were looking for?

If John Russell was the person you were looking for, you may be able to discover more about them by looking at our resources page.

If you have more hunting to do, try a new search or browse the convict records.

Know more about John Russell?

Contribute to this record

Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 26th March, 2017 wrote:

John RUSSELL was convicted at Lancaster, England on 3 Nov 1834 for stealing a purse and money. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ship “Layton” arriving 10 Dec 1835.

Gaol Report, England: Had been convicted for minor offences previously.
Hulk Report, England: Flogged on the Hulk, for laughing in Chapel. Indifferent.

Single man; 18yrs of age; Roman Catholic.
Native Place of birth: Liverpool, England

Assigned to work services in the Colony of VDL.
Several records of misconduct and punishments.
1837: further charge of stealing. Sentence extended by 3 yrs.
1838: Absconded. Sentence extended by 6 mths. 3mths hard labour, in chains. 36 lashes.
1841: Sent to Port Arthur Penal Settlement for 2 yrs.

7 Aug 1851: Aged 32yrs. Launceston Quarter Sessions Court, Tasmania - burglary, at Carrick. Life Sentence.
1 Sept 1851: Sent to Norfolk Island (off the east coast of New South Wales).

1856: Returned to Hobart, Tasmania. (Not to enter south of Oatlands)

9 Feb 1858: Ticket of Leave granted.

1860: Colonial Conditional Pardon approved.

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 26th March, 2017 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 128. Tasmanian Archives - convict records. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 128