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Transportation
John Russell was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)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 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
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.