Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Sams was transported on the David Malcolm, departing 13th May 1845 and arriving 25th Aug 1845 with 221 passengers.
Built 1839 at Moulmein, India. Wood barque of 495 Tons.
David Malcolm (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 283 (143) |
| 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 married mary ryan at kingston tasmania, they resided in a hut they built on bruny island (we have restored the hut)they were poisoned in the hut 1887 we have found their graves on our property,he worked on bruny we have the police report they were 70 years both were found bloated in their hut and were buried on site mary was also a convict they were poisoned for their land which they paid 50 pounds but never got it from charles young the graves are being excavated so far he was buried with a broad axe we have found we found them by divining with steel coathangers we have erected a picket fence around them we have have found their bottles and broken pottery all records about them we have from the tasmanian archives, plenty of coins have been found mostly all their pottery was "asian pheasants" design,hope this helps.