Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Samuel Showell was transported on the John, departing 27th Sep 1836 and arriving 7th Feb 1837 with 260 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
John (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 383 (194) |
| 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
He was married to an Eliza Clay and they lived, apparently, in Arnold, Nottingham. They had three, possibly, four children the first two of whom were baptised in Arnold: Mary 1830, William 1832, Elizabeth 1834... possibly Eliza in 1836 but this isn't certain. He was, in 1831, in court for trespass and damage although this doesn't seem to have been mentioned anywhere else. British Newspaper Archives carry the story of both this and the trial in which he was convicted of the theft of 100 bags of flour along with others...stolen from a miller in Arnold. He was initially sent to the prison hulk 'Fortitude' in Chatham before embarking on his voyage to NSW on the John II.