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Voyage
Transportation
John Sawers was transported on the Florentia, departing 14th Aug 1827 and arriving 3rd Jan 1828 with 173 passengers.
Florentia was a 453-ton merchant ship built at Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1821. Two voyages to Australia transporting convicts - 1827 and 1830.
FlorentiaReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 272 |
| 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
Convict Death Register. John Samers, per Florentia, 1828, Date, 29/10/1840. District, Singleton. Police Office.
1828 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Indent No; 165 Name; John Sawers Age; 22 years Native Place; Glasgow Trade or calling; Blacksmith Offence; Robbing a Chest Trial; 7 May 1827 - 14 years. 2 Previous Convictions Height; 5 ft. 10 3/4 in Eyes; gray Hair; Fair Completion; Ruddy Fair Remarks; DIED; at Patrick Plains - 29 Oct 1840 1837 - Ticket of Leave; Date; 6 Sept 1837. No; 37/1303. Noted across the Ticket. Torn up and cancelled. Sawer's having died at Patrick Plains on the 29 October 1840