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Voyage
Transportation
John Sawyer was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 2nd Jun 1836 and arriving 12th Oct 1836 with 302 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 284 |
| 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
Burglary at Loose. Edwin Bassett, 16; William Sawyer, 19, John Andrews, 24, John Sawyer, 17, for burglary in the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Cbarteris, at Loose, and stealing therefrom four cloaks, three muffs, one tippet, sixteen silver spoons, and other articles, value £15, her property. South Eastern Gazette, 2 Mar 1836. -------------------------------------------------- The undermentioned convicts were last week removed from the county goal and put on board the Fortitude hulk, at Chatham :—James Thurthill, John Sawyer, John Hayes, William Sawyer, John Andrews, James Dabin, and Joseph Bennett, transported for life. - John Reuben, Charles Brisley, and John Smith, transported for 14 years.—James Taylor, James Scott, Charles Choat, and Timothy Reardon, transported for 7 years. West Kent Guardian, 9 April 1836
Born c1816 Ticehurst, Sussex, England, Baptised Ticehurst 1818, Ticehurst, Sussex, England. Parents William Sawyer, and Susan Chantler. Died 1859 Dungog, NSW in a Dray accident, ( source Maitland Mercury 26 February 1859)