Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Shackleton was transported on the Marquis Of Hastings, departing 15th Jul 1842 and arriving 7th Nov 1842 with 241 passengers.
Marquis Of Hastings (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 143 (73). 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
Cascades Invalid Depot: POL709-1-11 page 36 (26 Jun 1873 to 23 Feb 1874) Ship to colony: Marquis of Hastings Discharged at Own Request - Able to work Cornelian Bay Cemetery. Date of burial: 10 Apr 1879, Pauper, Labourer, born; England Last known residence: Brickfields Dept [Cornelian Bay, Pauper, Section A, Number 267]
Margaret Butlers age upon death was 51 not 31.
5 Dec 1855: Found guilty, in Hobart Supreme Court, of the manslaughter of his wife Margaret Shakleton/Butler. Sentence - Transportation for Life. (ref. Tasmanian Daily News 5 Dec 1855 - trove.nla.gov.au)
John SHACKLETON was convicted at Lancaster, England on 11 April 1842 for Larceny - stealing cotton cloth. Previous convictions. 10yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Marquis of Hastings' arriving 8 Nov 1842. Aged 40 yrs; married man; drover & waggoner; Protestant; can read' 5'9 1/4"; fresh complexion; brown hair; Hazel eyes; stout; lost part of a finger. Native place of Birth:Yorkshire, England. VDL: 2 and half years Probation Period. Assigned to work service. 23 May 1848: Ticket of Leave granted. 15 Oct 1850: Conditional Pardon approved. 4 June 1852: Free Certificate issued. Application for Permission to Marry: 16 Apr 1850: Margaret BUTLER (per ‘Tasmania’) to John SHACKLETON (per ‘Marquis of Hastings’). Approved. (ref. 52/1/3 pg 411) Marriage: 24 May 1850 Margaret BUTLER, aged 35yrs, servant to John SHACKLETON, aged 42yrs, labourer at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Hobart, Tas. (ref. 37/1/9 no. 499) 5 Dec 1852: John SHACKLETON left VDL per ship 'Clarence' from Launceston to Melbourne, Victoria. (Ship to Colony - Marquis of Hastings). ref. 220/1/2 pg 261) Date of return not noted. Margaret BUTLER died on 4 Nov 1855, aged 31yrs. Cause of death - fractures & contusions. Her husband John SHACKLETON was gaoled for her manslaughter. 7 Nov 1855: Inquest into the death of Margaret SHACKLETON (Butler). (ref. SC195/1/37 no. 3649)