John Sharp

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Summary

Born
Jan 1808
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Jul 1834
Arrival
Nov 1834
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Sharp
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1808
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Ploughman/shearer
Aliases: Sharpe

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland, Queen's County
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 27th Jul 1834
Ship: Blenheim
Arrival: 14th Nov 1834
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Sharp was transported on the Blenheim, departing 27th Jul 1834 and arriving 14th Nov 1834 with 203 passengers.

Built 1845 at Shields. Wood ship of 808 Tons. Register lists of persons transported on the various sailing is still a work in progress, not all are yet listed.

BlenheimBlenheim (generic)

References

Primary SourceConvict Printed Indentures. Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 8th January 2025

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John Sharp, alias Sharpe, age on arrival, 26, per Blenheim I (1) 1834. Tried 1833, at Queens Co, 7 years, for Firearms. Irish White Boy rebel. Former conviction: Flogged. DOB, 1811, native place, Arles parish Queens Co. Single. Catholic. Trade, Labourer farm. Remarks: Whitefoot activities. Spouse: m 1842 Kilcoy Raymond terrace/Hexham district, to Mary Graham (d 1881 as Mary Dougherty) Died 1863 at Ravenswood Singleton.

Wendy Smith avatar
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on 16th September 2019

The Convict Indentures state that John Sharp was 26 years old, Could read: Religion Roman Catholic; status single and a native of Queen's County. Convicted in Queen's county on 14 March 1833 for fire arms. He received 7 years with no prior convictions. Physical attributes height 5 feet 1 inch; complexion Sallow; hair brown and eyes hazel. Prisoner number 34-2382. Transport number 151.