Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Slack was transported on the Mary Anne, departing 6th Jul 1835 and arriving 11th Nov 1835 with 307 passengers.
Built in France 1772 of 298 Tons first sailed as a British convict ship from Portsmouth 16/02/1791.
Mary Anne (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 104 |
| 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 |
Claims
"John Slack is my 3 x great grandfather. His granddaughter Eliza Slack was my mother’s grandmother."
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Convict Notes
Born 1797 Berwick upon Tweed Northumberland.Obtained ticket of leave in 1840. Moved to queensland in the 1840s and settled in the Logan district south of Brisbane where he had a property called "mungaree".The suburb Slacks Creek is named after him. Prior to his conviction he was a joiner by trade and also an excise officer around Norwich. It was during this time that he was convicted of fraud and sentenced to transportation.Of his wife sarah and six children only his son william joined him later.