Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Sly was transported on the Shipley, departing 20th Dec 1816 and arriving 24th Apr 1817 with 125 passengers.
Shipley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 321 (162) |
| 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
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Convict Notes
National Archives. ADM 101/67/2/1 Diary of the convict ship Shipley for 19 November 1816 to 3 May 1817 by George Clayton, Surgeon and Superintendent, during which time the ship was employed in carrying convicts, soldiers and passengers from England to New South Wales. Folio 8: 14 January 1817: John Sly, convict, aged 27 complains of cough, hoarseness and general uneasiness. Folio 9: 21 January 1817: Discharged cured John Sly.
W. Herbert and John Sly, for breaking open and robbing the Wilts and Berks Canal Lockhouse; Bath Chronicle, 8 Aug 1816
Wiltshire Assizes. Monday, the Assizes commenced at Salisbury, ….John Herbert and John Sly were found guilty of a burglary in the house of John Brown, in Pewsham Forest, on the 25th of June last. Death. Hampshire Chronicle, 5 Aug 1816 Prison Hulk Record, HO 9-8-4 p 34. Received from New Sarum (6 prisoners) Oct 9th 1816. John Sly, age 27, convicted at New Sarum 27 July 1816, for a felony, sentenced to transportation for life. NSW, 3 Dec 1816.