Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Snape was transported on the Coromandel, departing 25th Jun 1838 and arriving 26th Oct 1838 with 350 passengers.
Coromandel (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 293 (148). Tasmanian Archives. |
| 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
No one has claimed John Snape yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for John Snape.
Convict Notes
2 Oct 1852: John SNAPE departed VDL for Melbourne, Victoria per the ship 'Helena'. (Ship to Colony - Coromandel) Steerage. Free by servitude. HEALTH & WELFARE: 19 Sept 1867 to 5 Feb 1868 - Cascades Invalid Depot, South Hobart. 3 March 1870 to 17 March 1870. John SNAPE, aged 70 yrs, pauper/invalid. Ship to Colony Coromandel. DEATH: 19 June 1874, John SNAPE, born Warwick, England, aged 77 yrs, labourer, at Hobart Hospital, cause - senilis. (ref. TA 35/1/8 no. 2105) BURIAL: 22 June 1874, John SNAPE. Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.
John SNAPE was convicted at Coventry, Warwick, England on 22 March 1838 for stealing - a frock. Gaol Report: "Convicted before. Bad character & connections. Had been transported before in 1823 for 7 yrs- to Bermuda (served 6 yrs 7mths). Discharged. This conviction - 7 yr sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia per the ship 'Coromandel' arriving there 25 Oct 1838. Married man. Wife Susan at native place, London. Colony of VDL: Secretary's order to be kept at labour at the Pubic Works. 1839: Probation Party group at Sandy Bay, Hobart. Neglect of duty - 25 lashes. 1840: a Constable - neglect of duty. 3 mths hard labour. 1841: a Constable - neglect of duty. 3 mths hard labour on the roads and recommended to be dismissed from Police Force. 19 May 1843: Ticket of Leave granted. 1845: Free Certificate issued, no. 1845. 16 March 1868: Idle & disorderly. 2 mths hard labour.