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Transportation
John Speakman was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 128 |
| 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
Tasmanian Record Description John Speakman, No. 2105. Farm labourer, height 5ft 6 ½. Native place, Flint. Age 53. pale complexion, black to grey hair, red whiskers, lt blue eyes. Lost 2 front teeth, upper jaw. Breast hairy. Appropriation Record John Speakman No 2105, – farm labourer, dig in a garden, Native place, Flamburgh? , appropriated to P.W. Allanvale party. Conduct Report Sentenced at Lancaster Q.S., 12 Jan 1835, 7 years for stealing a piece of printed calico. Gaol report – not known; Hulk report- Orderly. Married, 8 children. Wife Sarah at Manchester. Admitted this offence: stealing print at Manchester. Just one entry on his conduct report, dated October 4 1838: Disorderly conduct in destroying his bedding and breaking out of the huts at night.- appearing to be labouring under a slight aberration of mind. He is remanded to the Hospital. Although the name is John Spearman, this appears to be the burial record of John Speakman. It appears he died in hospital after the above record. Death of John Spearman Burial of John Spearman, in Parish of New Norfolk, 1st December 1838, aged 44. Ship, Layton, Hospital patient.