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Transportation
John Stapleton was transported on the Portland, departing 21st Feb 1833 and arriving 26th Jun 1833 with 199 passengers.
The 'Portland' ship was built at Bristol, England in 1822, 385 tons. The 'Portland' transported convicted from Britain to Australia in 1832 & 1833. The 1833 voyage came direct from Cork, Ireland therefore all of the passengers are not yet listed on this web site.
Portland (generic)References
| Primary Source | UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 Warrants of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1833, Portland |
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Convict Notes
ADM 101/60/5 1832-1833 Medical journal of HM convict ship Portland, from 18 December 1832 to 13 July 1833 by Charles Inches, surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed on a voyage to Sydney, New South Wales. Includes notes on an outbreak of cholera. (Described at item level). Folios 38-42: Surgeon's general remarks. On 28 December 1832, the guard for the convicts embarked at Deptford on board the Portland, consisting of one subaltern of the 26th Regiment, one sergeant, one corporal and 27 privates of the 21st Regiment with six women and eleven children. On 1 January 1833 we dropped down the river to Gravesend, another subaltern of the 16th Regiment having joined the ship in the interim. On 3 January 1833 we proceeded to Cove of Cork, where we arrived on 11 [January 1833], and where various affairs connected with the prisoners detained us six weeks. On 2 February 1833 we embarked 184 male convicts and on 9 February [1833] completed our number to 192. The surgeon attributed the unusual degree of sickness and the greater loss than usual in the Portland, to the prisoners being much inferior in their health and vigor than the convicts in England, their clothes in general being worse, more or less worn and thin and much inferior in quality to that served to convicts in England, together with the very restricted allowance of food in their scale of diet, which amounting to only 20 ounces a week per man. Surgeon also comments on the outbreak of cholera on board the ship, leading to panic.
No; 129. Offence; Shooting with attempt to murder. Tried Summer assises at Tipperary. Also charged with the same offence at the same trial; Patrick Stapleton aged 20 years [No; 127] and William Stapleton aged 32 years old. [No; 128]
It is very likely that John Stapleton was convicted as below. Patrick Stapleton and William Stapleton were also transported on the Portland. Patrick Stapleton, William Stapleton, and John Stapleton were placed the bar, for shooting at John Tracy on the 27th of April, 1832, at Graigue. Tracy identified the prisoners who were found guilty, and sentenced to transportation for life. Limerick Chronicle, 3 Nov 1832.
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 Name: John Stapleton Age: 22. Birth Year: 1810 Treatment Year: 1833 Treatment Place: United Kingdom Ship: Portland Nature of the Disease; Diarrhea No of the Case; 11 Where taken ill: February 27th at Sea DIED AT SEA March 26th 1 am. ---------------------------