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Transportation
John Stevenson was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Smee, C.J.; Third Fleet Families of Australia. Baxter, Carol; General Musters of New South Wales - 1802, 1806, 1811, 1814. Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales. |
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"my 3rd great-grandfather. Descendant through daughter Helen"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for John (Stevenson) are: STEVENSON John (Stevenson) was born about 1769. He was tried at Durham, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship ALBEMARLE. He was granted 30scres in 1800/2 in Hunter area. He is recorded in 1806 as Free by Servitude landholder. He is recorded in 1811 & had a relationship with Margaret (Stocker her first relationship) from 3 1 1811 at Richmond. He was Free by Servitude by 1813 & was recorded in 1814 as off stores. He is recorded in 1828 as farmer at Richmond with his children. He died on 28 9 1846 age77 at Richmond father of perhaps 3children. [Some details taken from this Website] Margaret (Stocker) was born about 1779. She was tried for theft, on 21 4 1795, of printed cotton of Alexander (Johnson) at Old Bailey on 20 5 1795, sentenced to 7years, held at probably London or Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 4 1796 after a voyage of 7months on INDISPENSIBLE. She married firstly? Isaac (Cornwell/wall) his first marriage) on 12 3 1797 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 5children. She was Free by Servitude by 1805. She was recorded in 1814 with 6children. She died on 18 9 1828 age49 at Richmond mother of 7children & was buried, as (Cornwll), at St Peters CofE Richmond. [Some details taken from this Website] .. [Noted a Mary (Stevenson) is recorded as born in 1802, died on 11 4 1802 age<4m & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney-no parents given] .. John William (Stevenson) & Margaret (Stocker)/Cornwell) & produced 2children: 1.Helen/Ellen (Stevenson) was born on 1 8 1813 & baptised on 1 1 1815 age16m at St Peters CofE Richmond. She is recorded in 1828 at Richmond with her father. She perhaps married as Helen (Stephenson age16) Henry (Griffiths on 8 6 1830 at St Peters CofE Richmond. ..Henry (Griffiths) was born on 16 5 1812 & baptised on 1 8 1819 age7 at St Peters ofE Richmond. He died on 13 8 1889 age77. ..Details of Henry (Griffiths)s family are given in entry for Jonathan (Griffiths SCARBOROUGH 1790) on this Website. 2.William (Stevenson) was born on 7 6 1815 & baptised on 24 12 1815 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He is recorded in 1828 at Richmond with his father. He died on 15 8 1894 age79. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Sainty and Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref 2460] Stevenson, John, 59, FS, Albermarle, 1791, Farmer at Richmond. 70 acres, 40 cleared and cultivated, 9 horses and 10 cattle. Also shown - Stevenson, Helen, 15 BC and Stevenson , William 13 BC. # Margaret was deceased. The 5 Cornwell children, John's step-children are also resident, nearby, in the Richmond area with the two eldest sons already holding land grants of their own.
Margaret is mentioned in the 1814 Muster as well. [Ref 1433] Margaret Stocker, Indispensible, widow with 6 children. # Note that would be the 5 children from the marriage with Isaac Cornwell and also her daughter Helen Stevenson who was born in 1813, the child of John Stevenson.
John entered a relationship with Margaret Stocker (Convict, Indispensible, 1796) in about 1812. Margaret would have been a widow at that stage. She had been married? to Isaac Cornwell (Convict, William and Ann, 1791). However, he had died in January 1811, leaving her with 5 young children. She and John had 2 more children. Margaret died in 1828, just prior to the census.
Baxter, Carol; General Musters of New South Wales. 1800-1802 [Ref BD260] John Stevenson, Albermarle, Land Grant 30 acres, Hunter, awarded May 1797. 1806 [Ref 3950] John Stevenson, Albermarle, FBS, Landholder. ## Note also [Ref 0634] Mary Brian, Britannia, FBS with John Stevenson, Parramatta. 1811 [Ref 5560] John Stevenson, Tried July 1790, Durham. PRO n0047. 1814 [Ref 0093] John Stevenson, Albermarle, Off Stores, Landholder.
Some confusion regarding the identity of this convict. There is a John Stevenson recorded as transported on 'Pitt' in 1792. Tried at the Old Bailey. No subsequent records for such a person have been identified but these two must be seperate individuals.