Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Stuport was transported on the England, departing 31st Mar 1832 and arriving 18th Jul 1832 with 200 passengers.
England (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 298 |
| 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
1836: Ticket of Leave - he is on a list of convicts who were granted a ToL (see Launceston Advertiser, Thu 11 Aug 1836, p4, from the Hobart Town Gazette, Fri 5 Aug 1836). 1838, 9 March: Certificate of Freedom - from the The Hobart Town Courier, p4: "The period for which the undermentioned persons were transported, expiring at the date placed after their respective names, certificates of their freedom may be obtained then, or any subsequent period, upon application at the Muster Master's Office, Hobart town, or at that of a Police Magistrate in the interior: ... John Stuport 14th March, England..."
1831, 15 April: John Stuport, 23, was received aboard the Retribution hulk at Woolwich. He was sent from there for transportation on 24 March 1832 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). Note: Different age to court record. 1832, July: On arrival in VDL, John Stuport was listed as 25 and a shoemaker (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-6$init=CON18-1-6p167). Note: Difference in age from previous records. He was married with three children and said his wife, Janet Giles, was with them at his native place of Glasgow (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-39$init=CON31-1-39p209).
1831: Precognition against John Stuport, Robert McDougall for the crime of uttering a forged note at Nicolson Street, Edinburgh. Accused: John Stuport, Age: 20, shoemaker, Address: Long Close, Pleasance, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Lanarkshire. Accused: Robert McDougall, Age: 35, labourer, Address: Brown Street, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Ireland. Victim: William Moffat, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh (see National Records of Scotland, Reference AD14/31/375). --0-- 1831, 14 March: Trial papers relating to Robert McDougall, John Stuport for the crime of uttering a forged note at Nicolson Street, Edinburgh. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh Accused: Robert McDougall, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Accused: John Stuport, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years (see National Records of Scotland, Reference JC26/1831/281). --00--