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Transportation
John Thorn was transported on the Earl Spencer, departing 30th Apr 1813 and arriving 9th Oct 1813 with 203 passengers.
Built 1803, London - Thames, 672 ton required 56 crew and mounted with 16 guns.
Earl Spencer (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 94 |
| 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
The Assizes for the county of Devon ended on Saturday ? at the Castle of Exeter when the following prisoners were tried and received their sentence, viz.— … John Thorne. for stealing a silver cup, a silver watch, and some wearing apparel; … were all capitally convicted, and received sentence of death, two are since reprieved, but the others are left for execution. Royal Cornwall Gazette, 1 Aug 1812.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 368... [Ref T0673] Thorn, John, 40, convict, Earl Spencer, 1814, life, Protestant, labouring tenant, Mains Farm, Lower Minto. 70 acres, 44 cleared, 31 cultivated, 13 cattle. [Ref T0674] Thorn, Ann, 40, came free, Guildford, 1811. [Ref T0675] Thorn, Thomas, 12, born in the colony. [Ref T0676] Thorn, Richard, 10, born in the colony. [Ref T0677] Thorn, Eleanor, 3, born in the colony. [Ref T0678] Thorn, Charles 5, born in the colony.
In the colony, John married Harriet Mansfield (nèe McIntyre), 1816 at Sydney. Harriet (Hannah) was the widow of William Mansfield a retired Soldier. John worked as a stonemason, in governement employ, for quite a long period and made several claims for mitigation of his sentence. In 1819.... To His Excellency Lachlan Macquarie Esquire, Captain General and Governor in Chief &c &c &c The Humble Petition of John Thorn who arrived in this Colony per ship Earl Spencer in the Year 1813 a prisoner for fourteen years. Most respectfully sheweth. - That petitioner during his residence in the Colony has been in the actual employ of Government as a stone mason and has a wife and five children. That petitioner was two years ago recommended to Your Excellency by Captn. Gill, then acting Engineer from his general industrious habits, and large family, as a fit object for Your Excellency's humane consideration, which recommendation Your Excellency was pleased to promise should be attended to at a future period, when his services to Government could be more conveniently dispensed with. That petitioner has been extremely unwilling again to approach Your Excellency with any solicitations for indulgence, until compeled [sic] by the distress in which his family are involved through his inability to support them in his present unfortunate situation. Petitioner therefore humbly begs to submit his case to Your Excellency's benevolent and humane consideration, humbly praying Your Excellency will be graciously pleased to grant him a conditional pardon, by which means he will be enabled to provide for his wife and children in comfort. And petitioner as in duty bound will every pray John Thorn. Recommended for a ticket of leave in consequence of having married a widow with 5 children. Geo Druitt
Exeter Flying Post Thu 23 Jul 1812 p.4... Text: The Assizes for the country of Devon commenced at the castle of this city, on Monday last, before the Hon. Sir Alan Chambre and Sir Robert Graham, knights. The following prisoners have already been tried and found guilty, viz. ... John Thorne, for stealing a silver cup, a silver watch and some wearing apparel...
Death Certificate states death 5 August 1874 aged 90 years.
See Thorn-Powell Family Tree on Ancestry.com.au for list of descendents of John Thorn in Australia. John Thorn Married Hannah McIntyre (Harriet Hannah Mansfield McIntyre) in 1816. They farmed around Liverpool NSW, John Thorn is believed to have died in 1824 in an accident while working as a stonemason in Berrima NSW.