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Voyage
Transportation
John Turner was transported on the Morley, departing 19th Sep 1822 and arriving 11th Jan 1823 with 173 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
Morley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 209 (105) |
| 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: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON23-1-3/CON23-1-3-P101 No 226. John Turner, age 24, Gent. Servant. Tried Salop , 20 March 1822, Life. Native place, Nottingham.
Committed to our county gaol, George James and John Turner, charged on the oath of Mr. Whitefoot, farmer, of Longville, with violently assaulting him on the highway in the parish of Much Wenlock, on the night of Monday the 19th inst. and taking from his person one note, value £5, and three one pound notes; likewise, they stand farther charged with assaulting on the same evening, Mr. Edward Davies, of Easthope, and taking from him a quantity of silver and copper; Shrewsbury Chronicle, 30 Nov 1821. The Assizes for this County terminated on Saturday.—Eight Prisoners remain under sentence of Death, HIGHWAY ROBBERY George James and John Turner, for having stopped on the highway Mr. Thomas Whitefoot, of Longville. and robbed him of various bank-notes ; also for having stopped and robbed Mr. Edward J Davies, of Easthope, on the same night. ... Shrewsbury Chronicle, 29 March 1822.