Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Ward was transported on the Mangles, departing 21st Nov 1839 and arriving 27th Apr 1840 with 290 passengers.
ManglesReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 131 (67) |
| 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
John Ward, groom to an officer and gentleman, was sentenced to 10 years transportation for theft. He began a diary on the 1st November 1841 while he was on Norfolk Island. His diary is believed to be the only extant diary ever written during the Australian penal era whilst its convict writer was imprisoned. Author June Slee has used the diary as a base for her wonderful book 'Crime, Punishment and Redemption - A convict's story.' John Ward tells his story from the beginning of his downfall in England to his eventual reconciliation with the Christian beliefs he had abandoned as a youth. The original manuscript diary comprises of 155 pages and includes 3 poems. The diary was transcribed in 1977 by medical historian Professor Bryan Gandevia. Both the original and Gandevia's transcripts are held at the National Library of Australia (MS 3275) An online transcript can be found here: https://publishing.nla.gov.au/pages/resources.do?newsId=103