John Warrow

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Maureen Withey on 21st February 2022

GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Colonial Secretary's Office, June 28. 1841. The period for which the under-mentioned persons were transported expiring at the date placed after their respective names, Certificates of their Freedom may be obtained then, or at any subsequent period, upon application at the Muster Master's Office, Hobart Town, or at that of a Police Magistrate in the interior. Layton (2), John Warrow, 30th July; Cornwall Chronicle(Launceston) 10 July 1841. Inquest.- On Thursday an inquest was held before J. S. Parker, Esq., coroner, at the Cottage of Content, East Maitland, on the body of John Warrow. It appeared that Warrow, who was a man of colour, and called himself an American black, got his living by selling brooms and charcoal, and had for some months lived in a bark hut at the Four-mile Creek; Warrow was much addicted to drink, and would spend on it nearly all his money, frequently taking home bottles of rum. He had been afflicted with a cough occasionally, and two or three weeks ago complained to two brickmakers, his nearest neighbours, that he felt great pain in his stomach; from this time he never left his hut, and evidently got weaker, the two brickmakers kindly supplying him with food, but refusing to bring him any spirits ; at different times they urged him to see Dr. Brown, or to go to the hospital, but Warrow refused, saying he did not like doctors or hospitals; on Tuesday evening one of the brickmakers visited his hut, and found Warrow very weak, lying on the bare floor, with scarcely any clothing, and his fire out; he lit the fire, and promised to bring Warrow some broth in the morning, there being then tea and bread in the hut, but neither of which Warrow seemed to like. Next morning, however, Warrow was found to be lying dead, in the same position as when the brickmaker left him. The jury returned a verdict of died by the visitation of God, and that death was accelerated by intemperance. The Maitland Mercury, 5 Jan 1850.

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NSW Convict Index. John Warrow, per Moffatt 1838, Ticket of Leave, 40/1758. (ex Van Diemen’s Land) District: Maitland; Tried Trinidad CM. -------------------------------------------------- Ship News - Arrivals. From London and Hobart Town, on Thursday, the ship Moffatt, 820 tons, Captain Bolton, from the former the 16th November, the latter the 19th instant, lading Colonial produce from Hobart Town. Passengers — Mr. and Mrs. Kemp, Rev. Messrs. Orton and Wilkinson, Major Smyth, 39th Regt.,Mrs. Montgomery and child, and Dr. King, It. N. In the steerage 17 adults, and 21 children, (emigrants forwarded to Sydney by the Tasmanian Government), 9 soldiers of the 50th Regt.,and 30 prisoners of the Crown. Commercial Journal, 28 Apr 1838.

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Description Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-13$init=CON18-1-13p133 No 2039. John Warrow. Labourer, age 25, Black complexion, black woolly hair, stout made, native place, Africa. -------------------------------------------------- Appropriation Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON27-1-2$init=CON27-1-2p41 John Warrow, age 25, 5ft 7 ¼, Lab, Tried Trinidad, 7 years, Native place, Africa, Assigned to John Cox, ?nburn. -------------------------------------------------- Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-47$init=CON31-1-47p141 2039. John Warrow, per Layton (2), arr. 10 Dec 1835. Tried Trinidad Court Martial, 30 July 1834, 7 years. Transported for Desertion. Gaol report- Disposition and behaviour orderly. Hulk report, Orderly. Single. Stated this offence, desertion, away 10 days. Single, Surgeon’s Report, Good. May 23 1836. Drunkenness and disobedience of orders, 6 mos impt and hard labor & then to be sent to an asst. Duty on probation, his habits being filthy it is recommended he be not assigned until he becomes cleaner in his habits. 6 mos Spring Hill Rd. Party after Bagdad. Vide Lieut Gov’s Decision 2 June 1836. Various other offences recorded. March 28 1838. Black under orders for N.S.Wales/ Disobedience of orders, Repd. April 4 1838, Waiting to be sent to Sydney/ making use of bad language in the streets, Conf in P.B (prisoners’ Barracks) till sent to Sydney. --------------------------------------------------- John Warrow was sent to New South Wales per Moffatt in 1838, with a number of other prisoners, some of whom were also black. ---------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index, John Warrow, per Moffatt, 1838, Certificate of Freedom, 28 Apr 1843, No 43/0673. Remarks: TL 40/1758.