John Wells

John Wells, one of 184 convicts transported on the Phoenix, November 1821

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Wells
Aliases:	Meadows (Alias)
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Warwick Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Phoenix
Departure date:	November, 1821
Arrival date:	20th May, 1822
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 183 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 119 (61)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Geoff Wells on 19th January, 2012 wrote:

john wells was from ullesthorpe leics and was a private in the 19TH foot was accused on his return of getting dorcas lee pregnant -which resulted in one thomas lee being assulted john was tried at warick—-there is refrence in the national archives-of a summons being served upon john for making dorcas lee "with child"

Convict Changes History

Geoff Wells on 19th January, 2012 made the following changes:

gender m