John Wells

Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Oct 1821
Arrival
May 1822
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Wells
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Meadows (Alias)

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Warwick Assizes
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 31st Oct 1821
Ship: Phoenix
Arrival: 20th May 1822
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

John Wells was transported on the Phoenix, departing 31st Oct 1821 and arriving 20th May 1822 with 184 passengers.

Built at Thames, England 1798. 589 tons.

PhoenixPhoenix (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 119 (61)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 346
on 1st July 2021

WARWICK ASSIZES. Condemned. …Alfred Palmore (aged 18), John Wells, alias Meadows, (16), and John Cox (19), for house breaking; … All the prisoners capitally convicted were reprieved before their Lordships left the town, with the exception of Thomas Johnson ... Northampton Mercury, 1 Sep 1821.

Geoff Wells avatar
Level 1
on 19th January 2012

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"