John Wells

John Wells, one of 330 convicts transported on the Lord Lynedoch [Lord Lyndoch], 30 May 1833

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Wells
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1811
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 59 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Horse theft
Convicted at:	Lincoln Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Lord Lyndoch
Departure date:	30th May, 1833
Arrival date:	18th October, 1833
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 329 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 127 (65)
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

Keith South on 12th January, 2015 wrote:

John WELLS, a labourer of Wainfleet or Ashby Puerorum, was tried at the Lincolnshire assize court on 9 March 1833, aged 21. He was sentenced to transportation for life for stealing a brown mare. He was transported to New South Wales on the ship ‘Lord Lyndock’ in 1833. The crime was committed with John Motson, aged 20, who was transported on the same ship.

Convict Changes History

Keith South on 12th January, 2015 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1811 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime