Name: | John Wells |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1815 |
Occupation: | Plasterer and tiler |
Date of Death: | 13th February, 1860 |
Age: | 45 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
Crime: | Breaking and entering and stealing |
Convicted at: | Surrey Assizes |
Sentence term: | Life |
Ship: | William Glen Anderson |
Departure date: | 31st May, 1831 |
Arrival date: | 1st November, 1831 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 172 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 95 (50) |
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. |
Andrew Martin on 17th May, 2016 wrote:
1832 married Mary FLYNN
1843 married Bridget GALVIN
Took Bridget to court in 18 Jan 1860 for “cutting his head open with a tea cup”.
Died 13 Feb 1860 of Consumption (Tuberculosis)
D Wong on 17th May, 2016 wrote:
John Wells is listed as being born in 1809 and 21 years old on arrival (Founders & Survivors). His native place was Tooting and he was transported for Housebreaking and stealing rabbits.
Father: William Wells, a slater at Clapham.
7 brothers.
4 sisters - with father.
William was 5’5” tall, dark brown hair, brown eyes, single, culd read and write, protestant, woman 3 dots inside right arm.
1832: Assigned to Mr J. Thomas
1833: Assigned to Mr B. Beathon.
1835: Assigned to Mr S. R. Dawson
7/4/1840: TOL
19/7/1843: CP
1/12/1846: CP Extended to include all Colonies.
Andrew Martin on 17th May, 2016 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1815 (prev. 0000), date of death: 13th February, 1860 (prev. 0000), gender: m, crime
D Wong on 17th May, 2016 made the following changes:
occupation
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