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Voyage
Transportation
John Wempress was transported on the Florentia, departing 14th Aug 1827 and arriving 3rd Jan 1828 with 173 passengers.
Florentia was a 453-ton merchant ship built at Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1821. Two voyages to Australia transporting convicts - 1827 and 1830.
FlorentiaReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 270 |
| 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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
7/4/1827 Staffordshire Advertiser Staffordshire, England:7 Apr 1827 PRISONERS. John Jones, James Turner, Ralph Lockett, J. Wempress, and John Onions, for stealing twelve pair of shoes, &c. the property of John Withington, Shiftnal—Death Recorded. John Wempress/ or Wimpress - most records after his arrival are 'Wimpress' 1836: TOL Goulburn Permission to Marry: John WIMPRESS, Florentia (1), aged 33, Life, holding a ticket of leave, of Queanbeyan Mary KELLY, Red Rover, aged 27, arrived free Permission Granted 30 August 1839. 1839: Married Mary Kelly, Queanbeyan - Listed as 'Wimpress'. 3 children, listed as 'Wimpress': 1840: Ann 1842: Mary 1844: Mary 1844: Recommended for a CP 1/2/1845: CP They moved to Victoria. Mary Wimpress died in 1859 aged 52 and was buried at Sandy Creek, near Tarnagulla, Victoria. Vic BDM: LIMPRESS John, Parents unknown, 75 years born England 1877 Reg#5995