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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Weston was transported on the Ann Or Anne, departing 31st Jul 1809 and arriving 27th Feb 1810 with 200 passengers.
1800/1810 Journey Ship Anne, Captain James Stewart. Left Cork 26 June 1800 with 147 men and 24 women. There was a mutiny on board on the 29th July 1800, but the ship’s company overcame the insurgents. The ringleader, Marcus Sheehy, confessed his guilt, and was immediately executed on board in the presence of all the convicts. Another convict, the leader on deck, Christopher Grogan, was sentenced to 250 lashes. The ship arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on 21 February 1801. (Source - https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_anne_1801.htm 1809/1810 voyage carried supplies, a detachments of the 73rd Regiment and 197 male prisoners. Also Rev. Samuel Marsden and his wife, Rev. Robert Cartwright & family, William Hall, John King and Duaterra (a New Zealand native).
Ann Or Anne (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 425 (212) |
| 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
22 Mar 1808: Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal Kent, England. John Weston, charged with breaking and entering the shop of Charles Eland, of Dartford, and stealing seven silver watches, his property.___Guilty___DEATH.__Reprieved. Colonial Secretary Index: WESTON, John. Per "Anne", 1810 1817 Dec 4: Servant to Thomas Matsham Pitt of Richmond. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3182; 4/1853 p.365) 31/1/1818: Absolute Pardon - Described as: A Labourer, 5'3½" tall, dark sallow complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes.