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Transportation
William Foster was transported on the John, departing 18th Jul 1827 and arriving 25th Nov 1827 with 189 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
John (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 224 |
| 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
Hulk Records. HO-9-1_3 page 21. at Chatham. Received from Derby 24 May 1827. Wm. Foster, age 36, High. Robbery, Tried Derby, 19 Mar 1827, Life, NSW 11 July 1827.
On Thursday and Friday last the following Convicts from our County Gaol were safely delivered on board the Dolphin hulk at Chatham, viz. John Hibbert, William Thorp, Thomas Allen, alias Hammond, and Joseph Wood, to be transported for the term of fourteen years ; and William Foster, James Roley, Robert Toplis, and John Brough, for the term of their natural life. Derby Mercury, 30 May 1827.
1828 Census index. William Foster, age 40, G.S. per John, 1827, Life, protestant, Labourer, Richard Archbald, Hunters Hill district. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Separate entry: Elizabeth Britt, age 57, F.S. Northampton 1815, 7 years, protestant, with Wm Foster, Hunters Hill district. -------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a marriage permission record for Elizabeth Britt and a John Foster in 1817. Is this the same person? did he return to England and was convicted there? or was it a different person? List of persons asking permission to marry. Date of request, 7 April 1817. Sydney, Revd. Wm. Cowper. William Foster, free, and Elizabeth Britt, convict per ship Northampton.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship: John - 1827 No; 13 Name; William Forster. Age; 35. [1792] Unable to Read & write. Widower, Native County; Derby Trade; Farm Servant Offence; Highway Robbery Trial; Derby, 19 March - Life Height; 5 ft. 9 in Complexion; Fresh ruddy. Hair; Dark brown to grey Eyes; Grey Date of Certificate; Assigned; Richard Archibald, Hunters Hill Additional Remarks; DIED; 2 March 1835 in Sydney Hospital ----------------------