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John Wisehammer

Summary

Born
Jan 1769
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
May 1787
Arrival
Jan 1788
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Wisehammer
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1769
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Theft - larceny
Convicted at: Gloucester
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 13th May 1787
Ship: Friendship
Arrival: 21st Jan 1788
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Wisehammer was transported on the Friendship, departing 13th May 1787 and arriving 21st Jan 1788 with 107 passengers.

This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.

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References

Primary Sourcehttp://www.firstlanding.com.au

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Convict Notes

Eric Harry Daly avatar
Level 60
on 13th January 2013

John Wisehammer was tried at Gloucester, Gloucestershire on 10 February 1785 for stealing snuff. He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years and left England on the Friendship aged about 18 at that time (May 1787). Report from Dunkirk hulk was “tolerably decent and orderly”.On 8 January 1790 sentenced to receive 50 lashes for neglect of work, but fainted after 8. The remainder was forgiven