Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Yates was transported on the Mangles, departing 18th Mar 1837 and arriving 10th Jul 1837 with 309 passengers.
ManglesReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 15 (9) |
| 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 |
Claims
"I believe John Boden Yeates to be my maternal 3rd great-grandfather"
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Convict Notes
Convicted on 24 October 1836 for stealing a pair of trousers from a tailor's shop on Farrington Road with his friend, Robert Clark. The prosecutor's son provided evidence. John Boden Yates was both literate and a skilled cobbler. The ship, the Mangles was captained by William Carr and co owned by Robert Maddrell of Bedervale, Braidwood. On arrival in Sydney, John Yates walked to Braidwood where he was assigned to Dr Huntly at "Ellington" and worked as a boot-maker. Granted 'Ticket of Leave’ in May 1841, he finally secured his ‘Certificate of Freedom’ on 3rd February 1844. He was further charged with continuing to draw on convict rations two weeks after 'Freedom" but case dismissed but not before spending a total 7 years plus 4 months as a convict. Granted 40 acres of land at ‘’Leemont ‘’where he married Mary Driscoll who bore him 5 children. John and George did not survive childhood but daughters Eliza and Margaret did, along with another son Joseph. Seventeen years after securing his freedom, John Yates died of lung disease on 5th April 1861 (aged 54) and was interred in the local cemetery in Braidwood. His wife remained at "Leemont." Last of the male Yates line was Thomas Yates who perished on the infamous Burma railway on 14th August 1943, aged 19 years. He was the great grandson of John and Mary Yates (who is also recorded as Boden Yates or John Boden Yates.)