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through the national archives, I have found out that one John Anderson of Hughenden was "transported for life" as he stole a horse.

Do you think that this means sent to Australia??


Clare

without a doubt I would say.

Clare can you give me a date, or a place of conviction.

Depends on the date as to his likely destination

Michaelmas session 1834 to Epiphany session 1835

R. v John Anderson, [of Hughenden, labourer], Stealing mare, property of John Cartwright. Witnesses: John Cartwright, lives at Risborough. James Ridgerley, lives close to Risborough Common. James Ives. James Burnham. Richard Dennis, the younger. Richard Dennis, the elder. Thomas Winter, constable. Guilty - transported for life.

Hi, There are a coouple of possibilities here is one.

Name: John Anderson
Vessel: Susan
Convicted Date: 5 Jan 1835
Voyage Date: 6 Oct 1835
Colony: New South Wales
Piece: HO 11/10
Place of Conviction: Central Criminal Court

The entry in the register just states: "John Anderson 5th January 1835
Life."

Chose this one because Hughenden and Risborough are near to Londaon.

But wait there's more. The info on this one is Bucks 2nd sessions 14th Oct 1834 Life.
Aurora 300 VDL 18 June 1835. This John Anderson went to Tasmania.


Name: John Anderson
Vessel: Aurora
Convicted Date: 14 Oct 1834
Voyage Date: 18 Jun 1835
Colony: Van Dieman's Land
Piece: HO 11/10
Place of Conviction: Bucks
County of Conviction: Bucks

This is interesting. It is the same information as before but this one has John Anderson sentenced to 7 years. The entry on Ancestry clearly says "Life". Similarly with the second John Anderson. I'll post that info for you.



John Anderson, one of 300 convicts transported on the Aurora, 18 June 1835.


Details: Sentence details: Convicted at Middlesex Quarter Session for a term of 7 years.
Vessel: Aurora.
Date of Departure: 18 June 1835.
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land.
Source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 96

Author/Creator: Great Britain. Home Office. ; State Library of Queensland. ;
Subjects: Anderson, John ; Aurora (Ship) ; Convicts -- Australia -- Registers ; Australia -- Genealogy ;
Publisher: Canberra A.C.T. : Australian Joint Copying Project

Is Part Of: Criminal : Convict transportation registers [HO 11]

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John Anderson, one of 300 convicts transported on the Susan, 06 October 1835.


Details: Sentence details: Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 7 years.
Vessel: Susan.
Date of Departure: 06 October 1835.
Place of Arrival: New South Wales.
Source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 172

Author/Creator: Great Britain. Home Office. ; State Library of Queensland. ;
Subjects: Anderson, John ; Susan (Ship) ; Convicts -- Australia -- Registers ; Australia -- Genealogy ;
Publisher: Canberra A.C.T. : Australian Joint Copying Project

Is Part Of: Criminal : Convict transportation registers [HO 11]

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I'll try to post the link for you.

Oh heavens it's one of the long ones that I can't deal with. If it stuffs up the page I'll delete it.


http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?ct=display&doc=slq_voyager1025614&indx=1&fn=search&ct=search&vid=FamHis&vl(60676601UI1)=all_items&indx=1&vl(60921004UI0)=any&dum=true&vl(freeText0)=john%20anderson%201835&srt=rank&vl(1UI0)=contains&frbg=&tab=default_tab&mode=Basic&scp.scps=scope%3A(IC)

Wow. I am truly blown away by all the help here guys. This really is most appreciated. What an exciting find!! I shall try the link right now.

Thank you all so much.

Clare with that link you will notice it takes you into a Queensland Govt web site. It is interesting the web site has information from other states.

If you would like to do some googling you could try
New South Wales Convicts 1835 or
Tasmania Convicts 1835.

Then go through the options which come up. Some of the sites require payment for the info. If you search around there will be plenty to keep you occupied. You could also vary the wording of your search and try searching for the ships. There is a specialized web site for that. Bear with me for a minute and I'll try to find it.

The site I was looking for Ozships does not contain the info I hoped it would. If you would like to drive yourself crazy and have a look see. Just google Ozships.

This site might be worth a look

http://www.coraweb.com.au/convict.htm#trial

Not certain where I've dropped you into it. Try going back to the home page and starting from there.

Hi Clare, when people were transported for life they were sent to Botany Bay Australia as far as I know.