Agricultural labourers transported to Australia after the 1830s rural riots
Pre-transportation History
| 371: SEAMAN, John | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | about 1785 | Died: | 1851 |
| Family Relationships: | |||
| Group: | Home Counties ( Essex, Herts, Kent, Sussex) | ||
| Where tried : | Kent County | Native Place: | Westerham, Kent |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer | ||
| Crime: | Stealing a gun barrel | Sentence: | Life |
| Prior Offences: | 2-Stealing | *Hulk: | 1164 |
| Order of Loading: | 29 | Transport: | Eliza, to Van Diemens Land |
Post-transportation History
| *Police Number: | S1318 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Times charged: | 3 | Times punished: | 2 |
| Granted Ticket of Leave: | Date of Pardon: | 06 Apr 1838 | |
| Type of Pardon: | Conditional pardon | ||
| Post-sentence History: | |||
| Marriages: | |||
| Place of Death: | Tasmania | ||
| Mark Peeling and John Seaman were acquitted of charges relating to the Swing-riots but transported amongst the Swing-rioters after being convicted of other offences. | |||
Notes:
*Hulk NumbersFour figure numbers refer to the York Hulk, others, the Leviathan. No number means either unknown or not held in a hulk
*Police Number
This is shown when known. In Van Diemens Land the initial letter was the first letter of the convicts surname.
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