Convict Register Details
Midwest WA Heritage Convict Register Details
Convict Registry ID:211
| SURNAME | BRYANT |
|---|---|
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| OTHER NAME | James |
| CONVICT NO | 1202 |
| BIRTH/DEATH | 10 Apr 1821 Great Maplestead Essex – 09 Jun 1870 Fremantle Lunatic Asylum |
| BRITISH DATA | unmarr, lab, semi lit, ingood health, well behaved |
| PRE CONVICTION | 20 Oct 1840 Essex, larceny, before convicted, 1m and whipped |
| CONVICTION | Chelmsford, Essex 19.07.1848, with others, robbery from Thomas Coe (judge noted prev conv for felony); breaking & entering the premises of Matthew B. Harvey and stealing silk cloth, handkerchieves and money, 10yrs (The Essex Standard, 14 Jul 1848, 28 Jul 1848) |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | 5ft 2½ins, dark hair, dark hazel eyes, long visage, dark complexion, proportionate, scar on forehead |
| ARRIVAL | Fremantle – Marion 30.01.1852 from Portland Prison |
| CERTIFICATES | TL31.01.1852, CP Jun 1854 |
| LOCATION/ EMPLOYMENT | ¹Feb 1856 The Bowes, case by Bryant (CP) against 1. John Davis (CP) stealing & 2. Jackson (CP) for leaving his job unfinished - Bryant paid Jackson for the work he had completed and told him he would not be taken back; ²08.01.1858 Geraldton, opened a store in the town and is selling spirits without a licence; Mar 1865 Gwalla Mine, a miner; ᴵᴿNov 20 1868 Dongara, PC Stack requested to attend the property of S.P.Phillips Esq to prevent a breach of the peace while Phillips removed his property from John Bryant; Bryant removed from Dongara to Greenough Lock-up and then onto the Convict Depot Geraldton (ordinary cell) awaiting transportation via the Flying Foam; Dec 1870 Margaret applied to purchase 100 acres of Crown Land; Jun 1871 Margaret Bryant forfeited the lease; 1880 wife applied for poor relief |
| FAMILY | Marr - Margaret (Catherine Joan Mary) KAVANAGH (1826 - 1911 Perth, she arr. 13.6.1853 per Sabrina, d/o Michael & Elizabeth from Ireland) 13.04.1858 Perth, RC
Children: Elizabeth BRYANT: b.12.10.1859 Greenough Flats - 29.11.1940 Perth, marr William George BAYLISS, 09.09.1885 Perth; Margaret Augusta BRYANT: 1861 Waneranooka – 21.03.1865 Waneranoooka, diphtheria; Joseph BRYANT: 1864 – 25.03.1865 Gwalla Mine/Waneranooka, diphtheria, aged 1 year & 3 months; John Joseph BRYANT: b.1865 Waneranooka (became a butcher in Sandstone) |
| WA CONVICTIONS | ᴵᴿSep 30 1868 Dongara, using obscene & profane language & creating a disturbance ᴵᴿNov 20 1868 Dongara, drunk & interfering with PC Stack in the execution of his duty at the Irwin Hotel ᴵᴿJan 29 1869 Dongara, order served to pay into the Greenough, certain money in a case of Masters and Servants Act Apr 11 1869 Dongara, police searching for remains of a horse supposedly killed by Bryant May 1870 Dongara, neglecting to pay John Wilson and M. Finn, the sum of £15/9/-, claim admitted ᴵᴿMay 11 1870 Dongara, breaking into the Police Station with force and violence and attempting to take the life of PC Stack |
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| REFERENCES | SROWA – Convict Register Acc 1156 R21B; Convict Description Register Acc 128/41; ¹Resident Magistrates Report Cons 40/8; WA Government Gazette Jul 11, 1854 450/p2 &3; ²Colonial Secretary’s Office Correspondence Received Acc 36 CSR 413/8; ᴵᴿDongara Police Occurrence Book 1868 - 1871 Cons417/01 Charge 43; Police Charge Book Dongara Cons417/21 Entry 127; Cons 36 Vol 664 Greenough Resident 1870; see Midwest of Western Australia Pre – 1910 Pioneer Family Register, p17; WA Government Gazette 1871/1 p2, 1871/25 p124; Death Register Northampton 1864 – 1876 Entry 14, 15; family connection |
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