Convict Register Details
Midwest WA Heritage Convict Register Details
Convict Registry ID:66
| SURNAME | BEVINS |
|---|---|
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| OTHER NAME | BEVANS |
| CONVICT NO | 9079 |
| BIRTH/DEATH | 1823 – 09.05.1882 Hospital, Geraldton, destitute and insensible, 10.05.1882 bur. St Francis Xavier Section Cemetery |
| BRITISH DATA | marr Euphemia; lab, lit, RC; character in Portsmouth Prison - good Child: Mary BEVINS: b.c1843 |
| PRE CONVICTION | Edinburgh 03.12.1862 vagrancy, 60d; Edinburgh 29.10.1863 theft, 12m |
| CONVICTION | Edinburgh 10.07.1865 with his wife Euphemia, ‘thieves of habit and repute’, stealing a gold watch, a gold Albert chain, a gold locket and a purse, prev conv, 10yrs; Euphemia received same sentence (The Glasgow Morning Journal, 12 Jul 1865) |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | 5ft 6¾ins, hair grey, eyes brown, sharp visage, dark complexion, thin build |
| ARRIVAL | Fremantle – Corona 22.12.1866 from Portsmouth Prison |
| CERTIFICATES | TL26.07.1870 Perth, CF09.01.1877 (issued 22.01.1877) Geraldton |
| LOCATION/ EMPLOYMENT | 27.07.1870 Perth, lab; 07.03.1872 Perth to Champion Bay; 12.02.1872 (SO11 p544) North Fremantle Depot, awaiting transfer to Champion Bay; 14.03.1872 Champion Bay Depot; 21.03.1872 - 31.12.1876 Victoria District, gen servant, lab; 01.03.1872 (SO12 p1) transferred from North Fremantle Depot to Perth Prison, ^1871 Wellington District, employed TL man as cook; 1877 Victoria Plains, lab; ᴽ21.03.1872 - 10.11.1874 Victoria District, worked for 6 masters; Jun 1876 Geraldton, made a donation of 5/- to the Catholic Building Fund, 1877 Victoria Plains District (The Inquirer & Commercial News, 19 Jun 1876) |
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| REFERENCES | SROWA – Convict Register Acc 1156 R15; Convict Description Register Acc 128/43; Superintendent’s Orders Acc 1156 SO11/SO12; ᴽTicket of Leave Register Geraldton Courthouse Acc 1914, p116, p148; ^Erickson, R: Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre1829 – 1888, p212; Death Register Geraldton courthouse |
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