John Linnell, Convict “Johannes Sarkies” 1849

Judith Linnell on 1st July, 2014 wrote:

"John Linnell was my great great grandfather. he was baptised at Whittlebury Northamptonshire on 13th August 1826. in 1841 (aged 15) he was living at Silverstone Northamptonshire. on 2nd. September 1845 (aged 19) at London England, he enlisted as a Gunner, in the East India Company. he sailed to Bombay India on the HEIC ship “Herefordshire. on the 22nd December 1848 at Bombay, John was court martialed, along with Michael Walsh, for stealing the treasury box containing 2000 rupees. in 1849 (aged 23) he was transported from Madras India, to VDL, on the Johannes Sarkies. a merchant ship, trading with the East India Company. he served time at Cascades Hobart, Port Arthur, and Norfolk Island. on 23rd. October 1854 (aged 28) John Linnell married Catherine Murphy in Hobart Tasmania. as far as i know, John and catherine only had one son, William, who was my great grandfather. John Linnell died on 6th November 1884 (aged 58) at hamilton Tasmania. Ide like to give thanks to John and catherine for my existance."

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D Wong on 1st July, 2014 wrote:

"John Linnell was single, 5’8” tall, fair complexion brown hair and whiskers, grey eyes, heart and dart, 2 L’s inside right arm, little finger crippled right hand, L and 2 dots inside left arm.

1/1/1852: Absconded from Cascades and was sent to Norfolk Island 23/1/1852.

30/8/1862: Obtaining money by false pretences - 1 month Hard Labour.

23/10/1854: Married Catherine Murphy (Midlothian 1853)at Hobart. Catherine’s mother Mary had been transported 7 years previously.

John died at Hamilton, Tasmania. Catherine died 12/3/1882 at New Norfolk, Tasmania."