Historical records matching John Rowe, [Convict "Scarborough" 1788]
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About John Rowe, [Convict "Scarborough" 1788]
John ROWE (aka ROE) was born 1/6/1757 (son of William ROWE and Grace HAMBLEY), brother of William ROWE also on Scarborough)
John was convicted of stealing (with Edward MOYLE) and sentenced to 7 years transportation. He arrived in Sydney Cove on 26/1/1788 on "Scarborough"
John married Isabella MANDON on 12/7/1790 at Sydney and they had the following children
- John 4/6/1793
- Joseph 5/5/1795
- Mary 1796
- Sarah 1/11/1799
- William
John died 12/2/1810 Sydney
Rowe, John (1757–1810)
John Rowe and Edward Moyle were tried at the Launceston Assizes (UK) on 19 March 1785 "for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Benjamin Barrett about 11 in the forenoon no person being therein and stealing thereout two coats value 50s. and other goods value 17s.8d. his property." Rowe was found guilty of stealing the goods and not guilty of breaking and entering the house in the day. He was sentenced to seven years transportation and arrived in Sydney in 1788 aboard the Scarborough as part of the First Fleet.
In 1792 he was granted 50 acres at Northern Boundary Farms (Parramatta). In 1797 he received a grant of 60 acres in the district of Prospect Hill. By 1800 he had 5 acres of wheat sown but no animals. He was living off stores; his wife and children were living on stores. Eight acres had been cleared by 1802. 22 acres had been cleared by 1806. They consisted of 5 acres of wheat, 1 acre of barley, 6 acres of pasture, and 10 acres of fallow pasture. The whole family was living off stores. Rowe received a grant of 100 acres at Parramatta in 1808.
Related Entries in NCB Sitesview family tree Rowe, Isabella (wife)go to People Australia entry Purvey, Sarah (daughter)go to People Australia entry Rowe, John (son)go to People Australia entry Rowe, Joseph (son)go to People Australia entry Purver, John (son-in-law)go to People Australia entry Craft, Mary (granddaughter)go to People Australia entry Williams, Sarah (granddaughter)go to People Australia entry Crump, Isaac (grandson)go to People Australia entry Hewitson, Richard (grandson)go to People Australia entry Riley, George (grandson)go to People Australia entry Hewitson, William (grandson)go to People Australia entry Citation details 'Rowe, John (1757–1810)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/rowe-john-27823/text35566, accessed 7 December 2019.
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- http://firstfleet.thruhere.net/convict.php?id=605
- http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/con434.htm
- http://digital.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/webclient/StreamGate?folder_...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_convicts_on_the_First_Fleet
- https://firstfleetfellowship.org.au/first-fleet/convicts/descendants/
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rowe-4550
- http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/emigrant_pdfs/rowe_john_1787.pdf
- https://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I17037&ged=purn...
- https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/rowe/john/133375
First Fleet Convict - "Scarbough" - Arrived Botany Bay 26 jan 1788
John Rowe – 1788
John Rowe was born in Lanivet, Cornwall, England, in early 1757 and baptised in the Lanivet parish church on the 5th June 1757. He was the second child of William and Grace Rowe. Both the Rowe and Hambly families are known to have resided in the Lanivet area for centuries.
On the 19th March 1785, John Rowe, at the age of 28, along with Edward Miles (shown incorrectly as “Moyle” in trial records) aged 24 years, were standing in the dock at the Assizes held in Launceston, Cornwall and both charged with “feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Benjamin Barrett at about 11 in the fore noon, no person being therein and stealing thereout two cloth coats valued at 50 shillings and other goods valued at 17 shillings and 8 pence his property.” The jury found them guilty of stealing the goods but not guilty of breaking and entering the house in the day. They were both sentenced to be transported “beyond the seas” an soon as practicable for the term of seven years.
At the same time and place, his older brother William Rowe, at the age of 30, was charged first with breaking into a house with intent to murder the owner, and second, for the theft of a canvas bag with money totalling 33 shillings and 6 pence. He was found not guilty on the first charge but sentenced to seven years transportation for the second.
John and William Rowe, along with Edward Miles then survived for a year in Launceston Gaol before being transferred in 1786 to the prison hulk “Dunkirk” in Plymouth harbour. On the 11th March 1787 they were placed aboard the convict transport Charlotte in Plymouth, and on the 6th Apri1787 transferred to the transport ship Scarborough, at Portsmouth to be part of the First Fleet bound for Australia.
On the 26th January 1788 the entire First Fleet, Including John Rowe sailed into Port Jackson, Sydney. On Monday the 12th July 1790, John Rowe married fellow convict Isabella Manson, who had arrived in the colony on the Lady Juliana as part of the second fleet only six weeks earlier. They were both literate and both signed the register. On the 1st of April 1792, John and Isabella settled on 50 acres at the Northern Boundary Farms, 2 miles from Parramatta. Their first child, also named John, was born on the 4th June 1793, their second son Joseph was born on the 15th of May 1795 and in 1796 a daughter was born and christened Mary. Then on the 1st of November 1799 Isabella gave birth to a daughter who they christened Sarah (our ancestor). The family was now complete with four children.
In 1800 John and Isabella had only 5 acres of wheat sown. By 1802 they were much better off, with 5 acres sown in wheat and 5 in maize, with two bushels of maize in store, fully supporting themselves and three children, however they were still without their own stock. In 1806 they had moved to the Hawkesbury district where they were tenants on a 22 acre farm which they rented from a James Roberts. On this property John had 6 acres of wheat and maize, 2 hogs and 2 bushels of maize on hand, supporting his wife and four children.
John Rowe died in Sydney in February 1810 and his burial on the 14th February 1810 was registered at St Phillips, Sydney, his age given as sixty, but he was really fifty three. He was probably buried in the “old Sydney Burial Ground” which was located at the site of the present Sydney Town Hall. This was the official cemetery until 1819.
Memorialised in the list and stone tablets @ First Fleet Memorial Wallabadah, NSW Australia. Pic Taken Jan 2021
John Rowe, [Convict "Scarborough" 1788]'s Timeline
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June 5, 1757
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Lanivet, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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September 7, 1757
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Lanivet, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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1793 |
June 4, 1793
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New South Wales, Australia
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1795 |
May 15, 1795
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New South Wales, Australia
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1796
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November 1, 1799
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Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
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1810 |
February 14, 1810
Age 52
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Mangrove Creek, NSW, Australia
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February 14, 1810
Age 52
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Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
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