FORD John Thomas

Name John Thomas FORD
Country Of Origin England
Born 1799
Died 1862
Birth/Baptism Born approx. 1799, Jermyn Street, St James, London, England
Parents unknown
Apprenticeship unknown
Skills Clockmaker, Watchmaker
Work Locations Hobart
Street Address
Marriage/Spouse
Trial 24 November 1845, Knutsford, Nether, Chester Quarter Sessions
Sentence Seven years transportation for stealing a watch from his employer John Adams.
Arrival 23 August 1846 on the convict ship, Palmyra
Police Number 18786
Convict Assignment 1847, 1849, 1851: Ellis Casper and Son, Liverpool Street, Hobart
Ticket of Leave
Conditional Pardon
Other Twelve months at Rocky Hills Probation Station
4 December 1852: Free Certificate

1861: Clock and watchmaker John Shipley left instructions in his will to pay John Ford, Hobart watchmaker, £5 for services rendered.

Death 30 September 1862, General Hospital, Hobart, recorded as a 60-year-old watchmaker born in Middlesex.
Cause of death: Paralysis
References
TAHO: CON33/1/81, CON18/1/47, CON14/1/36, CON13/1/13, AD960/1/5 Will No. 915 1861 [John Shipley], RGD35/1/6 no3542 Death 1862.
Cornwall Chronicle 11 December 1852.