WEBB John

Name John WEBB
Country Of Origin England
Born 1805
Died unknown
Birth/Baptism Born approx. 1805, Sidmouth, Devon, England
Parents unknown
Apprenticeship unknown
Skills Clockmaker, Watchmaker
Work Locations Hobart
Street Address
Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Marriage/Spouse
Trial 11 August 1832, Gloucester Assizes
Sentence Death sentence commuted to transportation for life for burglary
Arrival 28 May 1833 on the convict ship, Jupiter

Watchmaker William Wright also arrived on the Jupiter.

Police Number 1552
Convict Assignment 1833: Lewis Lazarus, watchmaker, Hobart
Ticket of Leave July 1841
Conditional Pardon July 1844
Other Residence before his trial: Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England.

1833: John was assigned to watchmaker Lewis Lazarus on arrival in Van Diemen’s Land. In September of the same year, Lazarus sent John back to the government due to drunkenness, and he was assigned to public works ‘in the interior,’ away from town.

Death unknown
References
TAHO: CON31/1/46, CON27/1/6, CON18/1/11.
Web: Founders & Survivors convict database; Ancestry: Gloucestershire England Gaol Register 1832; England & Wales Criminal Register 1832.
The Courier 6 July 1841, Cornwall Chronicle 13 July 1844.