Swing Rioters Beneath the Southern Cross

Agricultural labourers transported to Australia after the 1830s rural riots

Pre-transportation History

380: SHERGOLD, John
Born: about 1808Died:
Family Relationships: Cousin, No. 378
Group:Wessex (Berks, Dorset, Hunts, Wilts)
Where tried : Wiltshire CountyNative Place: Stapleford, Wiltshire
Occupation: Farm labourer
Crime: Robbery (i.e. Receiving)Sentence: Life
Prior Offences: 0*Hulk: 1481
Order of Loading: 312Transport: Eleanor, to NSW

Post-transportation History

*Police Number: S1575
Times charged: 7Times punished: 4
Granted Ticket of Leave: Date of Pardon: 16 May 1838
Type of Pardon: Conditional pardon
Post-sentence History:
Marriages: Van Diemens Land, 1842
Place of Death: Victoria?
More Information: See also Chapters 3, 5

Notes:

*Hulk Numbers
Four figure numbers refer to the York Hulk, others, the Leviathan.  No number means either unknown or not held in a hulk
*Police Number
This is shown when known.  In Van Diemens Land the initial letter was the first letter of the convicts surname.

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