Agricultural labourers transported to Australia after the 1830s rural riots

Pre-transportation History

425: TONGS, John
Born:	about 1798	Died:	1869
Family Relationships:
Group:	Wessex (Berks, Dorset, Hunts, Wilts)
Where tried :	Hampshire County	Native Place:	Timsbury, Hampshire
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Crime:	Felonies	Sentence:	7 years
Prior Offences:	1-Poaching	*Hulk:	1186
Order of Loading:	42	Transport:	Eliza, to Van Diemens Land

Post-transportation History

*Police Number:	T0568
Times charged:	0	Times punished:	0
Granted Ticket of Leave:	04 Jun 1835	Date of Pardon:	05 Feb 1836
Type of Pardon:	Free, absolute pardon
Post-sentence History:	Van Diemens Land resident
Marriages:	England
Place of Death:	Tasmania
More Information:	See also Chapters 6

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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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