Hi Leanne I really don't know for sure where he came from. Some suggestion is Lincoln and another vague one in Durham. Some suggestion is that he or his family originated from Scotland. Stevenson is certainly a name often found in Scotland. I found an entry of a Court record in the "Lincolnshire Links", where a John Stevenson was tried and sentenced to 7 years, transportation. The court trial date was 6/03/1790, he was aged 55 years, transported on the Britannia and recorded as "died on the Voyage" . Now if this was John and he died, I wouldn't be here, so this isn't correct. The age is also incorrect at 55 years as he would have had to be much younger (perhaps around 20 years) based on later records. The Court record of him being transported on the Britannia and dying on the voyage would have had to have been added later, much later than the Court case itself. His ship of transportation departed England about a year after the Court Case. First possibility. What is possible is that this is John Stevenson, perhaps about 21 years of age, transported on the Britannia and surviving the journey to arrive in PJ in October 1791, and sent to Richmond (or Windsor district). Second possibility. I think that the John Stevenson who was transported on the Albemarle died on the voyage and was buried at sea. The indent of convicts very kindly provided by Margaret M does not list a John Stevenson. If this was a list of arrivals and not of departures, then this by implication adds to the "Buried at Sea Report" But why do I keep finding records (Musters and 1828 census) of an arrival on the Albemarle. Which is correct? Perhaps you see my dilemma. Two John Stevensons. One died on the voyage of the second fleet in one ship and one man arrived, but which one? Regards Ross ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leanne Baulch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Albemarle > Hi Ross, > > Just a question for you. Did your Stevenson come from Lincoln and was he > sentenced for 7 years? > > Kind regards > Leanne Baulch > Canberra > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ross Sneddon" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 2:44 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Albemarle > > >> Hullo Meg >> >> The convict I am attempting to trace is my forebear, John Stevenson. >> >> There are no records of which I am aware of a John Stevenson ( of this >> exact spelling ) arriving on any ship in the first or second fleets, >> however there were two tried in 1790 and sent to PJ in 1791. >> >> I am advised that the John Stevenson who was sent on the Albemarle died >> and was buried at sea south of Perth. I would like to find some >> evidence. Therefore, if this is so, my John Stevenson must have travelled >> on another ship, possibly the Britannia, yet many of the early musters >> and the census of 1828 in PJ, record John Stevenson as arriving on the >> Albemarle. Is this just a clerical error or did John Stevenson try and >> hide his past or what? >> >> A person of this name arrived in the Greenhills area (Richmond) and >> lived, worked and produced a family and this is certainly my forebear. >> It is the link back to England that I am attempting to trace. >> >> Regards >> >> Ross >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Meg" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 10:45 AM >> Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Albemarle >> >> >>> Ross and others. >>> >>> I can help you with names from the Albermarle 1791. >>> Perhaps you could give me some names. It would be very difficult to send >>> you names of all the convicts on that voyage >>> >>> Regards >>> Meg >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ross Sneddon" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 1:50 PM >>> Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Albemarle >>> >>> >>>>I am searching for the indent for the Albemarle which arrived in PJ in >>>>1791 and /or more particularly those convicts who arrived and >>>>disembarked. >>>> >>>> I understand that the ship had a high death rate of about 36 including >>>> two mutineers who were hanged from the yard arm. >>>> >>>> Can anyone guide me please. >>>> >>>> Ross >>>> >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>>> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> View and search Historical Newspapers. 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