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Bayliss, John

Entry	292			Sex: M	Alias:
Born:	Abt 1750	at :	Birmingham, England
Bapt:		at:
Died:	30 Aug. 1811	at:	Sydney, NSW
Buried:	-- Aug. 1811	at:	St Phillip's, Sydney, NSW

Conviction Details

Status on Arrival:	Convict	Ship:	Friendship - 1788
Crime:	Theft of 3 silver shoe buckle bridges and half an ounce of silver	Sentence:	7 years
Tried at:	Middlesex Old Bailey	Trial Date:	25 Feb. 1784

Parent Details

Father:

Mother:

Physical Description

Literacy	Religion	Trade/Calling	Silversmith
Visage	Build	Native Place
Complexion		Hair		Eyes	Height	'	"

Distinguishing Marks:

Partners

No of Marriages/Partners

No of Children

Entry	Partners Name	Marriage Date	Marriage Place	FGS
2592	Douglass, Elizabeth		Cohabiting on Norfolk Island in 1792

NOTES:
Embarked on the 'Mercury' bound for America. John found himself caught up in the mutiny when the convicts seized control of the ship.
17 March 1790 - Is on the Norfolk Island ration lists although his name was omitted from the passenger lists of the 'Supply' or the Sirius'.
23 May 1790 - Listed as a delinquent employed at work on the roads.
14 Jan. 1792 - Listed as a settler with 12 acres at Morgan's Run, Queenborough, Norfolk Island and off stores
Left Norfolk Island on the 'Daedalus' in Nov. 1794
1 May 1797 - Received a 30 acre Land Grant in the Hawekesbury district
Mustered in 1800 and 1802 as a farmer with no wife or children. Elizabeth had either died or left the colony by 1800

1)	Sat 08 of Sep., 2012 06:00 EST 1821 - Arrival of the convict ship 'Adamant' to Sydney
2)	Mon 10 of Sep., 2012 1824 - Penal Colony established at Redcliffe on Moreton Bay
3)	Wed 26 of Sep., 2012 06:00 EST 1791 - Arrival of the convict ship Active to Sydney Cove
4)	Thu 29 of Nov., 2012 07:00 EST 1849 - Arrival of the convict ship 'Adelaide' in Sydney, via Hobart
5)	Fri 18 of Jan., 2013 18 January 1788 - Arrival of the first ship of the First Fleet at Botany Bay
6)	Sat 26 of Jan., 2013 Australia Day - Anniversary of the declaration of the colony of New South Wales in 1788
7)	Wed 20 of Mar., 2013 07:00 EST 1852 - Arrival of the Aboukir convict transport
8)	Thu 04 of Apr., 2013 1816 - Arrival of the convict transport 'Alexander' to Sydney

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