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British convict transportation O to Z

Last name:
Shears
First name:
John
Place of conviction:
Central Criminal Court
Alias names:
Sentence details:
Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 10 years on 25 November 1839
Vessel:
Hindostan
Departure date:
05 October 1840
Arrival place:
Van Diemen's Land
Publication:
John Shears, one of 209 convicts transported on the Hindostan, 05 October 1840
Notes:
140 of these convicts previously had been trans-shipped to Gibraltar where they subsequently embarked
Source:
British convict transportation registers and others