John Gard

Life Span

Male median life span was 58 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Theft~housebreaking
Convicted at:	Middlesex Gaol Delivey
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Indefatigable
Departure date:	October, 1814
Arrival date*:	30th May, 1815
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

* Arrival date is estimated

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 181 (92)
Source description:	This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project.

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Brett Watson on 7th July, 2012 wrote:

Began a shore based whaling station in New Zealand around the late 1820’s

Sam Moore on 13th April, 2013 wrote:

His son John Guard 2 was the first white child to be born in the South island of NZ on the 1/10/1831.
More info here sammoore.co.nz

Brett Watson on 7th July, 2012 made the following changes:

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Sam Moore on 13th April, 2013 made the following changes:

alias1, alias2, date of death 9th November, 1857