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Biographies
We know that John William Swasbrick (1809-1866) was born in Ampleforth to William Swasbrick and Mary Dobson. His name was record as Swilesbrick on all convict records. When he became free he reverted to his real name of Swasbrick.
A search for the name Dobson in the North Yorkshire Archives brings up 3 relevant records. The 3 records dealth with 2 young men by thename of Isaac Dobson (maybe they were cousins) and John Swilesbrick. Between the dates of the 3rd and 9th of Decemeber 1830 they committed three offences. Their first offence on the 3rd Dec occurred at Helmsley where they stole a gelding. Helmsley is 4.8 miles from Ampleforth. The second offence also in 3rd December 1830 occurred at Bilsdale Midcable which is 15.9 from Ampleforth where they stole 3 hempen sacks. The third and last offence was on the 9th Decemebr at Normanby where they stole eight geese.
Crime: Stealing Convicted at: York North Riding Quarter Session
Sentence term: 7 years
Ship: Lord Lyndoch Departure
Place of Departure: Sheerness
Date of Departure: 20th July, 1831
Arrival date:18th November, 1831
Place of arrival:Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest: Travelled with 265 other convicts
Primary source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 154. Tasmanian Archives - convicts
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.
Secondary Source: State of Tasmania, Archives Office of Tasmania
Web: http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au
John Swansbrick, wed Mary Ragan 1842 #883 Methodist/Wesleyan Melbourne
John & Mary had 8 children losing one Ellen in 1860 in Whittlesea Victoria where John had taken up land.
Melbourne "Argus" Saturday 10th October 1860
Dr. Chandler, Coroner for the Bourke District, held an inquest yesterday, at Whittlesea, on the body of Ellen Swasbrick, who died on the 7th instant of inflammation of the windpipe. The deceased, who was nearly 14 years of age, went away from her home, without the consent of her parents, about a week before her death, to take care of the child of Kenneth McDonald, a farmer, at Barber's Creek. Two or three days afterwards she complained of her head, and grew gradually worse. Some medicine was pro- cured for her, and her mother being sent for, she was taken away in a cart to a doctor, but died on the way. Dr. Barker made a post-mortem examination of the body, and found extensive inflammation of the windpipe, and great swelling of the soft parts surrounding it. The inflammation extended down the windpipe into the lungs. The jury found that the girl had died from inflammation of the windpipe.
John Swasbrick was still in the Whittlesea area in the 1856 Electoral roll but died in Beechworth in 1866.It is noted in the Melbourne Argus Monday June 13 1859 under District Court applications he applied for a carriers licence and this was granted along with 2 dozen other carriers. (Trove National Library Aust -http://trove.gov.au)
Submitted by Researcher (5141) on 17 October 2015
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/8, p.154
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