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From the book "Warm Corner" by Bruce Moore:
At the age of 23 Peter, who had received a good education, fell foul of the law and was arrested and charged with housebreaking. He duly appeared before the Liverpool Quarter Sessions on 11 April 1836, when he was found guilty and received a sentence of seven years transportation. He was sent to Australia from Sheerness on 30 September 1836 on board the convict ship "John", which was making it's fourth trip as a convict vessel, and arrived at Sydney on 7 February 1837.
Upon arrival he was assigned to the employ of Dr David Reid at Inverey in the Goulburn District.
The convict indent for 1837:
Peter Naylor, age 23, reads and writes, Protestant, single, former convictions: none, height 5'7", ruddy and freckled complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. Small scar centre of forehead, scar left cheek, three small moles back of right side of neck, brown natural mark inside lower right arm, anchor inside left wrist and seven dots on back of left hand.
After spending some time at Inverey where his character and general behaviour were assessed, Peter was sent to Reids Flat where he was employed as a shepherd. It was there he met the young widow that would become his wife. He was granted a ticket of leave on 23rd August 1841 and by April 1843 he was free of servitude of his seven year sentence.
After several years of researching, I have found that Peter's criminal life started when he was 16 years old, when he was acquitted on evidence for larceny April 1831. In 1832 he again appeared in the courts and was sentenced to one year imprisonment and twice whipped for larceny. On 20th July 1835 he was found not guilty of receiving stolen goods. Less than a year later was his final sentence to transportation. So the above notation by Bruce Moore suggesting that after a once only event was somewhat "rose coloured". Especially when you add the fact he was again before the courts, this time in Australia in 1854 accused of stealing a bullock. I think he was actually a bit of a "rogue".
Peter married Elizabeth Maton Gibbs in 1844 and they had 12 children. They resided around the Reids Flat, Burra, Bungendore and Queanbeyan areas in New South Wales.
Submitted by Researcher (Sally Fay) on 17 June 2017
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/10, p.383
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