John Payne

Life archive ID obpt18221204-23-defend211
Born 1804. Place of birth Hertfordshire (tring hertfordshire). Gender male. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes blue (d blue). Distinguishing marks scar, mark (small scar under rt side of under jaw moon stars fetters above elbow joint woman anchor pipe & other marks left arm bottles glasses pipes 2 rings pricked middle & ring frs left hand ring pricked ring fr rt hand crucifix sun inside rt arm moon & stars abov). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery, naval, pleasure, astronomy, religion. Tattoo descriptions moon, woman, rings, ring, anchor, pipe, sun, crucifix. Tattoo body locations elbow. First recorded 1822.
Born
1804
Place of birth Hertfordshire.
Tried
4th December 1822
Age 18.
Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of theft from a specified place (stealing, on the 30th of october, 2 lbs. of feathers, value 6 s. the goods of mary fullbrook , in a lodging-room). Found guilty. Sentenced to no punishment. Sentence outcome was refuge.
Committed to Refuge for Destitute
4th December 1822
Age 18.
Tried
3rd December 1825
Age 21.
Tried at Quarter sessions, Essex (essex spl sessions gd). Sentence outcome was transported.
Tattoo(s) recorded
1826
Age 22. Tattoo subjects jewellery, naval, pleasure, astronomy, religion. Tattoo keywords small scar under right side of under jaw moon stars fetters above elbow joint woman anchor pipe and other marks left arm bottles glasses pipes 2 rings pricked middle and ring frs left hand ring pricked ring fr right hand crucifix sun inside right arm moon and stars abov.. Tattoo descriptions moon, woman, rings, ring, anchor, pipe, sun, crucifix. Tattoo body locations elbow, arm, hand.
Transported
25th April 1826
Age 22.
Sent to Van Diemens Land.
Arrived in Australia
13th August 1826
Age 22.
Sent to Van Diemens Land.
Absconded
August 1827
Age 23.
Absconded
15th September 1827
Age 23.
Absconded
2nd August 1829
Age 25.
Absconded
8th August 1829
Age 25.
Absconded
15th August 1829
Age 25.
Absconded
5th September 1829
Age 25.
Absconded
17th December 1829
Age 25.
Absconded
26th December 1829
Age 25.
Absconded
6th March 1830
Age 26.
Absconded
23rd November 1832
Age 28.
Absconded
7th December 1832
Age 28.
Absconded
12th July 1833
Age 29.
Absconded
28th February 1834
Age 30.
Ticket of leave
2nd December 1839
Age 35.
Freed
3rd December 1839
Age 35.