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John LEARY

He was tried at Winchester, Hampshire on 3 March 1783 for assault and highway robbery with a value of 133 shillings. He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years having been originally sentenced to death, and left England on the Scarborough aged about 24 at that time (May 1787). He had no occupation recorded.He left NSW in 1791.

Notes: Partners in the original crime were Joseph Morley, Francis Garland and Henry Roach.Married Mary Jackson on 20 February 1788. He was accused of beating her and they were ordered separated for a while in 1789.



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