Information on John Joseph

Question

I have found out about my 3x great Grandfather John Joseph and am pretty sure he came over to Australia as a convict and think he was Jewish. I am struggling to find out any information from before he came to Australia. Any help would be amazing.

Answer 1

Name:	John Joseph
Port of Departure:	Liverpool Via Hobart Town
Port of Arrival:	Port Jackson, New South Wales
Voyage Arrival Date:	25 Jun 1838
Vessel Name:	Sultana

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Source Information

Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.

Original data:

• New South Wales Government. Inward passenger lists. Series 13278, Reels 399-560, 2001-2122, 2751. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.
• New South Wales Government. Reports of vessels arrived (or Shipping reports). Series 1291, Reels 1263-1285, 2851. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.

Answer 2

Father is listed as John :

Name:	Jno Joseph
Birth Year:	abt 1799
Age:	82
Death Place:	Fitzroy, Victoria
Father's name:	Jno
Registration Year:	1881
Registration Place:	Victoria
Registration Number:	1381

 

Source Information

Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985