John
Burles
Born in England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (King) Burles
— married
28 Aug 1846 in Van Diemen's Land, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Maria Burles, Susan Burles, James Burles, Eliza Burles, John Burles, George Burles, Edwin Burles, William Burles, Richard Burles and Elizabeth Ette Burles
Died
at age 51
in Lenah Valley, Tasmania, Australia
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Biography
John Burles was born in England.
John Burles was a convict after the Third Fleet.
John was born in 1813 in England.[1] He died in 1864.[2] John married Elizabeth King in 1846.[3]
Crime and Transportation
He was convicted of Sheep Stealing in March 1832 at age 21 in Essex, England, and sentenced to Life. The sentence was commuted to transportation and he travelled on the York Ship in August 1832 from England to Van Diemen's Land.
According to his prison register, he had been in prison 3 times prior to his conviction which led to transportation, and his character was "very bad".[4]
His physical description, when he arrived as a prisoner included his height as 5'7 1/2", Brown hair, brown eyebrows, blue eyes, large head.
John was granted a Ticket of Leave in 1844. He was granted a Conditional Pardon in 1848.
In 1850 he was the victim of an assault at Kangaroo Bottom. In 1857 he was charged with stealing 2 wooden doors from a neighbour.
Marriage and Children
John Married Elizabeth King, a fellow convict in 1846 in Tasmania[5] the couple had about 10 known children.
John passed away, aged 53 in 1864 of Stomach Cancer.[6]
Sources
- ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- ↑ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
- ↑ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
- ↑ Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 8 Search: Captivity > Index > 1801-1836 > image 68 of 80. Accessed on ancestry.com.au, May 2022.
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- ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCP-9LM : 28 January 2020), John Burles, 1846.
- ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-Y54Z : 3 October 2018), John Burles, 15 Dec 1864; citing Death 15 Dec 1864, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, line #23408, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,134.
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S Burles
John was born in Takeley Essex England about 1812 his mother Susan petitioned in court for him to stay in the country but he was transported to Tasmania in 1832 his father s name is James found information national archives kew england his surname was Burls and not Burles but in other research the e is added so he had parents and siblings
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