JOHN DUNCOMBE

John DUNCOMBE was convicted for the theft of cloth at the Old Bailey on 24

October 1787. He was indicted for stealing on the 26 September 1787, two

hundred and ten yards (210 yds) of everlasting, the property of Archibald

BRYSON, a dyer. The prisoner was taken by the watchman, who on suspecting

him, confessed to the robbery no promises were made to him. Guilty -

transported for seven (7) years.

A month after he arrived in Sydney on the "Albermarle", he was transferred to

Norfolk Island on the " Atlantic " and remained there as a carpenter after his

sentence expired. John left for the Derwent in December 1807 on the HMS

Porpoise with the HAMBLYs. he married Elizabeth HAMBLY on 27 June 1808 at St David's Church in Hobart .

John DUNCOMBE became deranged and was sent to an asylum in Sydney in September

1819. he was listed in the 1828 NSW census aged 57 years, but his death has

not been traced.

The "Albermarle" - Part of the THIRD FLEET

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Built: France Weight: 530 tons

Depart: 27 March 1791 from Portsmouth , ENGLAND

Departed with 282 males onboard.

Arrive: 13 Oct 1791 at Port Jackson , New South Wales , AUSTRALIA After a

journey of 200 days, arrived with 250 males and 6 females onboard. Arrival of

six females is a mystery.

There were 32 male deths, including 2 executions.

Master: George Bowen

The THIRD FLEET

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The third fleet of 11 ships [ Atlantic , William and Ann, Britannia, Matilda,

Salamander, Albemarle , Mary Anne, Admiral Barrington, Active and Gorgon]

arrived in 1791, with over 2000 convicts. A newspaper report in the "New

Holland Morning Post" on 18 October 1791 states that 194 male convicts and 4

female convicts died during the voyage, and that though conditions on board

ship weren't as "diabolical" as the previous year, they were still outrageous.