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Listed on this site as Lewis Farrant, this convict's correct name is actually Lewis TARRANT. He was transported in 1819 with his brothers George, William, Thomas and Decimus, and their cousin Thomas Pithouse.
They came to Australia on the John Barry, a ship which also brought John Thomas Bigge, the Royal Commissioner into NSW. This meant the voyage was reasonably well documented.
Lewis was born 1792 in Oakhill, Froxfield, Wiltshire. He spent 4 years in the navy on HMS Narcissus. His family were well known as poachers. In 1818, he and his brothers stole some fowl from a farmer at Ashbury. They were tried at Reading Epiphany sessions, and sent to the prison hulk Leviathan at Portsmouth for four months.
Their ship came to Australia via Madeira and Rio de Janiero, rounding the Cape of Good Hope and past the south of Tasmania. No convicts died on the voyage.
As a convict, Lewis was employed on a road gang, and then was appointed supervisor of a gang of convicts to clear land for George Hall at Windsor. He gained a ticket of leave at Parramatta, and a certificate of freedom after his sentence was complete.
He settled at Kurrajong, where at 46 he married Jane Jackson, a Scottish free emigrant who had come under assisted passage on the Canton. He did NOT marry Jane Jackson, daughter of convict Daniel Jackson, as reported in some other online sources.
At Kurrajong he grew fruit and vegetables, his brothers Thomas and Decimus also lived there, and his cousin Thomas Pithouse also lived in the area. His brother George returned to England and was transported again, his brother William died as a single man.
Lewis went on to have 4 children grow to adulthood. He separated from Jane and died and was buried as a pauper from the Benevolent Asylum at Windsor.
I have a full biography available which goes into more detail of his early life, time in the navy, life and descendants available here: http://familystoriesforsharing.blogspot.com/2018/06/lewis-tarrant-extended-remix.html
Submitted by Researcher (9658) on 20 June 2018
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/3, p.145
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