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John Cresswell (?–?)

John Creswell/Criswell, a labourer, was sentenced to life transportation on 26 July 1802 at the Hertford Assizes. He arrived in Sydney in 1804 aboard the Coromandel and was sent on to Tasmania. He married Mary Fisher at Port Dalrymple in 1819. By 1825 he was living with his wife at Newcastle in 'government employment' (as a convict). In 1823 he was moved to Port Macquarie. He was granted a ticket of leave in 1834.

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'Cresswell, John (?–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/cresswell-john-30336/text37619, accessed 14 March 2025.

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Alternative Names

Creswell, John
Criswell, John
Crisswell, John

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