John Jaques (c. 1768–1820)
John Jaques, n.d., from Edward Charles Close - New South Wales Sketchbook: Sea Voyage, Sydney, Illawarra, Newcastle, Morpeth, c.1817-1840
State Library of New South Wales
John Jaques was sentenced to life transportation for feloniously stealing five pairs of silk stockings. He arrived in Sydney in 1798 aboard the Barwell. By 1801 he was working as a self-employed tailor. Described as a widower, on 13 November 1809 at St Phillips Church of England, Sydney, he married Margaret Phillips. He was granted a conditional pardon on 31 January 1814 and a free pardon on 4 June 1818. In 1816 he took on the job of county gaoler.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- ad for his tailor business, Sydney Gazette, 5 March 1803, p 1
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Citation details
'Jaques, John (c. 1768–1820)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/jaques-john-29688/text36733, accessed 7 May 2025.
John Jaques, n.d., from Edward Charles Close - New South Wales Sketchbook: Sea Voyage, Sydney, Illawarra, Newcastle, Morpeth, c.1817-1840
State Library of New South Wales
Life Summary [details]
Birth
Death
22 October,
1820
(aged ~ 52)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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