John Jones was probably a convict. A likely candidate is John Jones, a labourer, who was sentenced to 10 years transportation in 1839 for pickpocketing.
'Jones, John (1814–1854)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/jones-john-26113/text34114, accessed 18 September 2024.
6 November,
1854
(aged ~ 40)
Launceston,
Tasmania,
Australia