John Neale (c.1754- ) was found guilty on 26 May 1784 at the Old Bailey, London, of stealing various items, including a gold watch, from a man as he was leaving the Pantheon in Oxford Street, London. Sentenced to 7 years transportation, he was sent to the Censor hulk on 6 September 1784 and was discharged to the Scarborough in February 1787. He arrived at Sydney in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet.
Neale was made a member of the night watch in August 1789. He had left the colony by December 1791.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 262
'Neale, John (c. 1754–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/neale-john-31555/text39014, accessed 26 April 2024.
c. 1754
Crime: theft (pickpocketing)
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Old Bailey, London
Trial Date: 26 May 1784
(1784)
Left the colony: Yes