John Salmon (alias Solomon) was sentenced to fourteen years transportation. He arrived in Sydney in 1819 aboard the Baring. His occupation was listed as seaman and his height as 5 feet 8¼ inches (172.7 cms). He was assigned to John Oxley in 1823-24 and married Sarah Storer in 1826. In 1828 he was working as a shepherd for D. Reid.
'Solomon, John (1801–1870)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/solomon-john-26804/text34398, accessed 14 September 2024.
1801
Aberdeen,
Aberdeenshire,
Scotland
2 July,
1870
(aged ~ 69)
Trangie,
New South Wales,
Australia
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Crime: unknown
Sentence: 14 years
Court: Aberdeenshire (Scotland)
Trial Date: 25 September 1818
(1818)