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Martin, John (c. 1757–1837)

	Martin, John (c. 1757–1837)
Born	c. 1757
Died	21 December, 1837 (aged ~ 80) Ryde, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Cultural Heritage	American African American
Related Entries [View as tree]	Martin, Ann (wife) Martin, Mary (wife) Randall, Mary (mother-in-law) Randall, John (father-in-law) Randall, Lydia (sister-in-law) Limpus, Thomas (acquaintance) Ruglass, John (acquaintance) Woodham, Samuel (acquaintance)
Passenger Ship*	Alexander (1788) (convict)
Occupation*	convict (1788-1789) New South Wales, Australia farmer (1792-1828) New South Wales, Australia police officer (1806-1828) New South Wales, Australia poundkeeper (1820-1828) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events*	First Fleet (1788) (convict)
Key Places*	Newgate Gaol (London) (convict, 1783-1785) Ceres hulk (London) (convict, 1785-1787)
Social Issues*	criminal punishment (flogging, 1788)
Convict Record	Crime: theft Sentence: 7 years Court: Old Bailey, London Trial Date: 3 July 1782 (1782)
Pre-transportation	Occupation: merchant sailor

* Dates are approximate

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Martin, John (c. 1757–1837)