The response to my last post highlighted how deficient my transcription of a Tasmanian Convict record was, so would be grateful for any help deciphering words etc I haven't fathomed out. As the record is quite long and I wanted to keep my post as brief as possible.
I have put a link to the page on the Archives Office of Tasmania website. John Johnson's record is at the bottom of the page.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lek/Blue italics indicate my uncertainty about the word or meaning and dots where I can't make out the word, abbreviations or initials. Some information is partly hidden where the page is close to the spine. The format is date of event, location or assignee, offence, punishment, abbreviation (meaning what?)
July 23 1838 Wakefield/ Retd to Govt to be assig in the Interior
..... Launceston for assigt in the Interior only Vide Lieut Govr's Decis 28 July 1838
Sept 3rd 1838 ..... Drunk 35 W.F. July 8th 1840 Hogden / Larceny under £
5 - One year, Hard labour out of chains /
..... F.M. Lewd and
..... conduct reported Vide L G decis 17th July 1840
29th Aug 1840 /
..... ..... misconduct going further away from his party than he aught to have done / 3 days Sol Conf
..... ..... ..... June 19th 1841 ..... ..... /
..... robbing his Fellow Prisoners of their Rations 5 days Soly Conf
H.C.C Somerset 30th October 1841 Labourer
..... Also without
..... Reprimanded and returned to his duty /
6th January 1842 Watchman Factory / Being drunk Reprimanded and discharged /
..... 14th February 1842 Labourer HofC / absent without leave and returning drunk and disorderly
..... ..... labourer on the Roads /
..... /
..... of
Picton party then Oatlands for
disposal Vide Lieut Govr /
..... July 9th 1842 Picton
..... / Misconduct as
..... in being deficient of the number of
shirts to him
..... 6 Mos h Labor in chains /
..... /
ROS Vide L G 15th July 1842 =
8 November 1843 ..... /
..... 14 days Sol Conf /
P.M.Thank you, O.