John Gavin (1829 - 1844)

Born 1829 in England, United Kingdom

Died 6 Apr 1844 at about age 15 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

John Gavin was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to Western Australia

John came to Western Australia at fourteen years of age on the Shepherd, arriving on 26 October 1843.^[1]

He was a Parkhurst boy indentured to Pollard at Dandalup. On 21.2.1844 he murdered George Pollard, his employer's eighteen year old son, and was hanged. This was the first capital punishment of a white in the colony.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. [compiled by Rica Erickson], https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary

• CASE OF THE KILLER WHO WANTED A MOTHER'S LOVE (1952, February 16). Mirror (Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956), p. 7. Retrieved March 11, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75778203
• WESTERN AUSTRALIA (1926, August 4). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), p. 6 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved March 11, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84157136
• Wikipedia contributors. (2021, February 19). John Gavin (convict). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:56, March 10, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Gavin_(convict)&oldid=1007622054
• https://fremantlestuff.info/people/gavin.html
• WABMD-death-1844/116. Western Australian Birth, Marriage, and Death index (Government of Western Australia, Department of Justice) Index entry for John Gavin (Death registered in 1844; number: 116; district: -). Details: father: -; mother: -; death place: Fremantle; year of death: 1844; age: 16.