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204518
Surname: Jordan
First Name: Francis, Charlotte, William, Eliza, Maria, Benjamin
Ship: Templar 1844
Date: August 1844
Place: Sydney
Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Wage agreements and entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships (Agents Immigrant Lists); Series: 5315; Reel: 2454
Details: Francis Jordan age 43, farm laborer; Charlotte Jordan age 36; Francis age 12, William age 6, Eliza age 2, Maria 3 months and Jonathan Alexander, illegitimate son of Charlotte Jordan, all from Suffolk, bounty immigrants on the Templar in 1844. Engaged with Richard Windeyer at Tomago on arrival; also Benjamin Jordan, 18, farm laborer engaged with William Wentworth at Windermere


139537
Surname: Jordan
First Name: George
Ship: City of Edinburgh 1828
Date: 1841
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Gaol Description Books 1841 - 1848. Roll 759. Page 1
Details: Born 1815. 6ft 1 in, stout, fresh complexion, light hair, hazel eyes, Scar on left thumb


178053
Surname: Jordan
First Name: George
Ship: City of Edinburgh 1828
Date: 9 October 1839
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book. State Archives NSW. Roll 136
Details: Shoemaker from Ipswich. Free. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Sydney. Sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for assault


172911
Surname: Jordan
First Name: Henry
Ship: Prince George 1837
Date: 16 July 1842
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: State Archives NSW; Gaol Entrance Book, Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757 (Ancestry)
Details: Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland. Implicated in a robbery. To be kept in safe custody in the gaol of Newcastle and brought up with the prisoenrs for trial at the next Quarter Sessions.


165091
Surname: Jordan
First Name: Henry
Ship: Prince George 1837.....
Date: 31 January 1840
Place: -
Source: SH
Details: Notice - Five pound reward offered for apprehension of Henry Jordan alias Samuel Wilding who absconded from service of Edwin Hickey on 31st July 1839. Description: ?Shoemaker from London. 5ft 6 1/2in, fair complexion, sun burnt, age 25, brown hair, hazel eyes. W inside lower part of right arm. Indented scar back of right hand, mark of scrofula back left hand


158963
Surname: Jordan
First Name: James
Ship: -
Date: 1860 23 March
Place: Cathedral Church of Saints Mary and Joseph, Armidale
Source: Australian Births and Baptisms - Family Search Historical Records
Details: Baptism of James, son of Thomas and Mary Jordan (born 13 October 1859 at Tabulam)


117096
Surname: Jordan
First Name: James
Ship: Hive 1835
Date: 1837
Place: Merton
Source: GRC
Details: Age 50. Assigned to George Forbes


23190
Surname: Jordan
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1846 12 September
Place: New England
Source: MM
Details: Unclaimed letter in the General Post Office, Sydney


102389
Surname: Jordan
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1820 25 November
Place: Sydney
Source: SG
Details: 16 men in custody for having attempted to escape from the colony in the vessel 'Hope'. Michael Coogan, John Owen, Frederick Garkell, John Fisher, John Brookes, John Jordan, James Devine, George Handley, Benjamin Johnson, James McNamara and Vincent Russel sentenced to 2 years to Newcastle


210696
Surname: Jordan
First Name: John
Ship: Born in the colony
Date: 28 April 1858
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930
Details: John Jordan, born at Liverpool NSW, labourer. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland. Sentenced to 14 days imprisonment


17775
Surname: Jordan
First Name: John
Ship: Isabella 1832
Date: 1832 28 June
Place: Hunter River
Source: SG
Details: Butcher and porter assigned to John Pike


194194
Surname: Jordan
First Name: John
Ship: Isabella 1832
Date: March 1832
Place: -
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4016]; Microfiche: 681
Details: John Jordan age 22. Butcher and porter from London. Tried 30 June 1831. Sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing meat


187433
Surname: Jordan
First Name: John
Ship: Speedy 1855 (came free)
Date: 14 July 1856
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book - State Archives NSW; Roll: 757
Details: John Jordan, came free per Speedy. Native place Lancashire. Sent to Newcastle gaol from Maitland under sentence of 7 days imprisonment


158865
Surname: Jordan
First Name: Juliet
Ship: Theresa
Date: 1844
Place: Singleton
Source: Application to Marry
Details: John Bowen per Asia application to marry Juliet Jordon per Theresa


148903
Surname: Jordan
First Name: Margaret
Ship: -
Date: 1859 6 February
Place: Honeysuckle Cemetery
Source: Honeysuckle Cemetery Online
Details: Daughter of Denis and Sarah. Accidentally killed aged 6 years


202487
Surname: Jordan
First Name: Martin
Ship: -
Date: 15 October 1870
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Correspondence re a boat race between himself and Mr. Dunnett


207039
Surname: Jordan
First Name: Martin
Ship: -
Date: 17 January 1866
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Martin Jordan, challenge to run his pony Butcher against the chestnut horse belonging to Mr. Hearse


148904
Surname: Jordan
First Name: Mary Ann
Ship: -
Date: 1861 22 January
Place: Honeysuckle Cemetery
Source: Honeysuckle Cemetery Online
Details: Daughter of Denis and Sarah Jordan. Died aged 7 years


76585
Surname: Jordan
First Name: Mary Ann
Ship: Diana 1833
Date: 1835
Place: Maitland
Source: Application to marry
Details: Aged 21. Application to marry Edward Dyke. Allowed


111367
Surname: Jordan
First Name: Mary Ann
Ship: Diana 1833
Date: 1835 10 March
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: NGE
Details: Servant from Bristol. Admitted to Newcastle gaol under sentence of 3 days in the cells and to return to government service. Re-assigned to Lieut. Gibson at Newcastle 12 April