John CRUSE was a convict.
from Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868
John Cruse
Vessel: Waterloo
Convicted Date: 16 Oct 1834
Voyage Date: 18 Nov 1834
Colony: Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land)
Place of Conviction: Sussex, England
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1841
John CRUSE, employed by Rev M? W? Davies, Norfolk Plains
Australia Convict Musters, 1846 and a similar entry for 1849
Convicted Sussex, ship Waterloo arr 1835, Conditional Pardon
I can't see him on the Criminal Registers.
This may be his baptism:
John Owen CRUSE
Baptism: 15 Dec 1811 at Hartfield, Sussex, England
Mother: Mary Cruse
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