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John Entwistle was born in February 1788 in Turton.¹ He was baptized on 1 March 1788 at St Ann's Church in Turton, Lancashire.¹

John Entwistle emigrated on 18 July 1810 from England. He was transported on board the convict ship "Indian"² He immigrated on 16 December 1810 to Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, at Port Jackson. He arrived aboard the convict ship "Indian"² He emigrated on 10 February 1812 from Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, at Port Jackson. He sailed aboard the "Ruby"³ He immigrated on 28 February 1812 to Hobart, New South Wales, Australian Colonies. He arrived aboard the "Ruby"³

John Entwistle was charged with uttering a forged banknote on 12 August 1809 in Lancaster, England, United Kingdom. John Entwistle was charged with uttering a forged bank note to Ann Hoyle of Haslingden. He was also charged with tendering a forged note to John Kay and uttering one to Nicholas Worsley. His brother Henry was charged with uttering a forged bank note to Alice Hutchinson of Quarlton.⁴ On 15 August 1809 in Lancaster, England, United Kingdom, John Entwistle was convicted after pleading guilty to possession of forged bank notes. This was probably a "plea bargain" to avoid the prospect of being found guilty of the capital charge of uttering a forged note.^4,2 He was sentenced to transportation for 14 years on 23 August 1809 in Lancaster, England, United Kingdom. Six other prisoners who had been found guilty of uttering forged notes were sentenced to death during the same session. They were all executed. Had John Entwistle not taken the "plea bargain" and pleaded guilty to possession, it is near certain that he, too, would have been executed.^4,2,5

John Entwistle died from drowning on 16 September 1814 at age 26 at Derwent River in Hobart. A Coroner's Inquest found that John Entwistle drowned by accident. He and four other men had loaded a cow and calf into a boat at Kangaroo Bay (now Bellerive) in order to cross the Derwent River to Hobart. The cow became agitated, knocked a hole in the boat and everyone was "precipated into the water". Three men saved themselves by clinging to the boat, but John Entwistle, John George and T Heath all drowned.^3,6