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Butcher aged 22 from Drogheda. 5'4". Absconded from service of A.B. Sparke
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Butcher from Dublin. Admitted to Newcastle gaol 4 September. To be forwarded to Maitland bench to be dealt with for absconding from A.B. Sparke
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Age 24. Butcher from Drogheda. 5ft 4in, ruddy freckled complexion, brown hair, light brown eyes, large scar between the eyes, scar on left eyebrow, large scar outside upper part of left arm, and was dressed in white shirt, white trousers, duck frock and straw hat. Absconded from Castle Forbes in company with John Poole, Anthony Hitchcock, James Reilly, John Perry and James Ryan after committing various outrages and taking with them silver plate, guns, muskets, horses and wearing apparel. 70 pound reward offered for apprehension
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Patrick Crinnane s evidence in the trial of the Castle Forbes convict uprising....David Jones was a sulky stubborn fellow, but a good working man. He was not treated severely, he had easy treatment, extra rations, tea and sugar