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Arrival from Portsmouth previous Saturday, the convict ship Surry (461 tons) with male prisoners. Captain Kemp.Surgeon superintendent Colin A. Browning. Guard consisted of a detachment of the 39th regt., under command of Captain Wadron.
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Carpet weaver aged 23; tried Kiderminster; 5ft 1 1/2in, ruddy freckled complexion, light brown hair, bluish eyes, EC IP sun and mermaid on left arm. Inverted anchor, heart, darts, letters on right arm. Absconded from Thomas Stapleton on 3 January
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Apprehended after absconding from T. Stapleton
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Age 19. Assigned to Thomas Stapleton
Source:
Convict Indents State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4016]; Microfiche: 680
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Age 16. Native of Kidderminster. Carpet weaver. Tried in Shrewsbury 18 March 1831 and sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing scissors. Assigned to James Glennie at Hunter River on arrival
First Name:
George Mewbury
Details:
Obtained Ticket of Leave
First Name:
George Mewbury
Source:
Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4016]; Microfiche: 680
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George Mewbury Barlow age 23. Bargeman from Huntingdonshire. Tried at Northampton 28 February 1831. Sentenced to 14 years transportation for assault. Assigned to William McArthur at Parramatta on arrival
Source:
Convict Indents State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4016]; Microfiche: 680
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Age 20. Shepherd, reaps, milks, native of Herefordshire. Tried 23 March 1831 and sentenced to transportation for life for housebreaking. Assigned to James Glennie at Hunter River on arrival
Surname:
Bathurst (Battens)
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Labourer from Herefordshire. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Patrick Plains under sentence of 14 days in the cells. Sent to the watch house and to be returned to the road gang 25 March
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Assigned to F. Forbes Esq
Source:
Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4016]; Microfiche: 680
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James Best age 27. Farmer s labourer and ploughs. Native place Oxfordshire. Convicted at Winchester 28 February 1831. Sentenced to transportation for life for house breaking. Sent to hospital on arrival. Note - on former conviction served 4 years in the hulk
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Slater. Assigned to Australian Agricultural Company
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Assigned to Australian Agricultural Company
Source:
Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4016]; Microfiche: 680
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John Boston age 19. Slater from Manchester. Convicted at Newgate 7 April 1831. Sentenced to transportation for life for picking pockets. Assigned to Public Works Dept. at Sydney on arrival
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Granted Ticket of Leave
Source:
UK Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books. Ancestry
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Age 30. Convicted at the Old Bailey on 17 February 1831 and sentenced to transportation for life for felony. Transferred to the Captivity Hulk moored at Portsmouth on 22 April 1831 and embarked on the 'Surry' for NSW on 11 July 1831
Source:
Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4016]; Microfiche: 680
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Charles Briggs age 51. Tailor and weaver from Essex. Convicted in London 17 February 1831. Sentenced to transportation for life for burglary. Assigned to Leslie Duguid in Sydney on arrival
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Ticket of Leave cancelled for disorderly conduct
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Granted Ticket of Leave
Source:
State Archives NSW; Gaol Entrance Book, Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757 (Ancestry)
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Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland charged with making a wilful false statement by which he caused considerable pecuniary loss to his employed. Ticket of leave recommended to be cancelled and to be returned to Hyde Park Barracks.
