William Holden 12761
M, #1276, b. 1802, d. 11 December 1853
| Name-Change | William Holden 1276 was also known as William Holder 1276.1 |
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| Convicted | Convicted of larceny and sentenced to 10 years on 28 March 1851 at Bath, Somerset, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was married 5 chn as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a coachman & gardener on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1276 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 1 December 1853 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S12] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, [?]mestic [?] and Doings. (1853, December 23). The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News (WA : 1848 - 1864), p. 2. Retrieved March 27, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3174884
- [S85] CO 18 Despatches, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2037108140/view
- [S44] Alma & Skinner St Burial Records, online https://fremantle.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/…
John Hoe 12771
M, #1277, b. 1817
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| Birth | He was born in 1817.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of sheep stealing and sentenced to 10 years on 11 March 1851 at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was married 3 chn as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1277 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 6 January 1854 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted in July 1856 at Western Australia.1 |
| Left | He left the colony for SA in March 1857.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
Luke Peskett 12781
M, #1278, b. 1816, d. circa 17 February 1854
| Name-Change | Luke Peskett 1278 was also known as Luke Prescott 1278. |
| Name-Change | Luke Peskett 1278 was also known as William Peskett 1278. |
| Name-Change | Luke Peskett 1278 was also known as Luke Preskett 1278.1 |
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| Convicted | Convicted of lamb stealing and sentenced to 10 years on 10 April 1851 at Petworth, Sussex, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was married 2 chn as at 1 August 1852. Applied for wife & chn to come to WA 1/2yr return 30.6.1853.4,5 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a shepherd on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1278 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 6 March 1854 at Western Australia.1 |
| Research | CWA has death as 1856 but it is noted in the 30.06.1854 hafl year return. His TOL is actually recorded as being after his death! |
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William Morrison 12791
M, #1279, b. 1825
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| Birth | He was born in 1825.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of housebreaking and sentenced to 10 years on 30 June 1851 at Durham, Durham, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried; Mother - Elizabeth Morrison Chester St Durham as at 1 August 1852.1,2 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a pitman & shoemaker on 1 August 1852.1,3 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1279 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 6 March 1854 at Western Australia.1 |
| Expired | His sentence expired on 3 November 1864 at Western Australia.1 |
| Research | CWA has him dying in 1897 and marrying Jane Kerr. There looks to be enough evidence to suggest that these facts belong to #3115 and not #1279. |
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John Field 12801
M, #1280, b. 1825
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| Birth | He was born in 1825.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of larceny from the person and sentenced to 10 years on 25 March 1851 at Norwich, Norfolk, England.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1280 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 5 December 1853 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 10 October 1859 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
William Gibson 12811
M, #1281, b. 1824, d. 5 May 1915
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|  William Gibson 1281 & Amelia (Photo: dennispearce70) |
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| Parents | His parents were William Gibson & Elizabeth.2 |
| Birth | He was born in 1824 at Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk, England.1,2 |
| Baptism | He was baptised on 20 July 1824 at Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk, England, His parents were William Gibson & Elizabeth.2 |
| Marr | He married Ann Harrison on 18 August 1848 at East Walton, Norfolk, England.3 |
| Marr | He married Amelia Needs on 8 October 1861 at Picton Church, Picton, Western Australia. Daughter of Benjamin Needs.4,5 |
| Death | He died on 5 May 1915 at Bunbury, Western Australia.6,7,8 |
| Burial | He was buried at Picton Cemetery, Picton, Western Australia.9  |
| Census_1841Eng | He appeared on the 1841 English census at Petney, Norfolk, England. His occupation was shown as shepherd.10 |
| Convicted | Convicted of houesbreaking & larceny and sentenced to 10 years on 25 March 1851 at Norwich, Norfolk, England. He had been convicted previously.1,11 |
| Census_1851Eng | He appeared on the 1851 English census at Norwich Castle, Norwich, Norfolk, England. His occupation was shown as labourer.12 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being illiterate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1281 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was married 2 chn as at 1 August 1852. Applied for wife & chn to come to WA 1/2yr return 31.12.1859.13,14,15 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 17 October 1853 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 17 September 1859 at Western Australia.1 |
| Research | CWA has the trial at Chester which is incorrect.16 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S302] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
- [S283] Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 1689/1861.
- [S15] Marriage Certificate.
- [S12] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87247832
- [S12] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/157542648
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 6600060/1915.
- [S33] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159465791/…
- [S2] 1841 England Census, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
- [S106] Pentonville Prison Register, online nla.gov.au/nla.obj-727851581/findingaid?digitised=y#nla-obj-727852985, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-813492594/view
- [S199] 1851 England Census, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
- [S85] CO 18 Despatches, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2044216703/view
- [S84] Records of the Colonial Office, online nla.gov.au/nla.obj-728202615/findingaid#nla-obj-728207492, Register of applications for passages to the colonies for convicts' families
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2054376890/view
- [S84] Records of the Colonial Office, online nla.gov.au/nla.obj-728202615/findingaid#nla-obj-728207492, Register of applications for passages to the colonies for convicts' families
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2054390648/view
- [S5] Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868, online nla.gov.au/nla.obj-728075871/findingaid#nla-obj-728081452, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1434336308/view
Alexander Frazer 12821
M, #1282, b. 1832
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| Birth | He was born in 1832.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of theft and sentenced to 10 years on 29 April 1851 at Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a ropemaker on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1282 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 10 February 1854 at Western Australia.1 |
| Expired | His sentence expired on 29 April 1863 at Western Australia.1 |
| Left | He left the colony for Vic on 8 May 1868.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
John White 12831
M, #1283, b. 1826
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| Birth | He was born in 1826.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of sheep stealing and sentenced to 10 years on 2 July 1851 at Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a butcher on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1283 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 17 January 1854 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 16 February 1856 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
Henry Green 12841
M, #1284, b. 1825, d. 12 April 1867
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| Convicted | Convicted of uttering a forged note for money and sentenced to 10 years on 1 April 1851 at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a publican on 1 August 1852.1,4 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1284 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 29 November 1853 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 13 August 1859 at Western Australia.1 |
| Census_1859York | He appeared on the 1859 York census at York, Western Australia, on the premises of Henry Green (himself).5 |
| Research | CWA has him as a shoemaker but he is a publican in the trial report and his prison registers.
SROWA currently (11.12.2024) has the wrong image for the premises of henry Green on it's website (Thomas John Green). I have attached the correct image to the census event. SROWA have been notified. |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au.
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60668/…
- [S8] UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951, online ancestry.com, https://www.thegenealogist.com/search/advanced/criminal/…
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-813260694/view
- [S110] State Records Office of WA, online archive.sro.wa.gov.au, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/…
George Southgate 12851
M, #1285, b. 1824, d. 16 November 1884
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| Convicted | Convicted of stealing and sentenced to 10 years on 21 March 1851 at Ipswich, Suffolk, England.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1285 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 3 November 1853 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 16 January 1859 at Western Australia.1 |
| Census_1859York | He appeared on the 1859 York census at Yangedin, York, Western Australia, on the premises of John Taylor.6 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au, https://www.eastperthcemeteries.com.au/explore/…
- [S12] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, NEWS IN BRIEF. (1884, November 19). The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), p. 5. Retrieved March 27, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71998523
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 12834/1884.
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au.
- [S110] State Records Office of WA, online archive.sro.wa.gov.au, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/…
John Douglas 12861
M, #1286, b. 1829, d. 30 January 1863
| Name-Change | John Douglas 1286 was also known as John Douglass 1286. |
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| Convicted | Convicted of robbery with violence and sentenced to 10 years on 8 March 1851 at York, Yorkshire, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a horse dealer on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1286 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 2 December 1853 at Western Australia.1 |
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John Bourn 12871
M, #1287, b. 1825, d. 9 April 1855
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| Convicted | Convicted of sheep stealing and sentenced to 10 years on 8 April 1851 at Exeter, Devon, England.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was married 2 chn as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a gardener on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1287 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 2 December 1853 at Western Australia.1 |
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Joseph Sykes 12881
M, #1288, b. 1793, d. circa 24 July 1868
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| Convicted | Convicted of bestiality and sentenced to life on 10 December 1850 at York, Yorkshire, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was married 3 chn as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a gardener on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being illiterate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1288 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 7 June 1856 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 27 April 1863 at Western Australia.1 |
| Research | CWA has death date 24.7.1862 which looks like a typo. |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au.
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au.
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au, https://www.eastperthcemeteries.com.au/explore/…
Edward Carlton 12891
M, #1289, b. 1803, d. 12 September 1853
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| Convicted | Convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to life on 4 April 1851 at Jersey, Channel Islands.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was widower 7 chn as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a house servant on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1289 on 1 August 1852.1 |
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William Swain 12901
M, #1290, b. 1812, d. circa 1 December 1891
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| Convicted | Convicted of bestiality and sentenced to life on 13 March 1851 at Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being illiterate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1290 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 17 June 1856 at Western Australia.1 |
| Census_1859York | He appeared on the 1859 York census at York, Western Australia, on the premises of John Mackie.7 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 12 August 1861 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S92] Bedford & Luton Gaol Register, online apps.bedford.gov.uk/grd/, https://apps.bedford.gov.uk/grd/detail.aspx?id=9522
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au.
- [S12] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, GENERAL NEWS. (1891, December 2). The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), p. 2. Retrieved March 27, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69704745
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 818/1891.
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au, https://www.eastperthcemeteries.com.au/explore/…
- [S110] State Records Office of WA, online archive.sro.wa.gov.au, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/…
George Sanford 12911
M, #1291, b. 1818, d. 17 August 1872
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| Convicted | Convicted of burglary and sentenced to life on 13 March 1851 at Dorchester, Dorset, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a shepherd on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1291 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 23 March 1855 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 13 May 1861 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S42] Toodyay Cemeteries Database - Brian R Chambers,Northam, WA.
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 6386/1872.
- [S385] Port Gregory Convict Depot - Information Sheets.
George Garment 12921
M, #1292, b. 1815, d. 6 June 1882
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| Convicted | Convicted of rape and sentenced to life on 13 March 1851 at Dorchester, Dorset, England.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being illiterate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was married 1 child as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a porter on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1292 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 17 February 1855 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 11 September 1863 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S95] WA Police Gazettes, online slwa.wa.gov.au/collections/collections/police-gazettes, 1882 pg 96 & 111.
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 11340/1882.
Thomas Jones 12931
M, #1293, b. 1813
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records. Also look at Convict Ship level links for key WA records.
| Birth | He was born in 1813.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of larceny and sentenced to 10 years on 14 April 1851 at York, Yorkshire, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a hammerman; ex military on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Physical Desc. | Recorded with the physical attributes: Letter D on left arm on 1 August 1852.2 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1293 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being illiterate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 1 April 1854 at Western Australia.1 |
| Expired | His sentence expired in February 1862 at Western Australia.1 |
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John Jones 12941
M, #1294, b. 1824, d. 14 April 1863
| Name-Change | John Jones 1294 was also known as John Massey 1294. |
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| Convicted | Convicted of larceny and sentenced to 10 years on 6 March 1851 at Stafford, Staffordshire, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a locksmith on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Pentonville prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1294 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 28 February 1854 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 10 October 1859 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au.
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au, https://www.eastperthcemeteries.com.au/explore/…
Alexander Rowling 12951
M, #1295, b. 19 January 1834, d. 16 November 1917
| Name-Change | Alexander Rowling 1295 was also known as Alexander Rowland 1295. |
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| Parents | His parents were Abraham Rowland & Charlotte.2,3 |
| Birth | He was born on 19 January 1834 at Bassingbourne, Cambridgeshire, England.1,3 |
| Baptism | He was baptised on 4 November 1838 at Bassingbourne, Cambridgeshire, England, His parents were Abraham Rowland & Charlotte.3 |
| Death | He died on 16 November 1917 at Claremont, Western Australia.4,5 |
| Burial | He was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia.4 |
| Census_1841Eng | He appeared on the 1841 English census at Bassingbourne, Cambridgeshire, England.6 |
| Convicted | Convicted of setting fire to a stack of straw and sentenced to 15 years on 19 March 1851 at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. He had been convicted previously.1,7 |
| Census_1851Eng | He appeared on the 1851 English census at County Gaol, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England. His occupation was shown as ag labourer.8 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1295 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Millbank prison.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 23 May 1854 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 28 January 1860 at Western Australia.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 6799 on 7 January 1863.9 |
| Convicted | Convicted of assault & robbery with violence and sentenced to 5 years on 7 January 1863 at Perth, Western Australia. He had been convicted previously.9,10 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 31 December 1866 at Western Australia.9 |
| Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 7 January 1868 at Western Australia.9 |
| Research | His crime was setting fire to a stack of straw not burglary as in CWA. |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Death Reg: 1600226/1917.
- [S37] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
- [S14] Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, online ww2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch, https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 1600226/1917.
- [S2] 1841 England Census, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
- [S8] UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951, online ancestry.com, https://www.thegenealogist.com/search/advanced/criminal/…
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-813233063/view
- [S199] 1851 England Census, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
- [S7] Rica Erickson and Gillian O'Mara, Convicts in WA 1850-1887.
- [S12] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69136764
John Morgan 12961
M, #1296, b. 1830
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| Birth | He was born in 1830.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of larceny and sentenced to 14 years on 17 March 1851 at Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a farm labourer on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Millbank prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1296 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 5 May 1855 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 3 October 1859 at Western Australia.1 |
| Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 6 September 1865 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
Joseph Clark 12971
M, #1297, b. 1818, d. 22 March 1869
| Name-Change | Joseph Clark 1297 was also known as Joseph Clarke 1297. |
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| Convicted | Convicted of felony and sentenced to 15 years on 2 January 1850 at Preston, Lancashire, England. He had been convicted previously.1,3 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a weaver on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Millbank prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1297 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 10 February 1854 at Western Australia.1 |
| Census_1859York | He appeared on the 1859 York census at York, Western Australia, on the premises of Archibald Edgar.4 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 3 September 1862 at Western Australia.1 |
| Research | Trial details in CWA are wrong. |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60668/…
- [S8] UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951, online ancestry.com, https://www.thegenealogist.com/search/advanced/criminal/…
- [S110] State Records Office of WA, online archive.sro.wa.gov.au, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/…
Robert Kyle 12981
M, #1298, b. 1832, d. 14 March 1884
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| Convicted | Convicted of theft by housebreaking with others and sentenced to 14 years on 25 April 1851 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a painter on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Millbank prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1298 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 5 August 1854 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 21 March 1862 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S124] Scottish Indexes, online scottichindexes.com, https://www.scottishindexes.com/adentry.aspx?adid=851149
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au, https://www.eastperthcemeteries.com.au/explore/…
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 12504/1884.
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au.
Joseph Clark 12991
M, #1299, b. 1817
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| Birth | He was born in 1817.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of felony manslaughter and sentenced to life on 1 April 1851 at Taunton, Somerset, England.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was widower 3 chn as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a carpenter on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Millbank prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1299 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 16 February 1855 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted in February 1860 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
George Newton 1300 & 61651
M, #1300, b. 1833
| Name-Change | George Newton 1300 & 6165 was also known as William McGinnis 1300 also McGinnes, McGinness & John Bryan. |
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records. Also look at Convict Ship level links for key WA records.
| Birth | He was born in 1833.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of larceny and sentenced to 14 years on 30 June 1851 at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a confectioner on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 1 August 1852.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the William Jardine arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 1 August 1852. He had been collected from Millbank prison.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 1300 on 1 August 1852.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 16 December 1854 at Western Australia.1 |
| Left | George Newton 1300 & 6165 left the colony by escaping in 1857.1,2,3 |
| Convicted | Convicted of being at large before sentence expires and sentenced to 8 years on 23 February 1859 at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. He had been convicted previously.4,5 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 6165 on 28 January 1862.4 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the Lincelles arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 28 January 1862. He had been collected from Portland prison.4 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 10 January 1863 at Western Australia.4 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 29 June 1866 at Western Australia.4 |
| Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 6 February 1868 at Western Australia.4 |
| Left | He left the colony for Singapore per Airlie on 18 April 1879.6 |
| Bio | The attached story is compliments of Marcia Watson
Has an entry in "Locked Up in Fremantle."7,8 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S78] SLWA, online slwa.wa.gov.au, https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b2487454_002
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60668/…
- [S7] Rica Erickson and Gillian O'Mara, Convicts in WA 1850-1887.
- [S109] Findmypast, online findmypast.com.au, Millbank Prison Registers: Male Prisoners. Volume 8 Series: HO24 Piece: 8 page: 160 No. 8625
https://search.findmypast.com.au/record
- [S156] Brian Purdue, Convicts Who Left The Colony, Police Gazettes 1879 pg 120.
- [S32] Marcia Watson,WA.
- [S249] Steve Errington, Locked Up in Fremantle, pg 171.
