ABSCONDED CONVICTS, STOLEN CERTIFICATES & TICKETS OF LEAVE
New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 7 January 1848 (No.4), page 30 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230129001
The descriptions and details in these notices is so detailed... absolute genie gold for anyone who finds one of their convicts in these lists...
Name, ship's name, age, origin, occupation, height, complexion, hair colour, eye colour, tattoo/s if applicable, where they absconded from...and when.
Some mention scars, deformities, moles; some name who they were assigned to and where; some mention their crimes..
If you can claim one or more from these entries, please add a comment below... that might lead you to others researching the same person. Information shared can be vey helpful...
The descriptions and details in these notices is so detailed... absolute genie gold for anyone who finds one of their convicts in these lists...
Name, ship's name, age, origin, occupation, height, complexion, hair colour, eye colour, tattoo/s if applicable, where they absconded from...and when.
Some mention scars, deformities, moles; some name who they were assigned to and where; some mention their crimes..
If you can claim one or more from these entries, please add a comment below... that might lead you to others researching the same person. Information shared can be vey helpful...
AU-T2-T-119-The-First-Fleet-Certificate-of-Freedom-Activity-Sheet
http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/copyright
http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/copyright
Notice offering a conditional pardon to Ticket-of-Leave men who will serve in the police force
(State Library of Victoria, H22214)
A few details on some of those listed...
ATKINSON William
https://www.jenwilletts.com/AtkinsonHolmes.htm
https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/atkinson/william/104336
| Crime: | - |
| Convicted at: | London Gaol Delivery |
| Sentence term: | Life |
| Ship: | Guildford |
| Departure date: | 22nd March, 1827 |
| Arrival date: | 25th July, 1827 |
| Place of arrival | New South Wales |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 191 other convicts |
https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_guildford_1827.htm
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CHURCHILL Anthony
https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/churchill/anthony/6875
| Date of Birth: | 1815 |
| Occupation: | Plasterer and tiler |
| Date of Death: | - |
| Age: | - |
Crime:Pocket picking
Convicted at:Central Criminal CourtSentence term:7 years
Ship:Charles Kerr
Departure date:6th June, 1837
Arrival date:9th October, 1837
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 248 other convicts
D Wong on 10th April, 2014 wrote:
Old Bailey:ANTHONY CHURCHILL was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of February, 1 breast-pin, value 4s., the goods of Robert Archibald Williams, from his person.
Anthony came from Mayo County, Ireland. He was 5’7 1/4” tall, dark ruddy complexion, black hair, nostrils wide, tattoos.
14/7/1848: Absconded from Norfolk Island in a whale boat since 2/6/1841.
Nothing found on how he got to Norfolk Island.
Churchill had absconded again in 1846...
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PYE James
https://immigrantships.net/1800/maryridgeway18400420.html
Pye James 27 R Catholic Married Norwich
House carpenter Highway robbery Adelaide 05-Mar-1840 Life None
5' 10" Dark Sallow Black Brown
Diagonal scar over inner corner of left eyebrow, both little fingers inclining inwards, breast a little hairy, scar outside right knee, scar on cap of left knee
TROVE.. further mentions
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