Tuesday 23 February 2021

ABSOLUTE PARDONS & CONDITIONAL PARDONS ..Convicts Trove Tuesday 23rd Feb 2021



 

ABSOLUTE & CONDITIONAL PARDONS

Not all convicts served their full sentence. 

As always, Sydney Living Museums gives a great explanation as to how and why...there is just a short extract below.. it's worth going to the site to read the full details... you might be surprised at the names you recognise. You can also see the definitions of all the various pardons, complete or partial.

These clippings list hundreds of names..starting with those given Absolute Pardons, if any occurred within the time period of the notice published, followed by the Conditional Pardons. They show the name of the convict, the ship they arrived on and either the year the ship left Britain or arrived in Australia.

I have also included some extracts from one of my favourite sites, Convict Records   If you have further information on any of the convicts listed, please do consider adding to Convict Records. It is freely available to all and much appreciated. Your input can only enhance it. Happy hunting... do let us know if you find one of your convicts.


From Sydney Living Museums ..

While some convicts broke the rules and were punished, most of them worked hard and tried to stay out of trouble.  

Good behaviour could earn a convict different types of rewards or privileges. They might have been given extra food or more free time, or been given a job with more responsibility – such as being a constable (a convict assigned to supervise the behaviour of the other convicts) at the Barracks.


New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Tuesday 11 October 1842 (No.81) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230359088

ABSOLUTE PARDON

extra details courtesy of convict records.com.au

Kendle, William

Convicted at:Norfolk. Norwich Quarter Session
Sentence term:Life
Ship:England
Departure date:6th June, 1835
Arrival date:28th September, 1835 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 230 other convicts


Simons, William

Date of Birth:1802
Occupation:Labourer
Date of Death:1854
Age:52 years

Crime:Burglary
Convicted at:Northampton Assizes
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Surrey or Surry
Departure date:2nd October, 1822
Arrival date:4th March, 1823 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 160 other convicts

Additional information:   
https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/simons/william/120134

CONDITIONAL PARDONS

Abrahams, Lyon

Date of Birth:1784
Occupation:Labourer
Date of Death:1858
Age:74 years

Crime:Unknown
Convicted at:Surrey Assizes
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Larkins
Departure date:24th July, 1817
Arrival date:22nd November, 1817 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 249 other convicts


Additional Information: 
https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/abrahams/lyon/64814

Bryan, Charles

Convicted at:Bucks. Assizes
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Marquis of Huntley
Departure date:10th May, 1826
Arrival date:13th September, 1826 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 200 other convicts

Gamble, William

Crime:Burglary
Convicted at:Somerset Assizes
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Hebe
Departure date:27th July, 1820
Arrival date:31st December, 1820 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 160 other convicts


Sharp, Henry

Date of Birth:1801
Occupation:Conditional pardon
Date of Death:23rd January, 1868
Age:67 years

Crime:Arson
Convicted at:Surrey Assizes
Sentence term:Life
Ship:England
Departure date:28th April, 1826
Arrival date:18th September, 1826 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 147 other convicts



Additional Information: https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/sharp/henry/79555















New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 14 October 1842 (No.82) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230359165






CONDITIONAL PARDONS

Beard, Henry

Crime:-
Convicted at:Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Fame
Departure date:9th October, 1816
Arrival date:8th March, 1817 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 200 other convicts

Fish, William

Date of Birth:17th December, 1796
Occupation:Farm labourer
Date of Death:-
Age:-

Crime:-
Convicted at:Hertford Assizes
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Hebe
Departure date:27th July, 1820
Arrival date:31st December, 1820 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 160 other convicts

Additional Information: https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/fish/william/82643


Malcolm, Peter

Crime:-
Convicted at:Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Grenada
Departure date:3rd May, 1821
Arrival date:16th September, 1821 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 151 other convicts

Patterson, David

Date of Birth:1803
Occupation:Farm labourer
Date of Death:-
Age:-

Crime:Horse theft
Convicted at:Ireland, Londonderry
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Regalia
Departure date:14th March, 1826
Arrival date:5th August, 1826 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 127 other convicts



Additional Information: https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/patterson/david/131609

Warner, Nathan

Crime:-
Convicted at:Hertford Assizes
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Marquis of Huntley
Departure date:10th May, 1826
Arrival date:13th September, 1826 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 200 other convicts



New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 9 June 1843 (No.48)    National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230105176





ABSOLUTE PARDONS

Griffiths, Ann

rime:-
Convicted at:Hereford Assizes
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Competitor
Departure date:9th June, 1828
Arrival date:10th October, 1828 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 98 other convicts


Rice, William

Date of Birth:1796
Occupation:Groom
Date of Death:-
Age:-

Crime:-
Convicted at:Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Baring
Departure date:April, 1815
Arrival date:7th September, 1815 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 300 other convicts


Additional Information: 
https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/rice/william/116126


CONDITIONAL PARDONS

Handley, John

Crime:-
Convicted at:Nottingham Assizes
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Elizabeth
Departure date:11th August, 1820
Arrival date:31st December, 1820 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 172 other convicts


Spital, John

Crime:-
Convicted at:Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Royal Admiral
Departure date:March, 1800
Arrival date:20th November, 1800 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 300 other convicts

Syfleet, Edward

Crime:-
Convicted at:Kent Assizes
Sentence term:Life
Ship:Layton
Departure date:17th June, 1829
Arrival date:8th November, 1829 
Place of arrivalNew South Wales
Passenger manifestTravelled with 189 other convicts





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