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61261
Surname: Howlett
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1838 11 May
Place: Aberdeen
Source: The Monitor
Details: Sentenced to be transported for life for stealing from the house of Richard Ward


183386
Surname: Howlett
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 25 June 1838
Place: Muswellbrook
Source: Title: Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions, Bench Books, 1838-1843. Ancestry.com
Details: John Boyle per Clyde 1832 and Thomas Jenkins per Marquis of Huntley 1835 charged with house robbery and Joseph Thurley per Bengal Merchant 1835 charged with being an accessary to the offence and with receiving stolen property knowing the same to be stolen. Richard Ward, shopkeeper of Muswellbrook deposed - My house was robbed on the evening of Saturday 10 February last about 8 oclock. Robert Howlett a convict servant of Mr. Macqueens was tried for the same offence as a principal and convicted and sentenced to be transported for life. Another servant of Mr. Macqueens was also tried and convicted for receiving part of the property stolen from me, his name was Powell and two servants of Mr. McIntyres Hall and Skeldon were also tried and convicted. All the prisoners mentioned were living close to Aberdeen at the time and the prisoners Boyle and Jenkins were also at Aberdeen as assigned servants of Mr. Macqueen. John Robinson gave evidence - I am a convict arrived per Asia. Have lately held a ticket of leave but in February last I was in the bush. I absconded from the lockup at Patrick Plains. I remember the night of the robbery at Wards. Settler Charles Henry Buchanan gave evidence. Samuel Ellis, overseer to Mr. Macqueen at Aberdeen gave evidence. William Lambert, shoemaker, holding a ticket of leave for Invermein gave evidence. The prisoners John Boyle and Thomas Jenkins were committed for trial


52446
Surname: Howlett
First Name: Robert
Ship: Hive 1834
Date: 1836 February
Place: Newcastle
Source: BB
Details: Charged by Austin Canning with having several knives in his possession at No. 3 stockade. Sentencedto 50 lashes


115257
Surname: Howlett
First Name: Robert
Ship: Hive 1834
Date: 1837
Place: Newcastle
Source: GRC
Details: Assigned to the Iron Gang at Newcastle


183352
Surname: Howlett
First Name: Robert
Ship: Hive 1834
Date: 1 March 1838
Place: Muswellbrook
Source: Title: Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions, Bench Books, 1838-1843. Ancestry.com
Details: Robert Howlett per Hive 1834, William Powell per Portland 1832, Elias Jones per Mellish 1829, Elijah Skeldon per Susan 1836 and John Hall per Hercules 1832 charged with robbery of Richard Ward, shopkeeper of Muswellbrook. Witnesses Richard Ward; Ann Ward, his wife; Charles Ridgway, poundkeeper of Muswellbrook; James McIntyre, free emigrant employed in the service of Peter McIntyre where the boys Hall and Skeldon were employed; Richard Flanigan, assigned to Potter Macqueen, sawyer working at Aberdeen was a shipmate of William Powell; Thomas Dorman assigned servant to Thomas Potter Macqueen lived at Aberdeen; George Fincher, ticket of leave holder in service to Potter Macqueen. The five prisoners were all committed for trial. Magistrates Edward Denny Day and Archibald Little


184455
Surname: Howlett
First Name: Robert
Ship: Hive 1834
Date: 13 March 1838
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book - State Archives NSW; Roll: 136
Details: Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Muswellbrook. Committed for trial for felony


105950
Surname: Hudson
First Name: Edwin Robert
Ship: -
Date: Baptism August 1846
Place: Abode: Newcastle
Source: Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle. p.17
Details: Son of Job and Mary Anne. Baptism


89268
Surname: Hudson
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1852 7 April
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Ordered to keep the peace after application by his wife Julia Hudson who deposed that he repeatedly ill used her


210085
Surname: Hudson
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 15 March 1864
Place: Paterson
Source: Maitland Mercury
Details: Fears that Robert Hudson had met with a watery grave while attempting to cross the river unfounded. He arrived safely at Lewinsbrook


210986
Surname: Hudson
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 10 March 1857
Place: Gresford
Source: Maitland Mercury
Details: Contributed to fund to locate and prosecute those responsible for burning down the former Church and School House, the property of Stephen Johnson


15426
Surname: Hudson
First Name: Robert
Ship: Barossa 1839
Date: 1845 29 March
Place: Paterson
Source: MM
Details: Obtained Ticket of Leave


14691
Surname: Hugden
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1845 1 March
Place: Morpeth
Source: MM
Details: Drowned while swimming across the river to retrieve catamaran. Farmer.


153274
Surname: Hugden
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1845 1 March
Place: Died Hunter River near Cyrus/McDougall's, between Maitland and Morpeth
Source: Australian Deaths and Burials. Family Search Historical Records
Details: Buried 1 March 1845


166062
Surname: Hugden
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 24 February 1845
Place: Maitland
Source: Registers of Coroners' Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries (Ancestry)
Details: Accidentally drowned


29077
Surname: Hughes
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1847 14 April
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Unclaimed letter held at Sydney Post Office


40922
Surname: Hughes
First Name: Robert
Ship: Clyde 1832
Date: 1836 15 October
Place: Patrick Plains
Source: SG
Details: Obtained ticket of leave


69587
Surname: Hughes
First Name: Robert
Ship: Clyde 1832
Date: 1832 12 December
Place: Glendon
Source: 1832 GG
Details: Harness maker assigned to Robert Scott


115350
Surname: Hughes
First Name: Robert
Ship: Clyde 1832
Date: 1837
Place: Patrick Plains
Source: GRC
Details: Aged 26. Assigned to Robert Scott


185353
Surname: Hughes
First Name: Robert
Ship: Clyde 1832
Date: 28 April 1841
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book - State Archives NSW; Roll: 757
Details: Free. Sent to Newcastle gaol from Maitland. State himself free. Sent to Sydney to be identified.. Magistrate E.D. Day


172369
Surname: Hughes
First Name: Robert
Ship: England 1826
Date: 17 October 1841
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Gaol Entrance Books. State Archives NSW; Item: 2/2009; Roll: 757 (Ancestry)
Details: Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Hyde Park Barracks. To complete his sentence at No. 3 Stockade at Newcastle