Source:
The Hobart Town Gazette
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Arrival of the ship Lord Melville, Captain Wetherall, from England having departed on 18th July with 149 male prisoners, all in good health, one having died on the voyage. She touched at the Cape of Good Hope. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. McMillon, R.N. The guard consisted of 31 men, 10 of whom belonged to the 48th and 21 regt., and 10 to the 30th regt, under the command of Lieut. A. Waddell of the 48th regt., Passengers Mr. Ford and Mr. Cawthorne and family,
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On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per 'Elizabeth Henrietta'
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Punished at Newcastle
Source:
Convict Settlement
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Punished for running from the settlement
Source:
Hobart Town Gazette
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5ft 8 1/2in, brown hair and eyes, age 27, Farmer's labourer born in Kingsnorton. Absconded from Hobart. Charged with stealing a sheep from the flock of Daniel Stanfield and robbing his stockkeeper. Reward offered
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Joseph Hainey, Richard Simonds, Charles Graham, Joseph Ashmore, William Aubray, James Lunt and Wright Morris absented themselves from their respective employments at Newcastle. Constables and other required to use their utmost exertion in apprehending and lodging them in custody
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Granted Certificate of Freedom
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On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per 'Sally'
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On monthly returns of prisoners punished at Newcastle
Date:
1st to 30 April 1823
Source:
Colonial Secretary's Papers. Monthly return of Corporal Punishments
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William Lucas and Edward Bray sentenced to 50 lashes for having in their possession a quantity of beef which they could not satisfactorily account for; supposed to be the property of the Rev. Middleton
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On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per Elizabeth Henrietta
Source:
In the Service of the Company. Letters of Sir Edward Parry, VolumeII June 1832 - March 1834
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Letter 642. Application by Edward Lord to transfer Thomas Cooper to the A.A. Company in exchange for Robert Whalin
Source:
In the Service of the Company: letters of Sir Edward Parry, Commissioner to the Australian Agricultural company: volume 1, December 1829 - June 1832 Letter 604
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Assigned to the A.A. Company. Edward W. Lord requesting that Cooper be re-assigned to him
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On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per Elizabeth Henrietta
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Aged 25 . Brickmaker
Source:
Application to Marry
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Application to marry Mary Ann Morley
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Tried in Nottingham. Ticket of leave holder. Brickmaker. Admitted to Newcastle gaol under sentence of 7 days in the cells. Discharged 12 April
Surname:
Cowper (?Cooper)
Source:
Application to Marry
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William Cowper 27, prisoner by the Lord Melville, application to marry Mary Anne Morley (born in the colony).
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On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle
Source:
UK Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books. Ancestry
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Age 21. Tried at Chester Assizes 31 March 1818 and sentenced to transportation for life for burglary. Sent to the Jusitita Hulk on 16th May 1818 and transferred to the Lord Melville convict ship for transportation to New South Wales on 12 June 1818
