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62051
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1819 3 April
Place: Launceston, Port Dalrymple
Source: SG
Details: Sentenced to 14 yrs transportation to such part of the territory as the governor may think proper for burglariously breaking and entering the house of John Waddell


77305
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1808 19 June
Place: Newcastle
Source: SG
Details: As ringleader of a group of convicts who absconded from Newcastle, sentenced to 250 lashes


41727
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1809 2 April
Place: Coal River
Source: CSI
Details: Had been returned from Coal River to Sydney 'he being a free man'


41728
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1810 6 February
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: Suspected of theft and sent to Newcastle


41729
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1811 22 January
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: To be sent to Sydney from Newcastle and not to return unless he committed a further misdemeanor


41730
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1811 28 January
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: On detachment duty at Newcastle. Proceeding to Sydney on the'Lady Nelson'


41731
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1811 29 October
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: Sent to Newcastle as a prisoner


41732
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1st to 30 April 1812
Place: Newcastle
Source: Colonial Secretary's Papers. Monthly Return of Corporal Punishments
Details: Sentenced to 25 lashes for fraud


41733
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1812 28 June
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: Runaway from Newcastle


41734
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1812 17 July
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: Sent to Newcastle as a prisoner per 'Estramina' . Listed as Fanling


41735
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1819 15 April
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: On list of prisoners sent to Newcastle per 'Elizabeth Henrietta'


41736
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1820 April, May
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: On monthly return of prisoners punished at Newcastle


92201
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 20 February 1799
Place: England
Source: The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Online
Details: Age 22. Sentenced to transportation for 7 years for feloniously stealing, on the 27 January, a pair of linen sheets, value 3s, the property of John Elger. Witness at trial heard that Fitzwilliam had just returned from transportation when he committed this crime


166592
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1st to 28th February 1823
Place: Newcastle
Source: Colonial Secretary's Papers. Monthly return of Corporal Punishments
Details: Sentenced to 25 lashes for neglect of government work


169405
Surname: Fitzwilliam
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 19 June 1808
Place: Newcastle
Source: SG
Details: Five prisoners who had absconded from His Majesty s settlement at Hunters River, but since apprehended, were yesterday brought before a Bench of Magistrates, all charged with having stolen provisions and other necessaries prior to their escape. The names of the above prisoners are Fitzwilliam, Fitzgerald, McMahon, McCardle, and Thompson. The above persons were sentenced as follows: John Fitzwilliam and Charles McMahon as ringleaders, to receive 250 lashes each; Fitzwilliam to be fined 6 months to commence when a fine under which he now labours shall expire; and the others 200 lashes each; the whole to be returned to Newcastle.


68681
Surname: Fitzwilliams
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1820 22 April
Place: Newcastle
Source: Convict Settlement
Details: Punished for repeatedly refusing to do his govt. work


68685
Surname: Fitzwilliams
First Name: John
Ship: Royal Admiral 1800
Date: 1820 9 May
Place: Newcastle
Source: Convict Settlement
Details: Punished for repeatedly refusing to do his govt. work and absenting himself from the overseer