Community Contributions

Dw on 18th May, 2012 wrote of Benjamin Clarke:

Benjamin Clarke was 25 years old when he arrived in VDL. He was described as: 5'6.5" tall, grey eyes, dark red hair,single, 3 deep pockmarks on forehead, long scar inside of right arm, born in Asfield near Gloster.

Woodford Medical Journal: Benjamin Clarke, Rheumatismus, put on sick list 10/7/1828, discharged 13/7/1828.

14/11/1836: TOL
20/2/1841: CP

Born: 1804

Gender: Male

Crime: Felony

Anonymous on 18th May, 2012 wrote of John Wright:

Bord in Exeter, Devon, England btwn 10 Mar 1797 & 9 Mar 1798.
Convict application to marry Elizabeth Alexander 9 Mar 1837.

Dw on 18th May, 2012 wrote of William Carter:

William Carter was transported for stealing hay. He was 34 years old, married, protestant, brown hair, grey eyes, 5'6" tall, and last worked for a Mr Martin, a farmer, near Rumford.

William was killed by natives in 9/5/1837 in Tasmania.

Died: 1837

Gender: Male

Crime: Stealing

C. Cupit on 18th May, 2012 wrote of Gabriel Thompson:

Transported to Australia 1824 on Mangles 3. Certificate of Freedom 1831.
Lived, died in Ultimo Sydney.Married Elizabeth Davies 1831, Rosanna Foster/Ball 1851

Gender: Male

Crime: Theft~housebreaking

Dw on 18th May, 2012 wrote of John Oddey:

John Oddey, sometimes ODDY, was transported for stealing a heifer. His alias was John Bond.

11/9/1848L TOL Passport: Newcastle bench.

10/10/1851L CP

Gender: Male

Crime: Heifer stealing

Dw on 18th May, 2012 wrote of John Bond:

John Bond died on `8/4/1841 aged 22 years Parish/Sydney General Hospital.

Died: 1841

Gender: Male

Anonymous on 18th May, 2012 wrote of James Richardson:

Was Mayor of Plattsburg.NSW; first wife Mary Gilmore,second wife C Streetfield

Born: 1826

Gender: Male

Crime: Burglary

Zac on 18th May, 2012 wrote of Edward McClean:

Born:

Gender: Male

Crime: Accessory to murder

Douglas Woods on 18th May, 2012 wrote of Sydney Cock:

Full name is Sydney Smith Cock and was brother to Anthony Cock, transported at the same time.

Born: 02/10/1817

Gender: Male

Crime: Highway robbery

Ellen Marsland on 17th May, 2012 wrote of Thomas Edlington:

Gender: Male

Crime: Theft

Ellen Marsland on 17th May, 2012 wrote of John Marsland:

Gender: Male

Crime: Burglary

Anonymous on 17th May, 2012 wrote of Richard Barrett:

He was single, his convict number was 78 and he was 18 one he was sent to Australia (New Hollande)

Gender: Male

Crime: Pickpocket

Anonymous on 17th May, 2012 wrote of Thomas Pope:

Thomas Pope died in September 1837 in the parish of Patterson.

Anonymous on 17th May, 2012 wrote of James Pope:

James Pope died in 1838 aged 26 years on Norfolk Island.

Born: 1812

Died: 20/07/1838

Gender: Male

Dw on 17th May, 2012 wrote of Charlotte Pope:

Charlotte married Francis Hayes (per Marquis of Hastings 1828) and they lived in the Bega district.

28/4/1842: TOL: Windsor
17/5/1842: TOL Cancelled - dishonest conduct - Hyde Park court.
31/12/1842: TOL: Sydney

Dw on 17th May, 2012 wrote of Francis Hayes:

Francis, whilst in the company of Richard Gadd, stole a boy's dress, value 3s., they were both 15 years old.

7/6/1834: COF
19/4/1843: COF

Francis married Charlotte Pope ( per Buffalo 1833) and they had approx. 6 children and lived in the Bega area.

Francis died at Bega in 1886 at the age of 74.

Died: 1886

Gender: Male

Crime: Stealing

Dw on 17th May, 2012 wrote of Richard Gadd:

Richard Gadd was 15 years old when, together with Francis Hayes also 15, they stole a boy's dress, value 3s.

He was described as: Protestant, could read and write, native place was London, No former convictions, 5'7" tall, ruddy freckled complexion, dark brown hair, light hazel eyes, large burn mark on back of right wrist.

24/6/1834: COF
6/2/1841: Notice of lost COF - Richard was working as a labourer for a Mr. Smith in the Port macquarie district.

He may have married Ann Brown at St. Thomas's Port Macquarie. 1842. They had no children.

Richard died in 1853 at Maitland aged 39 and is buried at Campbells Hill Cemetery B8.

Died: 27/05/1853

Gender: Male

Crime: Stealing

Anonymous on 17th May, 2012 wrote of Elizabeth Hayward:

Married William Nicholls and Joseph Lowe. Had 4 children: Elizabeth 1794, Robert 1795, Margaret 1796 and George 1802. Came to Australia aged only 14 aboard the Lady Penrhyn. Was recorded that she bought a house in 1805 on Norfolk Island and died in Launceston, Van Diemen's Land aged 65.

Born: 30/07/1773

Died: 29/08/1836

Gender: Female

Crime: Stole clothing

John J. Meehan on 17th May, 2012 wrote of James Moody:

Born to James Moody and Elizabeth Martin at Shere, Surray, UK and convicted in 1806 for highway robbery of one pound twelve shillings and sixpence together with assault on the arresting Constable Jolley. Held in Guildford Bridewell (goal) for 2 years then taken to Kingston Azzizes where he was sentenced to death. This was respited to life transportation. Held on the prison hulk "Retribution" for 2 years before boarding the "Indian" for New South Wales. Also on board were convicts James Hardy Vaux (pickpocket transported 3 times) and Joseph August (life convict who died 1847 at Windsor, NSW).
James Moody was transferred from Newcastle to Tasmania in 1812 as a roof shingler and was granted certificate of freedom in 1833. He married next year to Anne Barnes and had 5 children. James, William, Mary Anne, Elizabeth and Richard. He died at age 76 owning Hobart properties and farm land at Sandy Bay.
He donated land to erect St Stephens Church in Sandy Bay and lived at No.2 Red Chapel Avenue. A book has been written titled "From Shere To Eternity" by John J. Meehan on the life of the Moody Family in VDL.

Born: 11/05/1782

Died: 08/08/1858

Gender: Male

Crime: Highway robbery

Anonymous on 17th May, 2012 wrote of Elizabeth Anderson:

Born: 1759

Died: 27/10/1868

Anonymous on 16th May, 2012 wrote of George Sheals:

George Shields (Sheals)arrived in NSW on the Admirial Gambier in 1808.
The NSW Colonial Secretary papers records him as applying to marry Jane Holmes in 1819.
The Colonial Secretary Papers also hold record of him petitioning Governor Macquarie for Emancipation, and the petition signed was by Elias Bishop, whom he had been living as a Government Servant to for 3 years in Richmond NSW. (Elias was one of the First Fleet marines on the Alexander.)
By the time of the convict muster in 1822 he had been granted his conditional pardon,and was himself a landholder according to that muster.
George and his wife Jane are buried in the St Peters Church Cemetery in Richmond NSW. He is my four times great grandfather.

Died: 1861

Gender: Male

Ross Harrison Snow on 16th May, 2012 wrote of John Snell:

John Snell was born at Dalwood, in Devonshire. He was the son of Robert Snell (a basket maker)and Esther Quarrell. During the 1840s John Snell also served as a Constable in Goulburn, New South Wales. He firstly married Eleanor Haffey (a convict) in 1834. No issue. He secondly married Jane Grant (a convict) in 1841. They had issue of Richard (1842-1847), Robert (1845-1911)and Margaret Esther (1847-1937) who married George Alexander Edwards. John Snell was buried in the Queanbeyan Cemetery.

Born: 27/04/1808

Died: 28/06/1883

Gender: Male

Crime: Burglary

Dw on 16th May, 2012 wrote of Michael Reilly:

Michael Reilly was 29, could read and write, protestant, married, had no former convictions, 5'5" tall, ruddy freckled complexion, no family, native place was Edinborough, brfown to sandy hair, hazel eyes, mermaid and woman tattooed on right arm and was transported for desertion.

15/7/1834: TOL Camden.

Gender: Male

Crime: Desertion from army

Dw on 16th May, 2012 wrote of William Williams:

William was aged 16 when he stole clothes, value 12s., the property of John Prigmore who was a tailor and williams's Master.

Born: 1813

Gender: Male

Crime: Stealing clothes