Joseph Owen
Summary
Transportation
convict ship, 274 tons 75 ft long light weight ship Master Francis Walton. Built; Scarborough 1784, 76 male. 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. survivors transferred to Alexander. 1818 Voyage - 101 female convicts. 4 died on voyage
References
| Primary Source | http://www.firstlanding.com.au |
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Convict Notes
Joseph Owen was tried at Shrewsbury, Shropshire on 12 March 1785 for receiving stolen goods with a value of 6 shillings. He was sentenced to transportation for 14 years and left England on the Friendship aged about 67 at that time (May 1787), he died in 1790. Report from Dunkirk hulk was that he had behaved “very well”.A post mortem showed that “his stomach was quite empty”.
Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name Joseph Owen Age 69 Birth Year Abt 1719 Birth Place Salop Arrival Year 1788 Arrival State New South Wales Trial Place Shrewsbury Ship Scarborough *** Comments d1790 © 1997-2025 Ancestry
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Revisions
| Contributor | Date | Changes |
|---|---|---|
Eric Harry Daly | 27th Mar 2023 | convicted at, term 14 years, source, date of birth 1720, date of death 13th May, 1790, crime |
Eric Harry Daly | 12th May 2011 | convicted at, term years, voyage, source, firstname, surname, alias1, alias2, alias3, alias4, date of birth 0000, date of death 0000, gender, occupation, crime |