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List of Convicts embarked on the Elphinstone for Van Diemen's Land 1842 (PC 1/2717)

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List of Convicts embarked on the Elphinstone for Van Diemen's Land 1842 (PC 1/2717)

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No.

Name

Age

Crime

Convicted Where

Convicted When 

Sentence

Married or Single 

Read or Write 

Trade

Gaoler's Report 

Character on board the hulk 

 3997 Henry Bolam 15 Steal[in]g a peice of Velveteen Worcester

30 Dec 1839

7 yrs  "

R

 " Convicted & twice Whipp[e]d a common thief Good
 4020 James Campbell 14 Theft Glasgow

9 Sept 1840

7 "

 " R  "

Often Convicted.  Bad Character

In
 4124

Jerty Johnston

15 Larceny & prev conv[iction]

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

1 Feb 1841

10 "

 " N  "

Before Convicted

Ditto
 4127

Frederick Schweder

15 Larceny

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

1 Feb 1841

7 "  " B  "

2 Mo[nth]s & 2 weeks H[ard] L[abour]

Good
 4128

Richard Taylor

15

Larceny by a Serv[an]t

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

1 Feb 1841

7 "

 " B  "

Not Known

Ditto
 4166

Tho[ma]s Garrell

14

Larceny by a Serv[an]t

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

1 Mar 1841

7 "

 " B  " Ditto Ditto
 4167

George Hambley

16 Larceny

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

1 Mar 1841

7 "

 " B  " Ditto

Indiff[eren]t

 4185

John Hillesley

15

Stealing a Coat

Kingston on Thames

29 Mar 1841

7 "

 " N  "

In prison before

Good
 4191

Job Parkinson

13 Larceny Grantham

2 April 1841

7 "

 " N  "

Bad Charact[e]r co[?] poor but honest

Ditto
 4217

William Shaw

16 Larceny

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

10 May 1841

7 "

 " B  "

3 Months H[ard] L[abour]

In
 4218

Richard Pinnuck

15

Ho[use] break[in]g & Larceny

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

10 ~"~ ~"~

10 "

 " N  "

Not Known

Good
 4220

Henry Hooper

14 Larceny

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

10 May 1841

7 "

 " B  "

Ditto

In
 4221

Josh[ua] Mood

15

Larceny form[e]r conv[ictio]n

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

10 ~"~ ~"~

7 "

 " B  "

Before Convicted

In
 4222

James Jerrome

13 Larceny

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

10 ~"~ ~"~

7 "

 " B  "

Not Known

In
 4223

Joseph Williamson

14

Larceny from person

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

10 ~"~ ~"~

10 "

 " B  "

1 M[onth] H[ard] L[abour[

In

 4224

Thomas Harper

13

Larceny & prior conv[ictio]n

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

10 ~"~ ~"~

7 "

 " B  "

Before Convicted H[ard] L[abour] often

Bad
 4225

William Jones

14

Larceny

Cen[tra]l Cr[imina[l] C[our]t

10 ~"~ ~"~

7 "

 " B  "

Bridewell 21 days

Bad
 4226

Nathan Hant

15

Steal[in]g a watch & former conv[ictio]n

Pontefract

5 April ~"~

7 "

 " N  "

Character very bad 11 times in prison

Indif
 4229

John Linsley

16

Steal[in]g a pair of boots

Kingston on Hull

12 April 1841

7 "

 " B  "

2nd Conv[ictio]n. bad character very disorderly

Good
 4231

George Dubber

14

Steal[in]g Hay.  2 Indict[ment]s 7 years each

New Sarum

1 March 1841

7 7=14 "

 " R  "

2nd Conv[ictio[n very bad character

Ditto
 4235

Leslie Robertson

14 Theft Aberdeen

21 April 1841

7 "

 " B  "

Conv[icte]d before. Very bad character

Ind
 4236

William Brown

14 Theft Aberdeen

23 ~"~ ~"~

7 "

 " B  "

Bad Character quite dishonest

In
 4237

Cha[rle]s McDonald

13

Ditto

Ditto

23  ~"~ ~"~

7 "

 " B  "

ditto ditto disorderly

Good

Key to Reading and Writing column

R = Reads

W= Writes

B= Both reads and writes

N= Neither reads nor writes