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CONVICTS TRANSPORTED to PORT MACQUARIE New South Wales CONVICTS TRANSPORTED to PORT MACQUARIE UNDER COLONIAL SENTENCE 14th SEPTEMBER 1825 - 20th APRIL 1829 VOLUME 1 A-L First published 2014 © National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Title: Convicts Transported To Port Macquarie Under Colonial Sentence 14TH September 1825 – 20TH April 1829 ISBN: Dewey Number: Includes Index: Volume 1 A-L Volume 2 M-Z PREFACE This Local Studies project was undertaken to provide and record information regarding convicts being transported to Port Macquarie Penal Settlement a second place of punishment within the time frame of September 1825 to April 1829, listing their name, ship of arrival to Port Jackson Sydney, Indent information and the ship of transportation to Port Macquarie. For anybody requiring further information on any convict there are more records available for research in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Library and at the State Records of New South Wales at Kingswood. Convicts transported to Port Macquarie within these dates are listed under the heading of 'Colonial Sentence' so that the reader may distinguish between any other date of transportation to Port Macquarie, as many convicts were sent to and from the Settlement. All care and accuracy has been taken whilst transcribing from available documentation at the time of publication, and are transcribed as per original. "Written as" refers to records that differ in spelling etc. Permission Researched by members of Port Macquarie-Hastings Library Grant Street Port Macquarie NSW 2444 Jan Shelley Pam Yates Cheryl Perry Anne Keena Matters of Interest Females Transported within this project Jane Bailey per Indispensable 1809 Anne Lang per Mariner 1825 Mary Lowry per Elizabeth 1818 Catherine Maddingan now Fox per Lord Wellington 1820 Eliza Pigott per Mariner 1825 Money Value Old Bailey Proceedings Online value of monies written as 3 l. 2s. 6d = 3 pounds 2 shillings and 6 pence. l being the sign for English pounds, Latin Libra or Roman Librae. Phoenix Hulk The Phoenix 1824 picked up a pilot outside Sydney Heads but on entering the harbour struck the reef Sow and Pigs. The ship was refloated and moored in Hulk Bay Port Jackson, Sydney now known as Lavender Bay and made into a prison hulk, it could hold up to 200 prisoners. Piracy of the Brig Wellington Seized by convicts on the voyage to Norfolk Island and sailed to New Zealand. A number of these convicts were sent illegally from Port Macquarie onboard the Wellington to be employed as good mechanics on Norfolk Island. Proclamation Historical Records of Australia Series 1 Volume X11 page 514 31st August 1826 Governor Ralph Darling, remitting sentences on certain convicts at Port Macquarie, and sentence be limited to three years. Historical Records of Australia Series 1 Volume X111 page 522 26th November 1828 Governor Ralph Darling stating at present there are about 530 Prisoners at Port Macquarie. Run from the Colony and Re-transported William Chapman per Admiral Gambier + Greyhound Samuel Harris per Norfolk + Marquis of Wellington Thomas Hughes per Elizabeth + Asia John Murrell per General Hewett + Hayeston Samuel Williams per Earl St Vincent + Anne Youngest Convicts within this project Thomas Jones per Indefatigable 1815 age 10years Joseph Bagot per Larkins 1817 age 14years James Hutchings per Dick 1821 age 14years Commandants of Port Macquarie Captain Francis Allman April 1821 - April 1824 Captain John Rolland April 1824 -November 1824 Lieutenant G.R. Carmac 3rd Regiment Acting Commandant, Engineer November 1824 - December 1824 Captain Henry Gillman January 1825 - February 1826 Captain Samuel Wright 3rd Regiment February 1826 - November 1826 Captain Archibald Innes November 1826 - April 1827 Lieutenant Thomas Owen 3rd Regiment April 1827 - October 1827 Captain Francis Crotty 39th Regiment October 1827 - June 1828 Lieutenant Thomas Meyrick 39th Regiment Acting Commandant June 1828 - August 1828 Captain Robert Hunt Acting Commandant October 1828 – November 1828 Captain Henry Smyth 15th November 1828 - June 1832 Captain Philip Aubin 57th Regiment Commandant August 1828 October 1828 Ships listed arriving at Port Macquarie within this project Elizabeth Henrietta 14th September 1825 Elizabeth Henrietta 29th November 1825 Mary Elizabeth 29th December 1825 Amity 7th January 1826 Mary Elizabeth 28th January 1826 Amity 7th February 1826 Mary Elizabeth 18th August 1826 Mary Elizabeth 12th September 1826 Mary Elizabeth 22nd January 1827 Alligator 26th February 1827 Amity 21st April 1827 Alligator 21st August 1827 Lucy Ann 10th April 1828 Mary Elizabeth 16th October 1828 Isabella 22nd December 1828 Governor Phillip 7th February 1829 Mary Elizabeth 2nd April 1829 Mary Elizabeth 20th April 1829 Bibliography State Records NSW Reel 824 4/ 3865 written as Colonial Sentence State Records NSW Colonial Secretary’s Correspondence State Records NSW Conditional Pardons State Records NSW Ticket of Leave State Records NSW Convict Death Records State Records NSW Reel 2723 4/5636 – 4/4637 State Records NSW Reel 1062 4/3896 Ancestrylibrary.com Port Macquarie – Hastings Library Free access "Port Macquarie The Windingsheet" – Port Macquarie Historical Society Trove Digitised Newspapers National Library of Australia, "The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser", written throughout as "The Sydney Gazette". Also "The Australian" The Proceedings of Old Bailey London Central Criminal Court Musters and Census of NSW Convict Indent Records "Historical Records of Australia" National Archives UK, reference ADM Index: Listing convict name and ship of arrival to Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales Volume 1 A-L Volume 2 M-Z The Convicts ABRAHAMS Lyon per Larkins 22nd November 1817 Tried Surrey Quarter Sessions 27th March 1817 Sentence Life Native Place London Trade Groom Age 23, Height 5ft 4½in, Complexion Dark Ruddy, Hair Black, Eyes Hazel blind of left State Records NSW Reel 6055 4/1761 Anonymous letter – Lyon Abrahams and William Peckham being at large Sydney 28th August 1822 Hon. Sir, I address you with these few lines I gave information of 2 Bush Rangers about 20 months ago and the constables that apprehended them told who was the person that gave such information of them which was nearly costing my life as 1 of them belonged to a bad lot. I now live in a part which a good many resorts at times & Sir if you send some of the Police Officers to Richard Porters Shoe Makers Clarence Street corner house turning down to the Soldiers Point there lives Lyon Abrahams a Jew as been absent from Government this 2 years and harboured by Porter nearly ever since was Government Servant to Cadman’s Coxon of “Antilope” Porter keeps very bad house buying things of the settlers on Thursday afternoon and then taking them in the market on Friday and selling them more dearer complete forestalling and likewise in a skilling of Mary Larkum Kent Street better known by the names of the Royal George at the back of her room she lives in there lives William Peckam Shoe Marker absent from Government of another formerly Gov. Servant to Mr Redman Gaoler of Sydney I thought it proper to let you know of such people as those being at large as sure as no trusting some of your constables – Anonymous Written on back of letter Lyons Aberhams Government Servant to Cadman William Peckam Government Servant to Redman Anonymous certificate Lodged with White in Pitt Street To F. Goulburn Esq 1 Note: John Cadman Coxswain of the Government Boat Antelope John Redman Gaoler of Sydney Gaol William Peckham per Atlas 1819 Richard Porter per Baring 1815 Shoemaker Clarence Street Sydney ---------- State Records NSW Fiche 3212 4/1864 Petition for Mitigation November 1822 To Fredrick Goulburn Esquire Colonial Secretary &c &c The humble Petition of Lyons Abrahams Most Respectfully States That Your honors petitioner was tried at Kingston in March Ass.1816 and received Sentence of Transportation for Life, arrived in this Colony on the ship “Larkins” 1817 and was sometime in Government Employ and through his good conduct received the indulgence to go on his own hands by paying John Kedman Coxton of the govt. boat “Entolope” Five Shillings per week and remained so nearly three years. Petitioner then applied to Major Druit, late Engineer stating to him the length of time he had been paying for his Liberty from whom he was informed he could not give him a Ticket of Leave but that through petitioners good character since he was on his own hands he should give him a Pass to such times as petitioner could procure a Ticket of Leave with which Pass your Petitioner remained getting an Honest living through his industry your honor sent for him an ordered into Prison Barracks nearly 3 months back. That your honors petitioner most humbly and respectfully entreats you will be pleased to take his case into your Tender consideration to Grant him the Indulgence of a Ticket of Leave by paying the usual Sum of Three Shillings and sixpence sterling per week and finding responsible Security to fulfil the said payment quarterly. Petitioner begs also to acquaint your honor he never was brought before a Justice of the Peace or one night in the Watch House since his arrival in the Colony and can procure certificates of good conduct from many Gentlemen in Sydney. For which Special Favour petitioner shall ever as Duty bound Pray. 2 Transcription of page 2 as written in the Colonial Secretary’s Index To Major Goulburn Esq., The humble Memorial of Lyon Abrahams convicted at Kingston at March Assizes in the year 1817 and sentenced to transportation for life arrived in this Colony per the ship “Larkins” and have been paying [?] For the last three years, working as labourer [?] your memorialist trusts you will be pleased to let me of the stores, having sufficient employment to keep myself in an honest manner by working for most of the Merchants and Gentlemen of Sydney your Petitioner has never since his arrival in this Colony had the Slightest Blemish to his character should your honour be pleased to Grant me this indulgence your petitioner will as in Duty Bound ever pray.
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