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What did your convict do?

Our convict was sent to Hobart Town, Tasmania in 1828 after stealing from her mistress.
She took fabric and clothing and pawned it at the local pawn shop and spent the money at the local pub in London.
She spent 12 months in the Female Factory in Hobart, before being granted permission to marry.
What did your convict do?

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Permalink Reply by Darryl Brady on July 27, 2009 at 12:18am

I have a number of convicts that are in my data:
http://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/browsemedia.php?mediatypeI...

My Direct Convict is
Brady, James
AKA Frederick Joseph; John
Convict 3944
Abt. 1834 - 19 December 1886

SAVAGE GAROTTE ROBBERY
Three disreputable females, named Elizabeth Rafferty, Mary Stanley, and Jane M'Kay, together with two young men, of a sailor-like appearance, named Thomas Brown and John Brady, were brought up on a charge of violently assaulting and robbing Mr Thomas Bibby, of Warwick-street, of a £10 note, £8 10s in gold, 6s, a stamped receipt for £10 and a knife. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor, who could hardly speak from the effects of the injuries he had received was proceeding to his residence in Warwick-street, between nine and ten o'clock on Tuesday night last ( being at the time somewhat under the influence of drink), when he was first assailed by two females, who jostled him. He pushed them away, upon which he was instantly surrounded by four men and the females, who threw something around his neck and attempted to strangle him, by which he was rendered insensible. Whilst the male prisoners were holding him the female prisoners turned out the prosecutor's pockets, and robbed him of his money, amounting in all to £18 10s, and the stamped receipt for ten pounds. The ruffians then decamped.

He arrived in the Swan River Colony on the 'William Hammond' on March 29 1856.
Received a ticket of leave on April 20 1859 and a conditional pardon on December 12 1862.
Worked at Champion Bay (now Geraldton) Perth and Toodyay.
Was reconvicted in Perth on April 6 1871 for stealing from a dwelling house.
He was sentenced to another 8 years. (Perth Gazette 7/4/71)

Permalink Reply by Laurence E Stephenson on March 9, 2010 at 11:37pm

Father and son John and Walter Wittick (Wrightwick) were tried at Stafford, John for larceny, Walter for burglary . Both were found guilty, John was sentenced to transportation for seven years. Walter was sentenced to hang; this was later commuted to transportation.

Both father and son arrived in Hobart Town Van Dieman's Land on separate ships, John landing on 6 November 1822 aboard The Arab and Walter arriving on 6 November 1822 aboard Caladonia.

Walter married Ann Christian in 1833 and they produce nine offspring.

Ann(e) was what was known as a "Bounty Girl" at the age of 16 along with 200 other women she was shipped of to Van Dieman's Land to become a servant or to marry.
In fact they were sent to make up for the shortage of women, most were considered the dregs of London. The Captain of "The Princess Royal" on landing reported Ann along with thirty or so other passengers were "trouble makers"

On 15 October 1847 Walter and Ann along with five children arrived in Melbourne Victoria, where they settled in Richmond. We don't know what John went on to do, but apparently on his death he was buried at Holly Trinity Church in Hobart.

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