Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Joseph Adams was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 236 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
TRIAL: 25 August, 1856: At the Hertford Sessions, Joseph Adams, 40, canal bargeman, and William Hammond, labourer, 27, both of Ware, were charged with "stealing, on the 20th August, a purse containing ... [money] from the person" (Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal and General Advertiser, Saturday 30 August 1856, p2). Joseph Adams was convicted and sentenced to 6 years' penal servitude (two previous convictions for felony were taken into account). William Hammond, also convicted, was given a jail term of 6 months (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; England; Hertfordshire; 1856). --00--
Occupation: Not "Not known". Joseph was a bargeman, but the option isn't available.
ADAMS, Joseph 4749 1 Jan 1858 Nile Date of Birth: 1818 Date of Death: 23 Jun 1867 Place of Death: Fremantle Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Bargeman Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Hertford, Hertford, England Crime: Larceny Sentence Period: 6 years penal servitude Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket Leave Date: 10 Feb 1860 Conditional Pardon Date: 1 Apr 1862 Certificate of Freedom Date: 4 May 1863 (see https://fremantleprison.com.au/)