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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Baker was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 29th Sep 1818 and arriving 4th Mar 1819 with 160 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 103 (53) |
| 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
Joseph Baker, aged ? and William Holloway, aged 21, for having burglariously entered and robbed the dwellinghouse of John Benyon, in the parish of Stoke Mandeville. Windsor and Eton Express, 12 July 1818. The following convicts, mentioned in our last week’s paper to have been sentenced to Death, are reprieved:—Richard tteyoer, James Rawlins, Joseph Baker, Wm. Holloway, Thomas Morgan, John Lane, and James Archer. Windsor and Eton Express, 19 July 1818.
1830 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. Year; 1830 No; 147 Name; Joseph Baker Ship arrived by; Surry To whom assigned/Occupation; ABSCONDED; 1827 1835 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1835 Remarks; ASSIGNED; Mr Wm Kimberly