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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Charles Barker was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 9th Apr 1834 and arriving 17th Aug 1834 with 262 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 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 340 |
| 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
Charles was born in Staffordshire in 1814. He was convicted in the Sussex Quarter Sessions on 18 February 1834 and was given a life sentence. He was transported with 200 other convicts on the Surry, leaving England on 9 April 1834 and arriving in Sydney on 17 August 1834. He was granted a pardon in 1846. He married Emma Brown at Windsor on 16 November 1841. He and Emma had 6 children. He was the licensee of a hotel near Coonamble. On 1 December 1880, Charles shot and killed Emma and then killed himself. Charles and Emma were buried in the Old Coonamble General Cemetery (now the Memorial Arboretum), Auburn Street.