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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Worthy Barnes was transported on the Maitland, departing 26th Aug 1843 and arriving 7th Feb 1844 with 206 passengers.
Built 1810 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 648 Tons.
Maitland (generic)References
| Primary Source | England & Wales Criminal Registers (HO27/71, page 367). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 405 (204) |
| 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
Wm. Barnes. Worthy Barnes, Jacob Hicks, Joseph Helps. John Booth, Henry Powell, and White, for the daring burglary at Monkton Farm, Broughton Gifford, December  last—to be transported for life . and Abraham Phillips, the Jew who purchased the stolen property —15 years transportation.. Hampshire Chronicle, 13 March 1843.
26/1/1843 Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette Somerset, England: LOCAL INTELLIGENCE THE LATE BURGLARY AT MONKTON FARM, WILTS. __In consequence of a clue to the discovery of the parties implicated in the atrocious burglary and robbery lately committed at the house of Messrs. Smith, in the parish of Broughton Gifford, of which we gave some account soon afterwards, several individuals were apprehended, and they were last week taken from the Bath City Gaol to Bradford for examination before the Wilts magistrates. Their names are—Wm. Barnes, 26, Worthy Barnes, 22, George White, 22, Joseph Helps, 20, and Jacob Hicks, about 30, who were charged as being the principals; and Abraham Phillips, and his wife, Elizabeth Phillips, as receivers. Sent to Norfolk Island. 30/8/1846: Arrived VDL Was then described as: 26 years old, 5'7" tall, pale complexion, dark brown hair and whiskers, brown eyes. Born in Bath, Eng. 7/3/1853: Married Dorothy Ann Little (Duke of Cornwall), at Trinity Church, Hobart., Tas. Children: 17/12/1853: William b Hobart (Worthy listed as a Miller). 1/7/1856: Isaac b Hobart - died 1941 in Ballarat, Vic. (Worthy listed as a Milkman). 21/7/1856: Idalene May Barns, born Hobart. 1/7/1860: George, b Mido., Victoria. 14/1/1854: (Newspaper date) TOL. 1855: CP 6/5/1903: Worthy Barnes, aged 79, a farmer, died of old age and debility at Lal Lal, Victoria. Wife Dorothy Ann Barnes died in 1901 at Lal Lal. Mother Margaret Maholemy, father, John Little. She was born in County Tyrone, Ireland.
Criminal Registers: Tried 2 March 1843, aged 22, Offence Burglary
Transported with his brother, William Barnes