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Transportation
Polito Bartow was transported on the Dorothy, departing 5th May 1820 and arriving 29th Sep 1820 with 193 passengers.
Built In Liverpool in 1815. Transported Male only prisoners from Ireland
Dorothy (generic)References
| Primary Source | "NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls…1790-1849" "New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856" http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm |
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Convict Notes
1819, 11 September: Politto Bartone was admitted to Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin; listed as "a convict from County Donegal" sentenced to Life. 1820, 15 April: From Kilmainham jail he was "sent on board the convict ship" for transportation (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin Kilmainham 1815-1910).
CRIME: He was sentenced to life for the "rape of an infant", at Donegal (Lent, 1819), according to the "NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls…1790-1849". The same document refers to him as Polita Barlow. 1820: Polito Bartow is on a list of convicts (on 29 Sep) disembarked from the "Dorothy" and forwarded to Emu Plains for distribution (Source: New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856). 1820: He is on a list (29 Dec) of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Source: New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856). 1823: He is on a list (15 Feb) of convicts removed from Newcastle to Port Macquarie per "Sally" (Source: New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856).
Polito Bartow was born in Bordeaux, France, his occupation was a “Music Dancing Master”. Crime details not listed. Colonial Secretary Papers: BARTOW, Polito. Per "Dorothy", 1820 1820 Sep 29: On list of convicts disembarked from the "Dorothy" and forwarded to Emu Plains for distribution (Reel 6007; 4/3502 p.293) 1820 Dec 29: On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6007; 4/3503 p.1) 1823 Feb 15: On list of convicts removed from Newcastle to Port Macquarie per "Sally" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.388-9) No further records found of him.