Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Horatio Biddle was transported on the Mayda, departing 27th Aug 1845 and arriving 8th Jan 1846 with 199 passengers.
Built 1845 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 582 Tons.
Mayda (generic)References
| Primary Source | "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPFN-YBP : accessed 1 November 2015), Horatio Biddle, 18 Sep 1820; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 813,718, 813,719. |
| 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
7/4/1845 Aris's Birmingham Gazette Warwickshire, England: WARWICKSHIRE LENT ASSIZES Horatio Biddle was charged with having feloniously broken into and entered the dwelling-house of George Biddle, his father, in Dale end, Birmingham. The house was broken into and entered through the cellar window at the back. The noise was heard by the prosecutor, and on an alarm being given, the prisoner was seen to come out of the house.__The jury returned a verdict of guilty ; and a previous conviction having been proved, the prisoner was sentenced to ten years' transportation. Horatio Biddle was listed as 27 years old on arrival in VDL - he arrived VDL 19/5/1847 after having been at Norfolk Island. Horatio was single, literate, protestant, 5'3¼" tall, dark hair and whiskers, fair complexion, grey eyes, 5 small burns on right arm. 28/8/1850 Hobarton Guardian: ROBBERY.—On Saturday morning the 21th instant, Horatio Biddle and James Williams were brought before the police magistrate by detective constable John Farrell, charged with stealing three watches, valued at about £5, the property of Mr. William Cole. The defendants having pleaded Not Guilty were remanded to the Prisoners' Barracks until the 27th instant, to afford the prosecuting constable sufficient time to prepare the case for a summary jurisdiction. 24/12/1850: TOL 29/3/1853: TOL revoked - absent from muster. 14/2/1854: TOL 12/9/1854: Permission to marry Maria Murray (Stately 1849). No registration found. 23/10/1854: TOL/Launc./ Misconduct in cohabiting with Maria Murray. 18/4/1859: Married Emma Middum at the Baptist Chapel, York St, Launceston. Horatio listed as 30 and a Traderman/Tradesman?? - Emma listed as 19 and a spinster. 10/6/1864: Horatio Biddle died of Decline, at Launceston, aged, 36. 24/7/1864: Son, Horatio Biddle, born Launceston. (Emma listed as Middap). 4/9/1864: Emma Biddle 26, a widow, married James Thomas, 52, a Tailor, at the Baptist Chapel, York St., Launceston. Both made their marks, so both were illiterate. 10/6/1872: Son, John Thomas, born Launceston. (Emma listed as Middaff).
Birth date confirmed in 1841 census, and in 1843 court records. Class: HO 27; Piece: 71; Page: 406 Source Information: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 [database Occupation: formerly a Watch and Clock Maker, like his father, George Biddle of Birmingham, Warwick, England.
It appears he was married to Emma Middum and had one child also named Horatio who was born 1 month after he died.