Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Josiah Bird was transported on the Coromandel, departing 27th Oct 1819 and arriving 5th Apr 1820 with 299 passengers.
Coromandel (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 247 (125) |
| 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
1817 - 1821 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. No; 274 Age on Arrival; 36 Trade; Farm Labourer Native; Place; Cambridge-shire 1826 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1826 No; 274 Name; Josiah Bird Ship arrived by; Coromandel To whom assigned/Occupation; ABSCONDED; 25 Feb 1825
Hobart Town Gazette, 4 Mar 1825 Absconded prisoners Josiah Bird, 274, 5 ft. 5¾ in. dark complexion, black hair, dark brown eyes, 39 years of age, a farmers' labourer, tried at Cambridge Oct. 1818, sentence 7 years, arrived in this Colony per Coromandel 1820, native at Cambridgeshire, little finger on the left hand crippled and scarred, absconded from the Prisoners' Barracks Feb. 23, 1825.—£2 Reward.