Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Samuel Blackall was transported on the Medway, departing 13th Nov 1820 and arriving 13th Mar 1821 with 157 passengers.
Built in Rochester, England in 1810. 435 tons. The 'Medway' was also used as a convict Hulk ship off Bermuda
Medway (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 411 (207) |
| 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
Births of children in Tasmania: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-1/RGD32-1-1-P123 George, born 13 July 1826, son of Samuel, a prisoner, and Charlotte Blackall, resident in New Norfolk https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-1/RGD32-1-1-P207 Emma, born 13 Feb 1829, daughter of Samuel, a sawyer, and Charlotte Blackhall, resident at Hobart Town. Hobart District Death: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-2/RGD35-1-2P10 Death on 14 March 1844, of Charlotte Blackall, Licenced Victualler’s wife, cause of death, Liver complaint. Informant, Thos. White, friend, at New Town. Hobart district Death https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-8/RGD35-1-8P278 Death on 29 Dec 1874, of Samuel Blackall, aged 82 years, (died New Town, Born in England) trade, Sawyer, cause of death, age and infirmity.
Janice, This person was convicted at Berkshire Assizes for sheep stealing. Your ancestor appears to be a different person. Tasmanian Records. Samuel Blackall Muster Roll: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON13-1-2/CON13-1-2/CON13-1-2P103 Samuel Blackall, convicted at Berks Assizes, 10 July 1820, Life. Description Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON23-1-1/CON23-1-1/CON23-1-1-P022 No 371. Samuel Blackall, age 27, tried 10 July 1820, Life, per Medway, 1821, native place, Basledon, Berks. C.P. No 447. Memo Col. Sec. 108/5/367. 8th Mar 1833. Conduct Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-1/CON31-1-1P191 No 371. Saml. Blackhall, per Medway 1821. Berks , 10 July 1820, Life. Conditional Pardon No 447. 8 March 1833. Free Pardon No 708, 12 May 1841. along side of record: Transported for sheep stealing. Gaol report: a most notorious character. Hulk report, Good. Stated wife & 5 children at Barleover, Berks.
Sam's wife Charlotte JEROME and 5 children arrived in VDL 1824 to join him in Hobart where 3 more children were born. Charlotte died in 1844 and Sam remarried to Catherine Ann LAMB 1850 but they had no further children. Sam Blackall held the licence for the Crown and Anchor Inn, New Town, Hobart. This was opposite the Connal Chambers building and doesn't exist any more, but there is a pen & ink drawing by Fleury done in 1934, available from the National Library of Australia. More details available from the book The Blackall Biggins Smith Story by Noreen Stubbs, copy held at the National Library of Australia in Canberra.
Native place Witham Essex, born about 1799 Samuel Mullin age 22 was convicted of a felony in the Leeds Gaol Session of 21 Oct 1818, received on hulk 3 Jun 1819. Sentenced to be transported for 7 years but pardoned 22 July 1823. (Ref: hulk register Justitia 1822 and Yorkshire Gazette 5 June 1819) Later, Samuel Biggins (alias Samuel Mullin) was sentenced to death on 27 March 1824 at age 24. Sam was received on the hulk Justitia, moored in Woolwich, 25 May 1824, and left hulk 23 June 1824 for transportation. April 1850 Sam left Hobart for California aboard the Union laden with timber to sell. They were unsuccessful in selling the timber and Samuel was not on board when the ship returned to Hobart. It is not known whether he stayed in California or died on the voyage. Either way he left a wife and 5 young children to fend for themselves in Hobart. Full story is in the book The Blackall Biggins Smith Story by Noreen Stubbs, copy held at the National Library of Australia in Canberra