Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Blackwell was transported on the Katherine Stewart Forbes, departing 21st Feb 1832 and arriving 16th Jul 1832 with 223 passengers.
Katherine Stewart Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 268 |
| 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 |
Claims
"My GGG grandfather"
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Convict Notes
Joseph came from Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire. He and Joseph Dobyns stole two hen fowls from J. Stokes of Pauntley.
Joseph Blackwell was 23 years old on arrival in VDL and was transported for ‘stealing 2 hen fowls’. Joseph was 5’3” tall, sing,e dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes, mermaid inside right arm, J.P. inside left arm. 1832: Assigned to Mr. J. Scott 1833: Assigned to Mr. J. Trill 1835: Assigned to Mr. Job Trott. Nov. 1836: TOL 3/10/1837: Married Ann Timmy (free) – could not find names of children. 31/3/1860 Hobart Town Daily Mercury: HAMILTON. An inquest was held at Mr. Wilcox's, New Inn, on Thursday, 29th March, before J. F. Sharland, Esq., Coroner, on the body of Joseph Blackwell, found in the River Clyde on Wednesday, the 28th inst. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was seen on the Hamilton Race Course on Thursday, the 22nd, at about 6 o'clock in the evening. He had been drinking. Dr. Leach made a post mortem examination on the body, and gave as his opinion that deceased came to his death from suffocation. Verdict-Found drowned, but not any evidence to show how deceased came into the water.
My great great great grandfather. Exported to Bloomfild married Anne Timmy, Had children and found drownd.