Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Blundell was transported on the Marquis Of Huntley, departing 10th May 1826 and arriving 13th Sep 1826 with 202 passengers.
Marquis Of Huntley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 28 |
| 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
"Direct ancestor"
"Related through marriage"
"Joesph is my 4th Great Grandfather"
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Convict Notes
Baptised October 7, 1798 and at the age 27 years charged with Stalking with intent after entering woods illegally armed with a gun and bludgeon, sentenced to death, commuted to transportation for life
Maliciously wounding a gamekeeper. Assigned to Dr. Towsnon in the Minto area of Sydney and then to Robert Campbell who owned various land grants in NSW. Finally settled in the Canberra area were he had 11 children.
Joseph was sentenced to death for an assault on a gamekeeper at East Farleigh near Maidstone. This was later reduced to life imprisonment and transportation to New South Wales. He was a pioneer to what was to become Canberra where his house still stands and used as a museum. I have a full history of this ancestor.