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Joseph Bonney was transported on the General Hewett, departing 31st Jul 1813 and arriving 7th Feb 1814 with 301 passengers.
The Windham and General Hewett left England the 24th of August, in convoy with the Wansted, Capt. Moore, who sailed from hence last Thursday for Batavia; the General Hewett arrived at Rio the 17th of November, and sailed again the 2d of December. Together with the military detachments, she received on board for this Settlement 300 male prisoners, of whom we are sorry to report the death of 35, whose names we shall endeavour to procure an account of, and publish in the next Gazette, for the information of their friends and families in Great Britain. Sydney Gazette, Sat 12 Feb 1814.
General HewettReferences
| Primary Source | Colonial Secretaries Papers 1816 Series: NRS 937; Reel or Fiche Numbers: Reels 6004-601 |
| 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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National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/25/71 1824 Prisoner name(s): Joseph Bonney. Court and date of trial: Suffolk Assizes, July 1812. Crime: Burglary in outhouse, part of dwelling house of Joseph Herbert of Sudbury, Suffolk, bunting manufacturer. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): Frances Bonney of Sudbury, the prisoner's wife, undersigned by 18 inhabitants of Sudbury, including the mayor, aldermen, magistrates and gentlemen. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner has from his industry and good conduct acquired a farm at New Town which he and his family, who are with him, wish to enjoy as a free person; the health of the petitioner has suffered from 'distress and anguish'. Additional Information: Prisoner sailed in May 1813 on ship General Hewit, arriving in Van Diemen's Land in October 1813. The prisoner's wife joined him in Van Diemens Land with six of their children in 1817. She returned to England [in June 1823] on the Deveran.
This report may be of his death in VDL. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. - On Tuesday evening, As Mr. JOSEPH BONNEY, a Settler residing at the Tea-tree Brush, was returning home from town on horseback, he fell from his horse, dislocated his neck, and fractured his skull, which caused his death in an hour afterwards. On the following day an Inquest was held upon the body, before A. W. H. HUMPHREY, Esq. at the New-town Inn, near the spot where the accident happened; when the Jury returned a verdict of accidental death. The deceased has been a resident in the Colony for many years, was an industrious man, and leaves a widow with a large family to deplore his loss. Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser, Fri 16 Feb 1827.
Hulk Reports HO-9-8_2 page 17/ Received fifteen prisoners from Bury St Edmunds, 11 May 1813. Joseph Bonney, age 40, C.R. Tried at Bury St Edmunds, 23 July 1812, Life, Genl Hewitt.
Suffolk Assizes. At these Assizes, although there were only 11 prisoners on the Calendar for trial, all of them were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death ; viz. … Joseph Bonney, for a burglary in the warehouse of Joseph Herbert, of Sudbury; ; … They were all reprieved. Bury and Norwich Post, 29 July 1812. -------------------------------------------------- On Monday last 15 male convicts were re- moved from our Gaol to be put on board the hulks at Portsmouth, viz. Henry Neale, James Clarke, John Cant, John Bareham, Joseph Bonney, Wm. Finch, Richard Sculthorpe, John Cook, Robert Wood, Wm. Brackney, Robert Malum, James Spareman, James Eggleton, Thomas Claxton, and Jacob Cook. Bury and Norwich Post, 12 May 1813.
Transferred to Van Diemens Land aboard the Spring in 1816 at his own request with the support of Captain Piper.
Wife Frances Atkins they had 8 children. in 1816 he married Rose (Ann) Sheridan. There was no record of Divorce from Frances. Rose and Joseph had 2 children Eleanor who died 11days and Joseph Henry born 1820 died 1875. Frances arrived in Tasmania with some of her children in 1817 who married and moved onto mainland Australia. Bert Hinkler born 1892 was Great Grandson of Joseph.
Married Frances Atkins 27/10/1795 Surrey UK had 8 children Married 2nd wife Rose Ann Sheridan in Risden Prison 21/3/1816 (bigomy convicted 6/5/1818)had 2 children. 1818: First wife Frances and some of her children emigrated to Tasmania. 1836: Son James Bonney (27yr) married Harriet Reeve (22) 1862: their son James(25 yrs) Married Mary Noakes (22yr) 1892: their daughter Frances Atkin(23) married Johann William Hinkler (37yr) 1893: A son born Herbert John Louis Hinkler Australian Aviator (Bert Hinkler).
Joseph Bonney and first wife Frances Atkin had a son James Henry Bonney who married Harriet Reeve in 1814 (Tasmania) their daughter Frances Atkins born 1869 married Johann William Hinkler and they had a son Herbert John Louise Hinkler "Bert" Hinkler Historic Australian Aviator born 1892 Bundaberg Queensland and died 1933 in Italy whilst flying from England to Australia
Was married twice. Second wife Ann was a convict herself, and their marriage was illegal.
Joseph arrived in NSW 7 Feb 1814 then transhipped to Port Dalrymple VDL per 'Spring' later in 1814. He married bigamously an Ann Sheridan (various spellings)in 1816 and had two children. His wife Frances, nee Atkins, arrived from England in 1818 with some of his eight children.