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Transportation
Charles Bowman was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1815 and arriving 30th Jan 1816 with 221 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 233 (118) |
| 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
Yesterday Charles Bowman was fully committed lo the Castle, by the Rev. W. Leworth, charged with feloniously breaking into the dwelling-house of house of Samuel Moseley, of Haslingfield, on the 21st ult. during the time the family were at church, and stealing forty guineas, eight pounds in silver coin, four five-pound bank-notes, a one-pound note, and a pocket-book, the property of Samuel Moseley. Cambridge Chronicle, 23 Sep 1814. At Cambridge Assizes, Charles Bowman, convicted of a burglary in the dwelling-house of Sam. Mosley, of HaslingfieId, received sentence of death. Bury and Norwich Post, 29 March 1815. On Wednesday last, William Pollard, for setting fire to a house at Sawston, and Charles Bowman, for house-breaking at Haslingfield, were removed from the Castle on board the hulks at Langston Harbour, in order to be transported to Botany Bay for life. Cambridge Chronicle, 26 May 1815.