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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Christopher Briggs was transported on the Gilmore, departing 31st Oct 1831 and arriving 22nd Mar 1832 with 225 passengers.
Gilmore (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 215 (110) |
| 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
Tasmanian Records. Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-4$init=CON31-1-4P192 No 1590. Christopher Briggs. Tried York, 17 Jan 1831, 7 years. Transported for Felony. Gaol report ; Bad; Hulk report: Orderly. Married, 3 children, Stated this offence: Stealing wheat. Wife Sarah at Hatfield, Np (Native place). Married, 4 children.
On the Gilmore with Christopher were his brothers Charles & James. The brothers had attacked one of the witnesses for Christopher's trial, and were transported for life. Christopher left his wife and children in England, but married twice more in Tasmania. His English wife also remarried. Three of his sons immigrated to Tasmania, bringing with them their wives and children.
Christopher Briggs was trialed & sentenced in the sake court as his 2 brothers Charles (Born abt. 1800) and James (Born abt. 1809). All three were held on the hulk ;Retribution' and transported together on the 'Gilmore'. See STOREY at https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/177355369/person/232308849519/hints?usePUBJs=true On 9th January 1831 brothers, Charles and James attacked William Lyall on the King's Highway near Hatfield and were committed for trial on 13th January. Both were found guilty and were sentenced to death, commuted to transportation for life. On 25 August 1831 Charles and James were "received" from York, onto the convict hulk "Retribution", which was moored at Woolwich, London. Also on board was their brother, Christopher, who had arrived from York on 4th February 1831. Charles (together with his brothers Christopher and James) was transported to the ship 'Gilmore' which set sail from London on 27th November 1831. The voyage took 116 days to reach Hobart Town. Conditions aboard the ship appear to be tolerable, as of the 224 convicts aboard, there is only one death listed. Arrived in Van Diemans Land on 22 March 1832.