Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Charles Brooks was transported on the Globe, departing 31st Aug 1818 and arriving 8th Jan 1819 with 140 passengers.
The ship 'Globe' was built in Scarborough, England in 1810. 363 tons. Rig Type S. Transported 140 male convicts (1 death recorded) from Portsmouth, England, departing September 1818, route Madeira, to Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Arrived 8 January 1819. Master Joseph Blythe. Surgeon George Clayton. Several youths onboard. Many of the men had been held on the Hulks 'Captivity' & 'Laurel' where they had lessons to improve their literary and Bible studies. A Guard of the 34th Regiment and some wives accompanied them. There was also listed 4 or 5 free passenters. About 84 of the convicted men were later transferred to Port Dalyrmple (George Town), Van Diemen's Land in the February of that year, per the ship 'Elizabeth & Henrietta'.
Globe (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 96 |
| 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
"Charles Brooks is my 3x great grandfather"
Photos
No photos have been added for Charles Brooks.
Convict Notes
Colonial Secretary Papers: BROOKS, Charles. Per "Globe", 1819 1821 Sep 8: Employed at Grose Farm. On list of all persons victualled from H.M. Magazines (Reel 6016; 4/5781 p.107) 1822: Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3213; 4/1864 p.41) 1824 Apr 10: On list of prisoners on establishment at Bathurst with sentences not transmitted (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.102) 1824 Sep 27: Reputed runaway. On return of fines & punishments in the Police Office (Reel 6023; 4/6671 p.92) 1824 Oct 28: On list of convicts transported to Port Macquarie per "Sally" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.494-5) 30/4/1825: COF 6/10/1825: COF renewed 1829: Married Elizabeth Jane Pethers - they had 5 children: William 1830, Charles 1832, David 1834, John 1837, Mary 1840. 12/12/1842: Elizabeth Brooks then married Richard Crampton, a brewer - no children listed.