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Voyage
Transportation
Stephen Brooks was transported on the Circassian, departing 4th Nov 1832 and arriving 16th Feb 1833 with 192 passengers.
Circassian (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 440 CON18-1-5 Image 4 |
| 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
CON31-1-5 Image 40 No; 1809. Trial; 28 February 1832. Status; Married - 1 child. Wife; Jane at N.P. near Tring Previous convictions;- Stealing apples - 2 months, Poaching - 3 months, Stealing tame rabbits - 3 months 1841 - 10 March 1841. Ticket of Leave 1842 - 3 November 1842. Misconduct. Admonished 1844 - 31 January 1844. Recommended for a Conditional Pardon 1845 - March 1845. Conditional Pardon Approved. 1845 - Permission to Marry. 31 Jan 1845 Margaret Williams. [423] Ship; Rajah Stephen Brooks. [1809] Ship; Circassian Approved if Clergyman approves 1845 - 31 March 1845. Marriage. Avoca. Married in the Parish Church. Stephen Brooks aged 38 years old, Labourer. Widower Margaret Williams aged 25 years old. House servant, Spinster 1852 - Departure. POL220/1/2 p137 From Port at Launceston per ship; Gazelle bound for Melbourne as a steerage passenger. Status; Conditional Pardon. Ship to colony: Circassian Also on board Margaret Brooks. Ship; Rajah. Free by servitude.
National Archives, Criminal Petitions. HO 17/89/63. Prisoner name: Stephen Brooks. Prisoner age: 25. Court and date of trial: Buckinghamshire Lent Assizes, March 1832. Crime: Burglary in dwelling house of William Jellis of Pitstone, Buckinghamshire, and stealing various articles including a pair of shoes, on 28 September 1831. Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Character bad. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): The pri soner, undersigned by William Jellis, the prosecutor and 16 inhabitants of Wigginton and Tring, Hertfordshire. Elizabeth Brooks of Tring, the prisoner's mother. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Error in due process; prosecutor recommends mercy. Additional Information: Prisoner from Wigginton. Held in Aylesbury gaol then on board transport to Van Diemen's Land. Date: 1832 Apr 14 – 1832 Aug 26.