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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Edward Broughton was transported on the Earl St Vincent, departing 20th Apr 1826 and arriving 13th Aug 1826 with 165 passengers.
Earl St Vincent (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 13 (8) |
| 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
… The eight following were capitally convicted and received sentence of Death to be recorded, viz. — …Edward Broughton, 22, labourer, for burglariously entering the dwellinghouse of Joseph Page, of Worthing, and stealing therein a clock, the property of Elizabeth Tyrrell.... Sussex Advertiser, 26 Dec 1825.
murdered and canonicalized; Patrick Feagan per Ship; Andromeda = 23 February 1827. Refer Indent; No 305. Noted in the remarks column Murdered by Broughton & McAvoy ?? in 1830. Taken from confession of B & McA.
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Surgeon; James McKerrow Ship; Earl St Vincent - 18 March 1826 to 28 Aug 1826 Name; Edward Broughton Age; 23 [1803] Date; 79 April off Isle of Wright Surgeon's Notes; Hemorrhoid's .... around the anus .... Discharged; 5 May 1826
Correction: William Coventry arrived per 'Hercules 1802'
Edward Broughton was born in Dorking, at 11 years of age had run away from his parents, robbing them of everything he could carry off. He associated with women of loose character and attended fairs and races, he earned his living by petty thieving and later became a highway robber using violence. In 1822 he was convicted of house breaking and served two years in Guildford gaol. He was again convicted of house breaking and sentenced to death – he was then transported to VDL. After being in the Colony for about 10 days he again started plundering and robbing. He was caught stealing a blanket at Sandy Bay and was sentenced to Macquarie Harbour. Edward was 5’4” tall, dark brown hair, brown eyes, deep dimple on chin high temples small scar over right eyebrow one right side of nose, little finger right hand crooked EB & H inside right arm. In 1830 five men absconded from Macquarie Harbour, Richard Hutchinson per ‘Indefatigable’ 1812, William Coventry per ‘Atlas’ 1829, Edward Broughton per ‘Earl St. Vincent’ 1826, Patrick Fagan (no ship found – no Patrick Fagan arriving before 1831 on records) and Matthew McAvoy/McAlboy per ‘Castle Forbes’ 1820. Eventually they were starving and so Richard Hutchinson was killed by Broughton, he was cut up and eaten by the others, Fagan next struck William Coventry, did not kill him and so he was finished off by Broughton and McAvoy, and he was eaten as well. McAvoy next killed Fagan, he being young and foolish, so that he would not tell what had been done. Edward Broughton and Matthew McAvoy eventually gave themselves up and confessed to everything – they were both executed on 5/8/1831.