Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Daniel Brown was transported on the Hibernia, departing 20th Nov 1818 and arriving 11th May 1819 with 160 passengers.
Hibernia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 112. Tasmanian Archives - convicts |
| 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
Essex Assizes. The following nineteen prisoners were sentenced to suffer Death, … Daniel Brown, for breaking into the dwelling-house of Rebecca Brand, Furleigh, in the day time of the 12th of July (being Sunday, and person therein), and stealing a £1 note, a half guinea, and 12s. the property the said Rebecca Brand; … John Cox and Thomas Smith, the last-named prisoner, are left for execution: the others were reprieved. Cambridge Chronicle, 31 July 1818.
Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts. (CON23) No; 174 Name; Daniel Brown Height; 5 Ft 3 1/2 in Hair; D. Brown Eyes; Hazel Age; 16 [1802] Trade; Farm Lab Trial; 27 July 1818 - Life Ship; Woolwich Native Place; Remarks; EXECUTED; at Hobart Town for Murder Daniel Brown - 2 March 1829 - Hanged at Hobart for murder of a fellow-convict named Stopford at Macquarie Harbour
Dan or Daniel Brown was convicted at Essex 27/07/1818 and given a Life Sentence. He departed on the 'Hibernia' from Portsmouth 20/11/1818, arriving van Diemens Land 10/05/1818. Hulk Report - orderly. Captain's Report - orderly. Convict no. 7807. 15/03/1825: Abscond from Launceston - 50 lashes. 1829: Committed murder of Stopford, with John Salmon, at Macquarie Harbour. (Hobart Town Courier gives graphic details of crime and trial date 7 March 1829.) (Such was the conditions and harsh treatment at Macquarie Harbour that these men committed murder in order to be transferred back to Hobart Town.) Described as a handsome man, aged 27yrs, pale sallow complexion. 02/03/1829: Executed for murder - Hobart Town. (Body taken to Colonial Hospital for dissection.)