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Edward Brown was transported on the Recovery, departing 5th Apr 1823 and arriving 30th Jul 1823 with 169 passengers.
Built 1799 Batavia, 493 tons. 1823 voyage. Also arrived the same morning, (i.e. Thursday last) from Ireland, having sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 5th April, the ship Recovery, Captain Fotherley, with 180 male convicts, in tolerable health : no deaths on the passage. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Cunningham, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 1st, or Royals, commanded by Captain Gill, who is accompanied by his Lady. Three free passengers come out by this conveyance, at the expence of the Crown. Sydney Gazette, Thurs 7 Aug 1823. 1835 voyage. Surgeon's general remarks. On 5th October 1835, the Guard embarked at Deptford, consisting of 1 staff, 1 subaltern, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by 8 women and 4 children. On the 19th at Spithead we received on board 160 male convicts from the Leviathan and 120 from the York Hulk and in the 30th got under weigh, previous to which, the convicts were discharged to the hulks in consequence of their being a great nuisance on board. Source:The medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Recovery for 5 October 1835 to 16 March 1836 by Alexander Neill, during which time the said ship was employed in passage to Sydney New South Wales
Recovery (generic)References
| Primary Source | Govt Gazette, 20/2/1839, 236b. |
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Convict Notes
IMPORTANT TRIAL Ribbonism. Houses of Meeting, oath, &c. disclosed. Yesterday the first prisoners put on their trial were, Edward Browne, William Creelly, William Flinn, John O’Neill, Daniel Moore, and Edward Hughes, They were indicted for administering an unlawful oath to Laurence Woods. Saunder’s News-Letter, 6 Nov 1822.
Miscellaneous Immigrants Index, 1828-1843. Rose Brown, age 18, page 2, per Sir Joseph Banks, 7 Oct 1828. Robert Brown, age 12 page 2, per Sir Joseph Banks, 7 Oct 1828. Mary Brown, age 11, page 2, per Sir Joseph Banks, 7 Oct 1828. Ellen Brown, age 9 page 2, per Sir Joseph Banks, 7 Oct 1828.
NSW Bounty Immigrants Bridget Brown, per Sir Joseph Banks, 7 Oct 1828. Ship arrived from Cork. Children: 1 male over 12; 1 female over 12; 2 females under 12. Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTZQ-WX?i=3&cc=1542665&personaUrl=/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2D-3TL -----------------------------------------------------
1828 Census Index. Edward Brown, age 40, Recovery 2, 1823, Life, catholic, Blacksmith, to Wm. Mannix, Springhill, Upper Minto district. Bridget Brown, ae 42, Came free, Sir Jos. Banks, catholic, ux Edward Brown. Rosanna Brown, 16, CF. Sir Jos. Banks, catholic, Robert Brown, 15, CF. Sir Jos. Banks, catholic, Mary Brown, age 11, born in colony, Eleanor Brown, age 9, B.C. Children of Edward Brown, Springhill, Upper Minto.
Edward Brown is not listed on Irish Convicts to NSW website or on Ancestry Convict Indents. Listed on the NSW Gov. Convict Records: Colonial Secretary Index: BROWN, Edward. Per "Recovery", 1823 1823 Aug 4: On list of convicts landed from the "Recovery" and forwarded to Minto for distribution (Reel 6011; 4/3509 p.5) 1824 c.Apr, Oct 8: Blacksmith. Assigned convict mechanic whose master was a defaulter in payment for (Reel 6061, 4/1778 p.265f; Fiche 3293, 5/3821.1 p.4) 1824 Oct 8: Re application for family's free passage (Reel 6013; 4/3512 p.529) 1825: On list of convicts mustered in the employ of William Mannix; in 1824-25 (Fiche 3143; 4/1843A No.506 p.321) 1825 Jan 10, Jul 5: On lists of convict servants employed by William Mannix of Upper Minto; from Aug 1823 (Fiche 3143, 4/1843A No.506 p.317; Reel 6064, 4/1787 p.10) 1825 Nov 1: Convict in the service of William Mannix of Upper Minto at the last two musters; listed as Browne (Reel 6015; 4/3515 p.494) ????: TOL Campbelltown; Born Dublin; A blacksmith; Tried: Dublin City. ????: with his wife Bridget, free per "Sir Joseph Banks"; torn up on his receiving a ticket of leave (no.33/620) 31/12/1836: CP. Edward Brown was a blacksmith, transported to Sydney, NSW 1823 on the 'Recovery', tried Dublin & given a life sentence. Edward moved to Albury, NSW, in the late 1830s - his son, Robert, was one of the first settlers in Albury in 1836. 1862: Edward died. Edward and Bridget Brown – died at Collendina, the property of their son, Robert, and were buried at Mulwala in 1862 and 1866.
Conditional Pardon, unclaimed 18/2/1839.