Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Henry Bucknell was transported on the Guildford, departing 12th May 1820 and arriving 30th Sep 1820 with 42 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 309 (156) |
| 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
1817 - 1821 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. No; 303 Age on Arrival; 19 Trade; Whitesmith Native; Place; Birmingham 1820 - Offence; Drunkennes & neglect of Duty. Employed on Public Works. Sentence; 50 lashes and to be employed in a Goal Gang for 2 months
Hobart Town Gazette, 4 Mar 1825 Absconded prisoners Henry Bucknell, 303, 5 ft. 5 in. brown hair, light grey eyes, 24 years of age, a whitesmith, tried at Middlesex, Feb. 17, 1820, sentence 14 years, arrived in this Colony per Guildford 1820, native place Birmingham, F. W. B. L. B. H. F. B. on left arm, absconded from the Public Works Sept. 4, 1824.—£2 Reward.