Joseph Canbay

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Summary

Born
Jan 1782
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Jul 1811
Arrival
Jan 1812
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Joseph Canbay
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1782
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Servant
Aliases: Canby

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Gibraltar Court Martial
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Jul 1811
Ship: Guildford
Arrival: 18th Jan 1812
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Joseph Canbay was transported on the Guildford, departing 31st Jul 1811 and arriving 18th Jan 1812 with 214 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.

GuildfordGuildford (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 55 (29)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 12th July 2025

To NSW per Guildford To VDL per Kangaroo or Emu No; 530 Aged; 30 years old [Aged; 33 years old, trade; Servant - CON13-1-3 Image 28] No date; Colonial Secretary correspondence Description: Approved to be appointed to the Field Police 1838 - New Norfolk Colonial Hospital. Admission dates: Nov 1838 Ship to colony: Guilford. Remarks: Admitted with mania

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 12th May 2019

Tas. Records, CON13-1-3p28 A list of eight persons at Van Diemen’s land claiming their certificates of Freedom, with details of their convictions, and their descriptions taken on their arrival in Sydney Cove. Signed and Dated, Colonial Secretary’s Office, F. Goulburn, Sydney, 9 Feb 1824. Joseph Canby, arrived “Guildford (1)” in 1812; tried Gibraltar Ct. Ml., 8 Apr 1810, sentenced to 14 years. Trade, servant, age 33.