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Transportation
Joseph Capewell was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1817 and arriving 1st Jan 1818 with 181 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 380 |
| 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
CONDEMNED.— … Joseph Capewell, for horsestealing, in the parish of Chilvers Coton ; … Of the above thirty-nine persons, whose lives have become forfeited to the laws of their country, the four latter, viz. Samuel Jacobs, Charles Sanders, Ann Hawtin, and William Stokes, were left for execution. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 14 April 1817.
Joseph Capewell, for horsestealing, in the parish of Chilver's Coton ; Northampton Mercury, 19 April 1817.