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Joseph Constantine was transported on the Adelaide, departing 8th Aug 1849 and arriving 29th Nov 1849 with 304 passengers.
The 'ADELAIDE’ was built 1832 in Calcutta. Wood ship of 640 Tons. 1849 voyage: Departed London 17 Aug 1849. The convicted persons were then known as 'Exiles' because they had served part of their sentence in England and providing they were of good conduct were to be given a 'Ticket of Leave' or Conditional Pardon upon arrival in Australia. The 'Adelaide' arrived at Hobart, VDL on 29 Nov 1849 and disembarked 40 men. The ship then sailed to Port Phillip, Victoria but was refused entry and so sailed on to Port Jackson, New South Wales arriving there 24 Dec 1849. 1855 voyage: departed Portland, England on 19 April 1855, arriving Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 July 1855. 260 convicts, 1 death. The ship also carried 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.
Adelaide (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 91 (47) |
| 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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Arrived in VDL. Tasmanian Records. Adelaide Indent: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON14-1-38/CON14-1-38P216 and https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON14-1-38/CON14-1-38P217 See record for details.
Joseph Consatntine was my 3 xGreat gradnfather. He was born in Tydesley in Lancashire in 1828. He became involved in the Chartist movement in Ashton Inder Lyne. He and 2 others were involved in a incident at a Chartist meeting in 1848. A Policeman was killed in a riot. The case went to the Assize's in Liverpool and Joseph and the other 2 men were senteced to be Transported for life to Australia.
Joseph Constantine Convicted for sedition at the Liverpool Assizes court for being a leader of a "Chartist" rally in 1848 (Ashton under Lyne) at which a policeman (Constable Bright) died, Joseph Constantine was sentenced to transportation for life. On the 29th. Nov 1849 Joseph arrived in Hobart aboard the "Adelaide" (known in Tasmania as the Chartist ship). It was also the last ship to bring convicts to NSW. He was registered as convict 1669 (Adelaide) Trade -Spinning Fitter, Height 5'7", Age - 21, Complexion - Fair, Head - Medium, Hair - Auburn, Visage - Oval, Forehead - Medium, Eyes - Brown, Mouth Nose & Chin - Medium, Marks - A Large Scar on the Chin. He was sent to the Police Barracks Hobart having been tried and sentenced to transportation for "Sedition". As a "Chartist" he had been fighting for Universal Adult Sufferage and the Reform of Parliment. There was a "Ticket of Leave" waiting for him on arrival. On the 2/10/1852 the application for "Free Passage to Tasmania for his wife and children" was refused. Three days later he was sentenced to eighteen months hard labour in the quarry gangs of Port Arthur for trying to abscond aboard the "Flying Squirrel" a schooner of 87tons. It usually sailed between Hobart, Melbourne and Portland Victoria. He was released from the quarry gang after 5 months. On 13/11/1854 he was allowed to enter private service as a pass holder and on 10/7/1855 was given another Ticket of Leave. He was granted a Free Pardon on 24th. Feb 1857.The sad fact was that Joseph was never returned to England and his family even though the reforms he had been fighting for were finally passed by the English Legislature.