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Transportation
Timothy Cowen was transported on the Lord Melville, departing 30th Jun 1818 and arriving 17th Dec 1818 with 150 passengers.
Ship Name: Lord Melville II Rig Type: S. Built: Quebec Build Year: 1825 Size (tons): 425
Lord Melville (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Records |
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Convict Notes
Absconded again: From the Dark Hollow Chain Gang, on the 19th instant. -142 Timothy Cowan, per Lord Melville. Hobart Town Courier, 1 Nov 1839. Ticket of Leave issued: Timothy Cowan, Lord Melville. Colonial Times, 26 June 1844. Approval of Pardon: Timothy Cowan, Lord Melville. Cornwall Chronicle, 6 Feb 1847. This record could be his death record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-16p205j2k Launceston district: Timothy Cowan, died 16 June 1850, age 52, soldier, cause of death- pleurites. Informant, hospital at Launceston.
142. Timothy Cowan, 5 ft. 7½in. fresh complexion, light brown hair, blue eyes, 32 years old, a soldier, tried at the Cape of Good Hope, sentence life, arrived per Lord Melville, native place Galloway, from Prisoners' Barracks July 27, 1825. Reported in Hobart Town Gazette, 8 Oct 1825.
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1p191 & page 190 These documents set out the charges on his court martial: desertion and having false papers. Cape of Good Hope. Oct 21 18?18? General Court Martial. Timothy Cowan, late soldier in the 60th Regiment, transported for life. By ship Lord Melville, to VDL. Tasmanian Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-6$init=CON31-1-6p53 continuation: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON32-1-1$init=CON32-1-1p22 142. Timothy Cowan, Lord Melville 1818, C. of Good Hope, Life. Many incidents and punishments of flogging and time in irons and chain gangs. Description: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON23-1-1 C128 to 157: Timothy Cowen, age 25, soldier of 60th, Cape of Good Hope, native of Galway.