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Transportation
George James Davis was transported on the Medway, departing 13th Nov 1820 and arriving 13th Mar 1821 with 157 passengers.
Built in Rochester, England in 1810. 435 tons. The 'Medway' was also used as a convict Hulk ship off Bermuda
Medway (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 413 (208) |
| 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
PIRATICAL SEIZURE OF The Government Brig Cyprus, By Convicts, on their way to the Penal Settlement of Macquarie Harbour. We last week mentioned that the Cyprus was on her passage to the Penal Settlement of Macquarie Harbour, conveying 31 prisoners under sentence of transportation to that place ; and having on board a large supply of provisions for the Settlement ; and that the prisoners had mutinied and taken possession of the vessel , and carried her out to sea. … … The following is a list of the prisoners, who captured the Cyprus:— Michael Herring, Robert McGuire, William Templeman, Matthew Pennell, William Watts, James Davis, Samuel Thacker, John Beveridge, Alexander Stevenson, Leslie Ferguson, John Lynch, James Jones, William Swallow (commonly called Walker), Charles Towers, James Cham, Thomas Bryant, John Denner, William Brown. (Colonial Times 4 Sep 1829, p. 3.)
• On Thursday the 16th Dec. George James Davies alias Huntley, aged 27, and William Watts alias Charles Williams, aged 32, two of the pirates of the brig Cyprus were executed at Execution Dock, agreeably to their sentence. (Hobart Town Courier 14 May 1831, p. 2)
Occupation letter engraver Newspaper article on the trial of men involved in the seizure of the Brig Cyprus. Evidence given in England by Pobjoy another convict https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8645573?searchTerm=brig cyprus STEALING THE BRIG CYPRUS.—William Swallow alias Waldon, George Davis alias Huntley, Alexander Stevenson alias Telford, John Beveridge alias Anderson, and William Fix this textWatts alias Williams, were indicted for piratically stealing on the 5th of September, 1829, near the coast of Van Diemen's Land, the ship called the Cyprus, with the tackle, &c. the property of his Majesty, on the high seas, and within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England. - Mr. Wightman opened the prosecution, and Dr. Jenner, the https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8645741?searchTerm=brig cyprus Verdict three quarter, returned with a verdict of Acquittal as against Swallow, but finding the prisoners, Davis, Watts, Stevenson, and Beveridge Guilty, recommending the two latter prisoners to mercy, on the ground that they had taken no active part in tthe mutiny.—The prisoners were then called up for judgment, and the proclamation having, in the, usual solemn manner, been made, Sir Christopher Robinson then passed the awful sentence of Death upon the four prisoners ; and turning to the Jury, told them that their recommendation with