Henry Drummond

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Tom on 15th May 2025

NSW Convict Death Register gives date of death as 22 September 1834. Additional info from CO 201/172, pages 145-149: - convicted with John Boyd of stealing sheep and pigs, belonging to the King, at Moreton Bay on 13 December 1825 - they had been entrusted with the charge of the stock at Moreton Bay, and absconded from the settlement and took pigs and sheep with them - on 18 January 1826 they were found near the settlement and recaptured. They appeared to have returned to steal more stock - 19 June 1826 sentence of death was passed on them - NSW Executive Council, on review of their former crimes, changed the sentence to transportation to Norfolk Island for life, hard labour in chains

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Chris Ison on 2nd December 2024

POSTSCRIPT EXTRAORDINARY. Yesterday afternoon the whaler Sisters, Captain Robert Duke, arrived from New Zealand, having left the 28th of January last. … The brig Wellington, belonging to Mr. Joseph Underwood, which was carrying prisoners to Norfolk Island, with the notorious Anthony Best, and other criminals on board, when within two days sail of her destination, was piratically captured by the convicts—the captain, crew, and troops made prisoners—and Mr. Buchanan, the engineer, had his head laid open with a musket. As soon as the vessel was in their possession, the pirates made for New Zealand, where it providentially happened that the Sisters was lying at anchor off the Bay of Islands. We hear that an action commenced between the pirates and the whaler, which lasted for six hours, in which two of the former were killed. Captain Duke then went on board with a flag of truce, and declared if they did not surrender, he would bear down upon them, assisted with 200 or 300 natives, and put every man to death. This had the effect, and the pirates surrendered. Some of them, however, made their escape on shore, but by means of the extraordinary exertions of Captain Duke, assisted by the natives, the whole were soon retaken. The following is a list of the gang which have been brought back to Sydney, on the Sisters—the remainder being on board the Wellington, which was off the heads yesterday evening late, having Anthony Best on board:— John Walton, ex-captain of the pirates; Charles Clay Todhunter, James O'Neal, Henry Drummond, Charles Daley, William Leddington, William Ryan, William Holt, John Jennings, John Lynch, William Webb, Patrick Flannigan, Cornelius Callaghan, John Stewart, Thomas Quinn, Richard Johnson, Thomas Edwards, Edward McGuiness, John Swan, Richard Carter, Thomas Carvell, William Brown, Patrick Geary, James Bennet, John Smith, Thomas Bayley, Edward Colethurst, William Bateman, John McGuinness, Abraham Davis, William Walker, John Boyde. [32 convicts in this list] (Sydney Gazette 10 Feb 1827, p. 2.)

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Maureen Withey on 2nd January 2021

Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 4th March, 1834. HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified, that a Despatch has been received at this Office from Captain Foster Fyans, of the 4th or King's Own Regiment, Acting Commandant of Norfolk Island, dated 16th February, reporting that a Mutiny had broken out in that Island on the morning of the 15th January last, in which about one hundred and fifty convicts, comprising the gaol gang, capital respites, and others, were concerned ; but which was soon quelled, with the loss of five convicts killed, six wounded, and two soldiers wounded. In addition to these numbers, a soldier and a constable were unfortunately shot by a military party, who were out in pursuit of certain convicts that had taken to the bush, and who unhappily mistook them for the runaways of whom they were in search. His Excellency has much pleasure in expressing his approbation of the prompt and efficacious measures adopted by Captain Fyans upon this occasion, by which the settlement has been restored to a state of perfect tranquillity. Nor can he omit noticing the activity and zeal displayed by Lieutenant FORTESCUE, and the steady discipline and good conduct of the men of the 4th Regiment under his command. The Acting Commandant also mentions in terms of approbation the exertions of Mr. Assistant Surgeon Gamack, the overseers and constables generally, and of many of the prisoners whose names have been especially reported, and the particulars of whose cases will be immediately investigated, in order that they may respectively receive such rewards as their conduct merits. By His Excellency's Command, ALEXANDER McLEAY. MILITARY Wounded by the Mutineers. John Pike and William Ferham, privates 4th or King's Own Regiment. Accidentally shot while in pursuit of Bushrangers. Thomas York, private 4th or King's Own Regiment. Thomas Consterdine, per ship Recovery, Acting Constable. CONVICTS. Killed by the Military, or since dead of wounds then received. William Collins, per ship Florentia. George Wright, Countess Harcourt. Thomas Williams, Minerva (5). Dominic McCoy, alias Boyce, Bussorah Merchant. Robert May, or Smith, Florentia. Wounded and now Convalescent. Henry Drummond, per ship Ocean (3). John Butler, John (2). James Brady, Mangles (4). Samuel Wilson, Ocean (3). Joseph Snell, Recovery. Thomas Freshwater, Manlius. Sydney Gazette, 15 Mar 1834.

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D Wong on 9th July 2016

Old Bailey: HENRY DRUMMOND, Theft > pocketpicking, 24th October 1821. Offence: Theft > pocketpicking Verdict: Guilty Punishment: Transportation HENRY DRUMMOND was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of September , one handkerchief, value 2 s., the goods of James Cadwalader Parker, from his person. JAMES CADWALADER PARKER. On the 28th of September, between twelve and one o'clock in the day, I was in Wardour-street, Soho, something drew my attention to my pocket, and I missed my handkerchief. I saw the prisoner and another boy in front, and saw the prisoner tucking my handkerchief under his jacket. I collared him, and took it from him. I gave him in charge. GUILTY. Aged 15. Transported for Fourteen Years. 16/6/1825 Sydney Gazette: Henry Drummond, prisoner of the crown, charged with stealing a piece of corded dimity, made for bed furniture, from a dray in George Street, and which he was observed in the act of doing by Mr James Underwood, who went after and apprehended the prisoner whilst lying on his breast in the dray, as his last resource for concealing the stolen article, which was found under him. Sentenced to a penal settlement for 3 years. 10/8/1825: Sent to Moreton Bay – Henry was then 17 years old 5’5” tall, fair complexion, dark hair, grey eyes. 13/11/1825: Absconded – 14/6/1826 Sydney Gazette: John Boyd and Henry Drummond (Ocean 1823) were indicted for stealing seventeen sheep, the property of the Crown, at Moreton Bay, on the 20th of January last. The prisoners were stockmen, at Moreton Bay, and absconded from that settlement, taking with them a number of sheep. On the circumstance being made known to the Commandant (Captain Bishop), a constable and some soldiers were sent in pursuit, who tracked the prisoners for some distance through the bush. They, however, afterwards lost all traces of them, and returned to the settlement, and for a considerable time after no tidings were had of the prisoners; when one night an alarm was given that robbers were attempting to rush some sheep from the folds ; constables and soldiers immediately hastened to the spot, and apprehended the two prisoners, who, it appeared, had returned to the settlement in the hope of procuring a fresh supply. On being brought before the Commandant, they confessed having made away with the former sheep, and also that their object in returning was to obtain more. On the trial, however, they pleaded not guilty, and stated, that their former confession was made with the view of escaping corporal punishment at the settlement and of being forwarded to Sydney, where they could have a fair trial. Guilty.-Remanded. 13/3/1826: Sent back to Sydney for trial, with John Boyd. 21/6/1826 The Australian, Sydney: Sentence of death was then passed in the usual form, on the following nine unfortunate men: John Boyd, Henry Drummond, James Connolly, Bridget Pairley, Wm. Cusack, Thos. Watkins, Wm. Bateman, Wm. Hathaway, and John Hossle. The prisoners were heavily ironed, in proceeding to and from the gaol; where they were again lodged in security. Henry Drummond John Boyd were then sent to Norfolk Island on the brig ‘Wellington’ which was seized by the convicts on board. On the way to Norfolk Island the ship was overtaken by convict John Walton and others, it was then sailed to New Zealand, the mutineers left the ship but were captured over the period of a few days by the native New Zealanders and the ship returned to the control of the Captain. Details of the trials in the Sydney Gazette 16/2/1827. Sentenced to death once again – they again were taken to Norfolk Island. 8/3/1834 Sydney Gazette: Mutiny on Norfolk Island on 10th January 1834, Henry was injured in the melee. 22/8/1834: Accessory in Highway Robbery on James Pearson on Norfolk Island – sentenced to death. 16/10/1834: Henry was executed on Norfolk Island – 28 years old.