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Voyage
Transportation
Joshua Fletcher was transported on the Agincourt, departing 6th Jul 1844 and arriving 9th Nov 1844 with 224 passengers.
Agincourt (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 107 (55). Tasmanian Archives - convicts, conduct record http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON33-1-83,234,83,L,80 |
| 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
An account of the 1844 Central Criminal Court fraud convictions again Joshua Fletcher (surgeon, then aged 50 years) is contain on the Convict Record for his co-accused William Henry Barber - transported on the same ship. See also McGowan, John (2022) Policing the Metropolis of Scotland, 1833-1861 (Edinburgh City Archives) Volume 1, p475 and p1678.
Joshua Fletcher was charged and convicted at CCC 08/04/1844, London (with others, Wm H Barber) for being an accessory to inciting a person to forge and alter a Will. Life sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land on the 'Agincourt' arriving 09/11/1844. Married man, 3 or 4 children; native place - nr Lincoln; dark complexion; grey hair; dark eyes; 55yr of age; 5'10 1/2"; literate; surgeon/dentist/money lender/ship owner. Station Gang: Norfolk Island Nov 1844. Probation 30mths. To Van Diemen's Land 03/03/1847. Ticket of Leave 19/09/1854 Conditional Pardon 16/09/1856 There are considerable newspaper articles written on this case, particularly regarding William Henry Barber, proclaiming his innocence and subsequence Pardon. This is a report re Joshua Fletcher to the Courier, Hobart 8 Aug 1849: "LAUNCESTON.-Joshua Fletcher, who was trans- ported with W. H. Barber, in a letter to the Launceston Examiner, says he trusts the public will now plainly understand that Barber was the principal actor in all the circumstances which led him into his unfortunate situation."