| Name: | Joseph Freeman |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 1807 |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Date of Death: | 26th January, 1829 |
| Age: | 22 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
| Crime: | Sheep-stealing |
| Convicted at: | Oxford Assizes |
| Sentence term: | Life |
| Ship: | Royal George |
| Departure date: | 22nd August, 1828 |
| Arrival date: | 24th December, 1828 |
| Place of arrival | New South Wales |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 159 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 471 (237) |
| 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 Project. |
D Wong on 7th April, 2021 wrote:
Oxford University and City Herald Oxfordshire, England
1 Mar 1828
Joseph Freeman and Robert Freeman, charged with killing sheep, the property of James Lovelock, of Watlington, with intent to steal the carcase thereof.
No ship found for Robert Freeman.
Joseph was listed as 21 years old on arrival.
Native Place: Oxford.
Joseph was literate, protestant, 5’3” tall, sallow complexion, dark brown hair and eyes, small scar corner of right eye.
26/1/1829: Joseph Freeman died, aged 21, at Sydney.
Buried at St. Phillips, Sydney.
—Joseph was not listed as sick on the Medical Journal of the Royal George.
D Wong on 7th April, 2021 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1708 (prev. 0000), date of death: 26th January, 1829 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime
D Wong on 7th April, 2021 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1807 (prev. 1708)
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