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Transportation
John Garbett was transported on the Agamemnon, departing 22nd Apr 1820 and arriving 22nd Sep 1820 with 180 passengers.
Built 1811 Sunderland. Departed Portsmouth 3 May 1820.
Agamemnon (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 302 |
| 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
WARWICK ASSIZES. .. At these assizes the under-mentioned prisoners . were  severally convicted and sentenced as follows CONDEMNED.-- … John Garbett, charged with having disposed of and put away forged bank notes; .. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 16 Aug 1819.
James Garbutt - A Question of Parentage Some references list the birth year of James as 1835, while others list 1833, or even earlier. Carol Baxter, on her website, puts forth a compelling argument (with sources) that James was born before his mother, Sarah Ann Ward, formed a relationship with John Garbett, and is likely to be the child of John Haswell. Read about it at: http://www.thunderboltbushranger.com.au/analysis-fred-son-of-sister.html
Death of John Garbett Died August, 1839 Inquest conclusion: Suffocation by drowning Source. Source Citation State Archives NSW; Series: 2921; Item: 4/6612; Roll: 343 Source Information Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Original data: New South Wales Government. Registers of Coroners’ Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries, 1834–1942 (microfilm, NRS 343, rolls 2921–2925, 2225, 2763–2769). State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Sydney City Coroner: Registers of Inquests and Inquiries, 1862–1926 (microfilm, NRS 1783, rolls 1391–1396). State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Reports of Inquests, 1796–1824 (microfilm, NRS 2232, rolls 2232, 2233). State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.
Convicts and Voyage of the Agamemnon 1820 Some interesting detail about the convicts aboard the Agamemnon can be found at the Free Settler or Felon? website, http://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_agamemnon_1820.htm including the following note on John Garbett. John Garbutt Bone and ivory brush maker from Birmingham. 5ft 7 in, dark sallow complexion, brown hair, dark eyes. Age 28. Tried in Warwick in 1818 and sentenced to transportation for life. Discharged from Emu Plains in April 1823. Appointed constable at Windsor in June 1826. Appointed district constable at Lower Pitt Town in 1828. Granted a ticket of leave for Hawkesbury district in 1829. Application to marry Sarah Ward (born in the colony) in 1835 at Wilberforce. In October 1837 he was posted as a ticket of leave holder absent from his district of Invermein.
Details for the ship Agamemnon (1820) Ship Name: Agamemnon Rig Type: S. Built: Sunderland Build Year: 1811 Size (tons): 542 Voyage Details Master: Robert Surtees Surgeon: James Hall Sailed: 3 May 1820 From: Portsmouth Arrived: 22 September 1820 Port: PJ Route: Rio de Janeiro Days Travel: 142 Convicts Landed: 178 males & 0 female convicts Notes: Source: Claim a Convict website. http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/shipDetails.php?shipId=183
Conditional Pardon granted 20 November 1837. Conditional Pardons freed convicts and were granted on the condition that convicts did not return to England or Ireland. Original copies of the pardons were sent to England and duplicates remained in Australia. Copies were also given to convicts as a proof of pardon.
Brothers? Thomas, William and John Garbett were all convicted in 1819 and transported to Australia in 1820. Thomas and William were both tried at the Salop Assizes in Shropshire, but for different offences and on different dates, Thomas on 17 March and William on 4 October. John was sentenced at the Warwick Assizes on 7 August 1819. Thomas arrived in Van Diemen's Land 17 November 1820 on Caledonia. He remained here until his death in 1873. His son James, however, made his way to the Gilgandra area in the Central West of NSW, where he married and raised his family. William arrived in VDL 26 July 1820 on Maria. He was transferred to NSW in 1823. He later settled in Cobbora, also in the Central West of NSW. John arrived in NSW 22 April on Agamemnon. Records show that his sons, John and James ranged over a wide area of country NSW, while engaged in bushranging activities with Fred Ward (AKA Captain Thunderbolt). Did the Garbutts congregate in this region because of existing close family ties? On the Stuart Family Message Board site http://stuartfamilyhistory.proboards.com/thread/6 administrator Sarah Stuart writes: Post by Sarah Stuart on Jan 22, 2011 at 6:42pm Thomas and William Garbutt came to Van Diemen's Land as convicts. Their brother John followed soon after. Little is know about William Garbutt except that he moved with his brothers to the Gilgandra area. John Garbutt married Sarah Ann Ward the sister of the famous bushranger Captain Thunderbolt (Frederick Wordsworth Ward) and had three children. Two of which helped Thunderbolt steal fifteen horses before being sent to Cockatoo Island Gaol. Thomas married a fellow convict by the name of Ann Wood and had seven children: William (b. 1835 Tasmania), John E D (b. 1843 Tasmania), Caroline (b. 26 June 1846 Tasmania), Mary Ann (b. 1847 Tasmania), Eliza (b. 8 December 1849 Tasmania), Thomas (b. 1837 Tasmania) and my great, great grandfather James. James Garbutt was born in 1845 in Tasmania. He came with his family to Gilgandra, NSW and worked as a Bullock driver. On the 18th of March 1880 he married Rachel Catherine Elizabeth Mills and had eight children: Ethel May (b. 17 April 1887 Coonamble), Eliza Ann (b. 1882 Dubbo), Edith Jane (b. 1885 Dubbo), Isabella Caroline (b. 1891 Coonamble), Herbert William (b. 1892 Coonamble), Leslie Joseph (b. 1889 NSW), Edgar Vivian (b. 1897 Coonamble) and my great grandmother: Agnes Elizabeth Garbutt. He passed away on 26th of January 1918 at Gilgandra. Agnes Elizabeth was born in 1881 in Dubbo. She married George Henry Stuart in 1899 at Warren, NSW and had eight children. (See Stuart section for her children.) Agnes passed away in 1973 at Sydney. Leslie and Isabella never married and looked after their mother until her death. Their house in Armatree, Gilgandra was turned into a museum. Edgar Vivian worked as a cobbler, which was an occupation many of the Garbutt brothers tried. Garbutt is a household name in Gilgandra where there are many Garbutts still living. I have been unable so far to find any solid evidence that the 3 convict Garbutts were brothers, but it seems possible, even likely that some family ties existed. I did locate a source that shows Thomas Garbett and a William Garbett being tried together for larceny at the Salop Assizes (Shropshire) in 1818. They received a sentence of 3 months imprisonment. Source Citation Class: HO 27; Piece: 16; Page: 1048 Source Information Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Home Office: Criminal Registers, Middlesex and Home Office: Criminal Registers, England and Wales; Records created or inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and related bodies, Series HO 26 and HO 27; The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England. The National Archives give no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to The National Archives Image Library, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU, Tel: 020 8392 5225. Fax: 020 8392 5266.
The Bushranger Connection It is well documented that the sons of John Garbutt - James and John Charles Garbutt, were both characters of questionable repute, who took part in criminal activities with Frederick Ward (AKA notorious bushranger Captain Thunderbolt). Fred Ward was their uncle, being the brother of their father’s wife, Sarah Ann Ward. Read about Fred Ward and the Garbutt Brothers at Carol Baxter’s website. http://www.thunderboltbushranger.com.au/3/category/garbutt james/1.html See timeline of criminal activities of Bushranger Frederick Ward and the Garbutt Brothers at another page of the same site. http://www.thunderboltbushranger.com.au/timeline-1835-1863.html All original sources are listed on the website.
Children of John Garbutt and Sarah Ann Ward. John Charles. b 1834 James. b 1835 Maria. b 1836 Source. Ancestry members family trees
Source for Trial, Sentence, Occupation and Appearance. Source Citation State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4007]; Microfiche: 644 Source Information Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: New South Wales Government. Indents First Fleet, Second Fleet and Ships. NRS 1150, microfiche 620–624. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. List of Convicts: Minerva, Speedy, Royal Admiral, Minorca, Canada, Nile. NRW 1151, microfiche 625. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Bound manuscript indents, 1788–1842. NRS 12188, microfiche 614–619,626–657, 660–695. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Annotated printed indents (i.e., office copies). NRS 12189, microfiche 696–730, 732–744. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.