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Crime
Transportation
Robert Goodier was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 237 (120). --0-- Edgar, W. (Bill). (2018). “The precarious voyage of her majesty’s convict ship ‘Nile’ to the Swan River colony, late 1857 – and the unexpected aftermath.” The Great Circle, 40(1), 20–43. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26783779 |
| 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
MARRIAGE TO SARAH: 27 March, 1845: Robert Goodier, a baker, of 60 Canal Street, married Sarah Barratt, of 12 Chapel Street (Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 (Cathedral); 1845). In 1851, the Census shows Sarah Goodier, 23, and her daughter Sarah Ann Goodier, 3, were living with her parents James and Sarah Barratt in Marsden Square, Manchester (1851 England Census). Robert Goodier was convicted for housebreaking, in 1850, and had been sentenced to 18 months' jail. This would explain his absence from this Census document. --00--
OTHER: 24 October, 1862: "Police Court - Perth... Robert Goodier, t.l., W. Essex, t.l., and J. Callaghan, charged with having assaulted the police and attempted to rescue [David] Brown from their custody; as there was some doubt as to their identity, His Worship gave them the benefit of it, and accordingly dismissed them." Note: David Brown was convicted earlier in the same court for drunkenness and assaulting police. (Perth Gazette, p3, at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2934098) --00--
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: GOODIER, Robert; #4730, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1827 Marital Status: Married 1 child Occupation: Equestrian performer, shoe maker Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England Crime: Burglary Sentence Period: Life, penal servitude Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 28 Apr 1862 Conditional Pardon Date: 27 Apr 1868 Comments: Self-employed as shoe maker, 1862-1863 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--
FOOTNOTE RE BURGLARY: "MANCHESTER CITY COURT. MONDAY. Burglary in Hyde Road: Two young men, named Robert Goodier and William Turner, one whom had been remanded from Friday, were charged with burglariously entering the house of Mr. Harrison, Burgess terrace, Hyde-road ..." on 7th February (Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 16 February 1856, p5). Several newspaper reports said Robert Goodier was a baker, and his co-accused, William Turner, a factory worker. At their trial, William Turner was found not guilty of burglary (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; England; Lancashire; 1856). --00--
September, 1857: He was sent to board the Nile for transportation to WA, listed as #1/1080; behaviour "very good" at Chatham (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32)). —00—
8 May, 1857: He was transferred to Chatham, in Kent; inmate #1080. Chatham, Portland, Portsmouth and Spike Island in Ireland were listed public works stations and the second stage in the penal process. After separate confinement, prisoners were “placed on work parties at various locations, most commonly naval stations, where maintenance of facilities was vital for the effective protection of Britain’s far flung commercial and military influences around the world. While there, attitude and behaviour were monitored closely. In theory, only after consistently positive reports was a prisoner moved on to the third stage of his incarceration — transportation.” (Edgar, p40) —0—
31 July, 1856: Admitted to Pentonville gaol; inmate #6875. Served 9 months in separate confinement. This record registers only 30 days in separate confinement previous to his admission to Pentonville. There is no reference to his state of health (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Pentonville Prison; Register of Prisoners: 1854-1856). --0--
1 July, 1856: Admitted to Millbank gaol, London; inmate #2934, 29 [when convicted], married with one child, semi-literate, Church of England. Next of kin -- wife, Sarah Goodier, 46 Ainsworth Street, Chancery Lane, Ardwick, Manchester. A notation on his records says "Invalid certificate". Served 1 month in separate confinement; behaviour "good" (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Millbank Prison; Register of Prisoners to 1885). “After a sentence of transportation was handed down, the prisoner entered into a separate stage where he was placed into an individual cell, isolated from others, apart from brief periods of exercise and attendance at chapel. However, no communication of any kind with other prisoners was permitted at any time. The philosophy behind this penal methodology had its provenances in the religious, monastic traditions; i.e., that in the isolation of his cell the malefactor would be able to contemplate the errors of his way, unadulterated by the negative influences of former contemporaries, and be reformed.” (Edgar, 2018, pp39-40) When first put into practice, the mandated period of separate confinement was 18 months. By the late 1840s, authorities had conceded that such conditions of imprisonment were “injurious to many prisoners’ mental health” and the stint was reduced to 12 months. Periods of separate confinement were reduced further “as a prisoner displayed good behaviour tendencies” (Edgar, p40). Millbank, Wakefield, Pentonville and Mountjoy in Ireland were the “Probation” or “Separate” prisons, as were some local jails. --0--
JAILS: Manchester -- served 40 days in association with other prisoners. Held at Kirkdale County Gaol and House of Correction, Liverpool, in separate confinement for 101 days. --0--
TRIAL: 22 March, 1856: Convicted for burglary at Liverpool Assizes; had a previous conviction for felony. Sentenced to penal servitude (not transportation) for life (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; England; Lancashire; 1856). --00--