John Goulding

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Summary

Born
Jan 1775
Conviction
Smuggling
Departure
Apr 1813
Arrival
Oct 1813
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Goulding
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1775
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer - general

Crime

Crime: Smuggling
Convicted at: Winchester Assizes
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Apr 1813
Arrival: 9th Oct 1813
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Goulding was transported on the Earl Spencer, departing 30th Apr 1813 and arriving 9th Oct 1813 with 203 passengers.

Built 1803, London - Thames, 672 ton required 56 crew and mounted with 16 guns.

Earl SpencerEarl Spencer (generic)

References

Primary SourceState Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4004]; Microfiche: 634 (Ancestry.com) Star (London) - Tuesday 09 March 1813 (britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) British Newspaper Archive. Hampshire Chronicle, Monday 08 March 1813, Monday 15 March 1813. Windsor and Eton Express, Sunday 06 June 1813.
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
343
on 11th September 2025

At the Assizes at Winchester, before Mr. Baron WOOD, on Saturday last, Richard Rose, master of the Freeholder smuggling-boat, of Weymouth; John Bayte and George Davis, two of his crew; and John Goulding and Thomas Sims of Stanpit, near Christchurch; were tried and convicted upon an indictment charging them with aiding eight French prisoners of war, who had escaped from Andover, to quit the coast of Hampshire; and were sentenced by the Judge to be transported; Rose, as the master of the boat, for his natural life; and Bayte, Davis, Goulding, and Sims, for the term of seven years. Star (London), 9 Mar 1813. ------------------------------------------------------------------- York Laurel and Hardy Hulks HO-9-9 Was received on board the hulk, from Winchester, 12 Apr 1813. R. Rose age 29, Offence, assisting Prisoners of War to Escape, Tried Winchester 1 March 1813, Life, Remarks: Disp 23 Apr 1813 NSW. Jno. Bayte, age 50, Offence, assisting Prisoners of War to Escape, Tried Winchester 1 March 1813, 7 years, Remarks: Disp 23 Apr 1813 NSW. Geo Davis, age 20, Offence, assisting Prisoners of War to Escape, Tried Winchester 1 March 1813, 7 years, Remarks: Disp 23 Apr 1813 NSW. Jno. Goulding, age 38, Offence, assisting Prisoners of War to Escape, Tried Winchester 1 March 1813, 7 years, Remarks: Disp 23 Apr 1813 NSW. Thos Simms, age 48, Offence, assisting Prisoners of War to Escape, Tried Winchester 1 March 1813, 7 years, Remarks: Disp 23 Apr 1813 NSW.

Philip Tate avatar
23
on 6th July 2020

John Goulding was recorded in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 as being aged 38 years (born c.1775), a native of Hampshire, England, and a labourer. Newspaper reports of the Winchester Assizes record that Goulding was a resident of Stanpit, near Christchurch, Hampshire, England.

Philip Tate avatar
23
on 20th November 2016

John Goulding was tried at Winchester Assizes, Hampshire on Saturday 06 March 1813 for aiding French prisoners of war to escape.