Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Martin Griffin was transported on the William Jardine, departing 30th Apr 1852 and arriving 1st Aug 1852 with 212 passengers.
William Jardine (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 438 |
| 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
See his bio when re-transported as George Cowper in 1868 per Hougoumont at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/cowper/george/70748. --00--
NEWSPAPER REPORT OF TRIAL: "ROBBERY OF A TRAVELLING JEWELLER. Martin Griffin was indicted for stealing a box containing a number of combs, spectacles, rings, and other articles from Mark Bourstein, travelling jeweller on 13th January..." (Saturday 12 April 1851, Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, p4).
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: GRIFFIN, Martin; inmate #1324, arrived 1 Aug 1852 per William Jardine Other No: 9701 [from re-transportation in 1868 per Hougoumont] Date of Birth: 1828 Date of Death: Dec 1891 Place of Death: York Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Hawker Sentence Date: 7 Apr 1851 Sentence Place: Dartmouth, England Sentence Period: 10 years Ticket Leave Date: 10 Feb 1854 Comments: Escaped & returned on Hougoumont as convict number 9701 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--
Ticket of Leave on February 10, 1852. Said to have escaped, anyway he returned to England. Reconvicted at Winchester, England on February 27, 1866 for larceny, sentence 7yrs, under the alias name of "George Cowper" and retransported under that name, on the Hougoumont to Western Australia Jan 1868.