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Transportation
Joseph Hagen was transported on the Marquis Of Hastings, departing 16th Mar 1839 and arriving 23rd Jul 1839 with 241 passengers.
Marquis Of Hastings (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 9 (6). Tasmanian Archives - convict records. |
| 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
In December 1838 at the High Court of Justiciary, Joseph Hagen was tried for the murder of his wife - on 2 or 3 November 1838 in his house/shop in Canongate by severe acts of violence including beating her with a stick. The main witness was a Mary Docherty aged 10 years, a niece who resided at the house. After returning from Leith about 7pm on Friday 2 November the accused was seen to pull Mrs Hagen off her bed and thrashing her with a stick 'in every place. . . her cap was full of blood, which ran down into her shoes'. The accused later cleaned his wife and put her to bed, but she was found deceased the following morning. The accused contacted a local surgeon to attend, but the Police were informed. There were three witnesses who gave 'exculpatory evidence' including Alexander Ramsey - Police Inspector of Cleaning & Lighting who advised that Hagen had been employed as a Lamplighter for six year and that 'he had behaved very well'. The Jury convicted the accused of Culpable Homicide and he received transportation for Life. The Judges expected a conviction for murder - with Lord Cockburn remarking 'it was the most aggravated case of homicide that he had ever known. The trial lasted from 10am to 7pm and it was reported that 'Mr John Van Buren, son of the President of the United States' sat through the whole proceedings. - see Scotsman newspaper 29 December 1838 p 4 on 'High Court of Justiciary' for trial on Wednesday 26 December 1838. See also McGowan, John (2022) Policing the Metropolis of Scotland, 1833-1861 (Edinburgh City Archives) Volume 1, pp 1350-1351.
1852: Conditional Pardon approved. (ref. Cornwall Chronical, Gov. Gazette 10 April 1852)
Joseph HAGEN (spelling may vary "Haggins"/"Higgins") was convicted at Edinburgh Court, Scotland on 20 Dec 1838 for culpable homicide - stated he had been drinking and struck his wife with a stick. Gaol report: "good in every respect". Life sentence - to be transported to Australia, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Marquis of Hastings' arriving there 18 July 1839. Married man, now widowed. 3 children. Farm labourer; 5"6 1/2" height; aged 33yrs; sallow complexion; brown hair; blue eyes VDL: Assigned to various persons in the Colony for work service. 22 July 1847: Ticket of Leave granted. 31 July 1847: Application for permission to marry - to Rose McQuade (transported per 'East London'). Approved. 30 Aug 1847: Marriage to Rose McQuade(MacQuade), at the Church of St. Joseph, Hobart, VDL. (ref. 37/1/6 no. 1047) Link to record of wife Rose - https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/mcquade/rose/135211. 9 Aug 1879: Death of Joseph HAGEN at Bathurst St. Hobart, aged 78 yrs, gardener. Cause - old age, chronic bronchitis, debility. Born Ireland.