Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Henry Chown was transported on the Parkfield, departing 12th May 1839 and arriving 1st Sep 1839 with 242 passengers.
Built Isle of Man 1833. 496 tons. Voyage from Sheerness 15 May 1839 to Port Jackson, New South Wales 1 Sept 1839 - 109 days. (No deaths reported) 240 passengers. 31st Regiment, 6 women & 9 children.
Parkfield (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 37 (20) |
| 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
Bucks Herald Buckinghamshire, England 29 Dec 1838 Local Intelligence Henry Chown, for stealing a shovel, the property of William Brangwin. Henry Chown was listed as 28 years old on arrival. Native Place: Buckinghamshire. Henry could read, was protestant, single, 5'4¾" tall, ruddy freckled and much pockpitted complexion, brown hair, hazel grey eyes, small mole on right side of forehead, two moles on right cheek, four moles on left, five moles on right side of neck, and two on the left, three small moles inside lower left arm, scar on back of top of middle finger of left hand. 29/5/1840: Henry Chown died at the Sydney Hospital, aged 29 - Convict Death Register.