Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
David Hodge was transported on the Commodore Hayes, departing 31st Mar 1823 and arriving 16th Aug 1823 with 219 passengers.
Commodore Hayes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 33 (18) |
| 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
On arrival in VDL, he was described as married, his native place was Salting (?) and he was 20 years old. He had been arrested once previously for stealing leather but was acquitted (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-19$init=CON31-1-19p13).
MORE ABOUT THE CRIME: From the trial papers relating to David HODGE alias Mossman, Elizabeth Pennycuick, George AFFLECK, Jane Johnstone and Walter Affleck for the crime of theft: 14 January 1822: Alleged that in May and June 1821 the five accused stole various items of clothing while drinking in pubs in Bristo Street, Rose Street, Canongate, Paul’s Work, Eldin Street and Greenside Row. On the 14th, Walter Affleck failed to appear and was declared a fugitive. All the other accused pled guilty to three charges of theft each and were found guilty in terms of their respective confessions. HODGE and AFFLECK were sentenced to transportation for 7 years. Johnstone and Pennycuick received sentences of 12 months’ jail in Bridewell prison in Edinburgh (see National Records of Scotland, Ref JC26/1822/307). David HODGE, 20, and George AFFLECK, 25, spent 68 days imprisoned on the hulk Bellerophon at Woolwich before and after their trial. The conduct of each man on board was described as: “...before and after trial very good. Temper bad. Disposition troublesome. Connections indifferent. A reputed thief.” Both men were sent from the hulk on 7 April 1822 for transportation (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849).