Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
David Howard was transported on the Phoenix, departing 29th Mar 1824 and arriving 21st Jul 1824 with 204 passengers.
Built at Thames, England 1798. 589 tons.
Phoenix (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 127 (65) |
| 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 |
Claims
"David Howard is my 2nd great-grandfather."
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Convict Notes
Birth: 22 Jul. 1804 Baptism Place Great Marlow, Buckingham, England Father Samuel Howard Mother Mary Source: David Howard in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com Marriage: Name David Howard Marriage Date 12 Nov. 1860 Marriage Place Horton, Tasmania Registration Date 1860 Registration Place Horton, Tasmania, Australia Spouse Ann Hudson Source: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, ancestry.com Birth of Daughter Birth of daughter Mary Ann Howard(1856–1895) 1856 • Horton, Tasmania, Australia Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, Ancestry.com (Mary Anne Howard married John Henry Saward my Great Grandfather, in 1877) Death: Age 81, 2 Jun. 1884 Death Place Horton, Tasmania Source Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, ancestry.com
National Archives, Criminal Petitions. HO 17/49/93 Prisoner name: David Howard. Prisoner age: 19 years. Court and date of trial: Buckinghamshire Summer Assizes, Aylesbury, 1823. Crime: Highway robbery, by taking money from another boy. Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life. Annotated (Outcome): 'It will be time enough to answer this when the memorial shall have been received. In this I see no reason for a further mitigation of the sentence'. Petitioner(s): B Smith of Gayhurst, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): No violence was used during the robbery; his first offence; his parents, who are respectable, are employed by Mr Freeman, a magistrate; his former excellent character, a petition is being prepared. Date: 1823 Sep 9.