Name: | Samuel Howell |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1807 |
Occupation: | Farm servant |
Date of Death: | 6th August, 1895 |
Age: | 88 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Stealing |
Convicted at: | Bedford Assizes |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Mangles |
Departure date: | 8th December, 1832 |
Arrival date: | 17th April, 1833 |
Place of arrival | New South Wales |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 235 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 487 (244). State Archives NSW, Convict Indents (Series:NRS 12189; Item:[X635]; Microfiche:703). |
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 Project. |
WilliamBeds on 1st April, 2018 wrote:
Samuel was convicted of stealing pigeons whilst intoxicated. He had already been convicted twice already, for burglary and for stealing a coat. Bedford prison records described him as a ‘very bad character’. When freed after serving his sentence, Samuel remained in Australia and married Anne Collins, they had 8 children. Samuel died in Merriwa, New South Wales aged 88.
Iris Dunne on 2nd April, 2018 wrote:
Convict Indents: aged 23, Protestant, Single, Farm servant, Offence: stealing pigeons, former convictions: 3 months, 6 months, Particular Marks or Scars. Remarks: “Left arm broken, mermaid S H S H, 1829, inside lower left arm, J H A H I H S H T H S H inside lower right arm.”
Dianne Jones on 30th April, 2021 wrote:
Bedfordshire Archives and Records Service, Bedfordshire Gaol Register for Samuel Howell:
Record ID: 4521
Commital Year: 1830
Reference Doc: BLARS QGV10/1
ID in Reference Doc: 124
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Height: 5 feet 7 inches
Hair Colour: Brown
Complexion: Ruddy
Residence(town/village): Eynesbury
Residence(county): Cambridgeshire
Offence: Stealing pigeons
Committed By: Laur.Reynolds Esquire
When Committed: 25/06/1830
Trial Type: Summer Assizes 1830
Type of Gaol: Bedford County Gaol
Sentence: 7 Years Transportation
How Disposed: Delivered on board the Retribution [hulk moored at] Sheerness
Discharge Date: 01/09/1830 (see https://apps.bedford.gov.uk/grd/detail.aspx?id=4521).
WilliamBeds on 1st April, 2018 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1807 (prev. 0000), date of death: 6th August, 1895 (prev. 0000), crime
Iris Dunne on 2nd April, 2018 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 487 (244). State Archives NSW, Convict Indents (Series:NRS 12189; Item:[X635]; Microfiche:703). (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll
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