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Crime
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Transportation
Moses Jones was transported on the Hooghley, departing 25th Jul 1834 and arriving 18th Nov 1834 with 261 passengers.
The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.
Hooghley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 418 |
| 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
"Moses Jones 1817-1893 is my 3 X Great Grandfather married Jane Hardcastle lived at Wollombi"
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Convict Notes
Birmingham and neighbourhood, during the last eight months, have been infested with a numerous and daring gang of midnight marauders. There is scarcely a cottage within six miles that has not suffered from their burglarious pillages. Saturday night last, owing to strong suspicions that the gang were about to visit the neighbourhood neighbourhood of Harborne, two young men kept watch for them. About half-past four o clock, five suspicious-looking fellows were seen proceeding up lane in the immediate neighbourhood, having with them ass and panniers, apparently heavily laden. On discovering this, the two young men, not withstanding the numbers opposed to them, went towards the suspected thieves, when two of the fellows took to their heels, and made their escape, but the other three were secured after a violent struggle. They proved to be three notorious house-breakers and thieves named Moses Jones, Matthew Jones, and George Fickle, all of whom we believe have been before convicted felony. The panniers carried by the ass were found to contain various articles portable household furniture, together with eight live chickens and a fowl. The prisoners were on Monday taken before the Magistrates at Birmingham Public Office, when portions of the property found in their possession haying been identified by a Mr. Newell and Mrs. Williams of Northfield, Worcestershire, as having been stolen from their premises during the Saturday night, they were fully committed for trial at the County Sessions. Worcester Journal, 12 June 1834. Moses Jones, 17 convicted of stealing on two indictments, one charging him and his accomplices, with stealing tea kettle, the property of Hannah Williams, and the other with stealing 12 chickens, the property of J. Newell, of Northfield. Worcester Journal, 10 July 1834.
Moses Jones was assigned to Sir William Cox at his property on the Liverpool Plains. On the adjoining property he met my 3rd Great Grandfather, Henry Brown, and they became life long friends with Moses & Jane's daughter Martha marrying Henry and Elizabeth's son George Brown (my 2 x Great Grandparents). Moses and Henry both moved to Wollombi/Laguna and established hotels with accomodation. Henry Brown started the Laguna Trading Post and Post Office, which was opp his home. Moses married Jane Hardcastle in 1843 and they had 9 children - 3 sons becoming Police Officers. One son John, lived until he was almost 99 years of age. He loved visiting family and telling stories about his life, which was extremely interesting. My mother adored her Uncle Johnny. Families descendant from Moses and Jane are Daunt, Brown, Cameron, Mitchell, Crothers, Sheridan, & Bruyn. I am told (but have not proved) that Moses had a brother William who was also a convict and after he he got his Cert of Freedom had a small saw mill in the Windsor area. It is said he was murdered by one of his workers. I am still researching this story.