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Thomas Jones was transported on the Hougoumont, departing 10th Oct 1867 and arriving 9th Jan 1868 with 281 passengers.
875 ton ship was built at Moulmein in 1852. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/on-this-day-in-history-australias-last-convict-ship-docks.htm ---------------------------- Incorrect Image ....This is a four masted steel hulled Barque in the drawing , im surprised Australian Geo didn't do a bit more research on this .......The Hougoumont was a works ship on the Forth Bridge Project in 1885 ....the one potrayed as a drawing in Aust Geo is the later version of this ship.....the photograph i have attached is the correct and original convict vessel. --00-- 1867 "The hired convict ship Hougoumont, which has been taken up by the Government for the conveyance of a numerous party of convicts to Freemantle, Western Australia, left the Nore on October 1, and proceeded down Channel, after receiving on board 150 convicts from the establishments at Chatham and Millbank. The convicts from the Chatham establishment, at St. Mary's, embarked from the dockyard on board the paddle-wheel steamer Adder, Mr. W. J. Blakely, and were in charge of a numerous party of convict guards and wardens, all heavily armed. Among the convicts shipped were a party of fifteen Fenians, who were engaged in the late conspiracy in Ireland, together with the officers and crew convicted of scuttling the ship Severn, and some others who have achieved notoriety from their crimes. The Fenian convicts, like the remainder of the prisoners, were chained together in gangs, but it was observed that they were kept apart from the other convicts in a portion of the vessel by themselves. The steamer Petrel also took down a number of convicts from the establishment at Millbank for shipment on board the Hougoumont, in charge of a strong escort and convict guard. On Tuesday, October 8th, the Hougoumont arrived in Portland roads. Shortly before midday ninety convicts were marched down to the Government pier at Portland under a strong escort of the 12th Light Infantry. The party included twenty-three Fenian convicts, among whom it was said, was Moriarty. The Government steamer employed in the breakwater service was used for conveying the convicts on board the Hougoumont transport ship. The convicts were chained together on embarking, and on board the steamer a strong guard of marines from her Majesty's ship St. George was formed, and saw the convicts safely placed on board the Hougoumont. The Governor of the penal settlement at Freemantle, Captain Young, is on board the Hougoumont, and returns in that ship to his sphere of duty after paying a visit to his native land." Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 19 Dec 1867, p4, English Shipping, available on Trove at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28608271?searchTerm=hougoumont.
HougoumontReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/19, Page Number 233 (119) --0-- Edgar, W. (Bill). (2018). “The precarious voyage of her majesty’s convict ship ‘Nile’ to the Swan River colony, late 1857 – and the unexpected aftermath.” The Great Circle, 40(1), 20–43. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26783779 --0-- https://fremantleprison.com.au/history-heritage/research/convict-database/ |
| 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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FREMANTLE JAIL RECORD: JONES, Thomas; inmate #9786, arrived 10 Jan 1868 per Hougoumont Date of Birth: 1826 [1824] Marital Status: Married Occupation: Labourer Literacy: Illiterate Sentence Place: Brecon Crime: Larceny Sentence Period: 15 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 27 Jan 1874 Certificate of Freedom Date: 19 Apr 1883 Comments: Labourer, general servant, shepherd, hay cutter (https://fremantleprison.com.au/history-heritage/research/convict-database/). --000--
IN WA: 1868: On arrival, Thomas JONES, 41 [sic; 43 on admission to Millbank in 1867], was listed as convict #9786; sentenced to 15 years, at Brecon, 19 March, 1867, for “larceny (3 counts) and previous conviction”; labourer; single, no children; illiterate; Protestant; family – wife Mary (40), Dowlais, South Wales; character “good”. Described as 5’8” tall, grey hair, grey eyes, oval sharp visage, sallow complexion, middling stout; marks – two daggers crossed and VR right arm. Previous convictions: 1859, Lent Assizes, Swansea, burglary – 4 years’PS; Brecon Lent Assizes, as Edward Phillips, larceny etc – 4 years’ PS. Other: “A very orderly and well conducted prisoner. Has suffered and is still suffering from eczema.” “Specially recommended by Surgeon Superintendent for good conduct on voyage.” Ticket of Leave 27.1.74; Certificate of Freedom 19.4.83. “13.6.85 To be charged as a Pauper to Imperial Funds.” (https://www.perthdps.com/convicts/con-wa42.html; and Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; General Register for Nos 9599-10128 cont. (R16)). --0--
EMBARKATION: 1867, 30 September: Sent from Millbank Prison to board the Hougoumont for WA. “The hired convict ship Hougoumont, which has been taken up, by the Government for the conveyance of a numerous party of convicts to Freemantle, Western Australia, left the Nore on October 1, and proceeded down Channel, after receiving on board 150 convicts from the establishments at Chatham and Millbank. The convicts from the Chatham establishment, at St. Mary's, embarked from the dockyard on board the paddle-wheel steamer Adder, Mr. W. J. Blakely, and were in charge of a numerous party of convict guards and wardens, all heavily armed. Among the convicts shipped were a party of fifteen Fenians, who were engaged in the late conspiracy in Ireland, together with the officers and crew convicted of scuttling the ship Severn [only two were on the Hougoumont – Thomas Berwick and Lionel Holdsworth, each sentenced to 20 years for fraud], and some others who have achieved notoriety from their crimes. The Fenian convicts, like the remainder of the prisoners, were chained together in gangs, but it was observed that they were kept apart from the other convicts in a portion of the vessel by themselves. The steamer Petrel also took down a number of convicts from the establishment at Millbank, for shipment on board the Hougoumont, in charge of a strong escort and convict guard. On Tuesday, October 8th, the Hougoumont arrived in Portland roads. Shortly before midday ninety convicts were marched down to the Government pier at Portland under a strong escort of the 12th Light Infantry. The party included twenty-three Fenian convicts, among whom it was said, was Moriarty [not the senior Fenian, Captain Moriarty; rather, this was Bartholomew Moriarty, aged 17]. The Government steamer employed in the breakwater service was used for conveying the convicts on board the Hougoumont transport ship. The convicts were chained together on embarking, and on board the steamer a strong guard of marines from her Majesty's ship St. George was formed, and saw the convicts safely placed on board the Hougoumont. The Governor of the penal settlement at Freemantle, Captain Young, is on board the Hougoumont, and returns in that ship to his sphere of duty after paying a visit to his native land.” (Sydney Morning Herald, 19 Dec 1867, p4, at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28608271). --00--
1867, 21 May: Admitted to Millbank Prison, London – inmate #3329, Thomas Jones, alias Edward Phillips, John Davies and William Vaughan; collier, 43, married, illiterate, Protestant; convicted Brecon Assizes 19 March, 1867, larceny, 15 years’ penal servitude; previous convictions – 4 years PS in 1859, 4 years PS “no date on penal record”. Family – wife Mary Phillips at Mr D Peter’s, Blowcais, Glamorganshire (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951 for Thomas Jones; Millbank Prison; Register of Prisoners; 1866-1867; image 245). --0--
JAIL: 1867, March: Held at Brecon Gaol, Newgate Street, Brecon, Wales, prior to his trial. Served 2 months 2 days in separate confinement following his conviction. --0--
TRIAL: 1867, 19 March: Tried at the Lent Assizes, Brecon, Brecknock, convicted and sentenced to 15 years’ penal servitude for larceny on three indictments after conviction of felony (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for Thomas Jones; Wales; Breconshire; 1867; image 5). --0--