Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Daw was transported on the Canton, departing 20th Sep 1839 and arriving 12th Jan 1840 with 241 passengers.
Canton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 92 |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/121/74. Prisoner name: Joseph Daw, aged 35, farmer, and William Daw, aged 49. Court and date of trial: Dorset Quarter Sessions, Dorchester, July 1838. Crime: Stealing two sheep, the property of George Bartlett the younger of Bradford Abbas, Dorset, farmer. Initial sentence: 15 years transportation. Gaoler's report: Joseph, not known. William, convicted before. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): 35 inhabitants of Corscombe, Dorset, in opposition to mitigation. H M Watts, attorney for Joseph Daw. The prisoner, Joseph Daw, undersigned by George Bartlett, the prosecutor, and 12 inhabitants of Corscombe. Two petitions from George Bartlett, the prosecutor, in favour of Joseph. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Respectable family; good character (Joseph); prosecutor recommends mercy (Joseph); good conduct in colonies. Other papers: Deposition by William Daw, Dorchester gaol, listing all crimes committed by him, his brother Joseph, and others, with addendum concerning alibi of Joseph Daw and forwarding letter from R W Andrews of Dorchester. Three letters from George Bankes of East Sheen, chairman of Quarter Sessions, concerning case. Letter from S M Phillipps, St James's Palace, forwarding first petition from George Bartlett. Letter from Thomas Hayward of South Street Terrace, Yeovil, Somerset, forwarding second petition of George Bartlett. Additional Information: Prisoners from Corscombe. Held on board Leviathan hulk, Portsmouth. Joseph Daw transported to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, 22 September 1839. Date: 1838 July- Oct 1843. Date: 1838 July-Oct 1843