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Giovanni Marchetti was transported on the Runnymede , departing 11th Jun 1856 and arriving 7th Sep 1856 with 247 passengers.
The original 'Runnymede' was built in London 1825, 389 tons. Sailing of this ship to Australia with convict transportees, including boy convicts 1839/1840 to Van Diemen's Land. (It appears this ship made other sailings to Australia, as a barque with immigrant passengers.) This Runnymede was wrecked near the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal in 1844. n.b. There is another 'Runnymede' ship. Built in Sunderland in 1854, the 720 ton ship Runnymede II - embarked 248 male convicts at Plymouth on 15 June 1856, landing all in Western Australia on 7 September, after a passage of 84 days - the sailing also had soldier families for settlement there. A 284 ton barque Runneymede of Hobart was wrecked at Frenchman's Bay, on 24 December 1878.
Runnymede (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 189 (96) |
| 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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From the Greenough Museum web site at https://greenoughmuseum.org.au/convict-notes/ Giovanni Marchetti #4042 -- A drunken brawl involving two prostitutes in a Liverpool pub that resulted in the stabbing and death of a Scottish sailor saw Giovanni Marchetti convicted of manslaughter. The Venetian was transported in 1856 and eventually started a family and took up farming on the Back Flats of Greenough. He died in 1897 (but not before one more drunken brawl, that saw him imprisoned in Geraldton for 21 days). Not all convicts were born in the British Isles. On 3 January 1855, 21 year old Venetian sailor Giovanni Marchetti and his French mate went for a drink at the Blue Anchor Inn, Liverpool. A drunken brawl involving two prostitutes started and in the melee Giovanni stabbed William Steel, a Scottish sailor, killing him instantly. Marchetti was found guilty of manslaughter, and in sentencing, Justice Wightman stated that, “…he should pass the most severe sentence that the law allowed, viz., that of transportation for life, by which he would have to endure a life of slavery, unless his good conduct should occasion his punishment to be in any degree mitigated.” Marchetti was transported on the Runnymede, arriving in Fremantle on 7 September 1856. He received a special recommendation from the surgeon for his excellent behavior onboard. Marchetti’s Ticket of Leave was issued at Toodyay on 18 December 1860. Marchetti married Rosa Mary Ainsworth at Toodyay in 1861. By 1863, the couple had moved to Greenough, where their first child, Olympia was born. Here, the couple leased a farm on Kennedy Road, Back Flats. Marchetti received his Conditional Pardon on 25 September 1865. The couple were to have further children, Giovanni (b.1865), Miriam Eliza (b.1867), Rosa Guiseppa (b./d. 1870), Orlondius (b.1884), Amedio Ferdinando (b.1887) and Camilla Eliza (b.1890). Rose Marchetti died at the Back Flats on 28 June 1890. She was only 44. Marchetti was imprisoned for 14 days in October 1891 for being drunk in Geraldton and resisting police. In July 1893 he was imprisoned for 21 days for being drunk in Geraldton. Giovanni Marchetti died at the Mt Eliza Depot, Perth on 19 June 1897."
Giovanni Marchetti an Italian sailor and Antoine Arman, a French sailor, both aged 22, were indicted for having caused the death of a Scotch sailor named William Steele, whilst they were fighting in Charles street. Giovanni was transported for life, Arman was acquitted. Giovanni was single, 5' 8 3/4" tall, red brown hair, dark brown eyes, fresh complexion, middling stout, small mark over left eye. 26/11/1861: Married Rosa Ainsworth at Toodyay - they moved to the Back Flats at Greenough. 25/9/1865: CP 19/7/1897: Giovanni died (listed as 50 years old) in the Old Mens Infirmary in the Colonial Hospital, Mt. Eliza
Trial Date 21 March 1855 Reg. No. 4042 Single, Height: 5' 8 3/4, Hair: Red Brown, Eyes: Dark Brown, Face: Full, Build: middling stout, Distinguishing Marks: Small mark over left eye
Convicted of manslaughter after stabbing another sailor in a fight in Liverpool on 3rd January 1855 (Liverpool Mercury 30th March 1855)