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Edward Mills was transported on the Atlas, departing 5th Jun 1819 and arriving 19th Oct 1819 with 167 passengers.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 167 (85) |
| 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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At the Bedford Assizes, the prisoners received their sentences as follows:— Edward Mills, James Brown, Thomas Jennings, Benjamin Norman, Thos. Norman, Samuel Kitchener. John Money. John Bamford, James Cooper, William Russell, and James Bamford, for burglaries; and George Thoroughgood, for robbing Mr. Wilshere, at Cardington ; were severally found guilty, and received sentence Death, but were afterwards reprieved. Northampton Mercury, 20 Mar 1819. At Bedford assizes, the following prisoners were convicted, and received sentence of death, viz.—, E. Mills and J. Brown, for burglary at Maulden ; … — E. Mill!, and J. Brown, for burglary, are left for execution; the others are reprieved. St James Chronicle, 20 Mar 1819.
Edward Mills, 1796–1862 Facts and events Birth about 1796 Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980 Text: age given as 32 in 1828 Immigration October 19, 1819 (Age 23 years) Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: State Library of Queensland. Convict Transportation Registers Database 1787-1867 [database on-line]. Text: Edward Mills, one of 156 convicts transported on the ship Atlas, 05 June 1819. Sentence details: Convicted at Bedford Assizes for a term of life on 10 March 1819. Vessel: Atlas. Date of Departure: 05 June 1819. Place of Arrival: New South Wales. Source: Bateson, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. 2nd ed. Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., 1985 ie 1969 Text: Arrived 19 Oct 1819 Marriage Margaret Holmes 1824 (Age 28 years) Richmond, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Source: Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Text: Name: Edward Mills Spouse Name: Margaret Holmes Marriage Date: 1824 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Richmond, New South Wales Registration Year: 1824 Volume Number: V B Census November 1828 (Age 32 years) Richmond, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980 Text: Mills, Margaret, 21, born in the colony, Protestant, farmer, Richmond Mills, Edward, 32, government servant, Atlas 3, 1820, life, Protestant Mills, Henry, 3, born in the colony Death August 29, 1862 (Age 66 years) Bigga, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Source: www.ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2 from Australian Royalty website: https://australianroyalty.net.au/tree/purnellmccord.ged/individual/I5026/Edward-Mills
Mutiny on the Atlas. Departure from England On the 12th June 1819 they weighed anchor at 5 am. The convicts were allowed on deck in rotation and they anchored off Dungeness at 7:30. They sailed down the Channel on 18th June 1819 and on the 20th all prisoners were brought on deck for 2 hours under armed guard while the prisons were thoroughly cleaned, ventilated and fumigated. Efforts to keep the prisons well ventilated and the prisoners clean continued for the rest of the voyage under directions from surgeon Duke. [3] Plan of Mutiny On 23 June several prisoners were overheard planning to take the ship, two were handcuffed for being out of bed. At 10 am Alexander L. Hayes, Edward Mills and Jonathan White received a dozen lashes each for having broken through the prison into the hospital and having two steel saws in their possession. Prisoners were then allowed on deck only 40 at a time. [3] [3] Ancestry.com. UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1857 Medical Journal of John Duke on the voyage of the Atlas in 1819. The National Archives. Kew, Richmond, Surrey. Free Settler or Felon Convict Ship Atlas 1819 https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_atlas_1819.htm
Source for Voyage of The Atlas 1819. Free Settler or Felon website. http://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_atlas_1819.htm
Details for the ship Atlas I (2) (1819) Ship Name: Atlas I (2) Rig Type: S. Built: Shields Build Year: 1801 Size (tons): 437 Voyage Details Master: Joseph Short Surgeon: John Duke Sailed: 10 June 1819 From: Gravesend Arrived: 19 October 1819 Port: PJ Route: Cape Days Travel: 131 Convicts Landed: 155 males & 0 female convicts Notes: Source: Claim a Convict Website http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/index.php
The Voyage of the Atlas 1819 The Atlas was built in Shields in 1801. John Duke kept a Medical Journal from 12 May to 7 November 1819 while on the voyage of the Atlas from England to Australia. He provided a day by day entry describing weather conditions, punishments and illnesses.......... John Duke joined the Atlas on 12 May 1819 and on 21 May 1819 prisoners were received on board at Woolwich. On 22nd and 25th May more were received more from Justitia hulk, totalling 156 men. On the 9 June 1819, they dropped down to Gravesend and on the 10 June 1819, got underway. They came to anchor at the Downs on 11 June 1819 and the prison and hospital were cleaned. On the 12th June 1819 they weighed anchor at 5 am. The convicts were allowed on deck in rotation and they anchored off Dungeness at 7:30. They sailed down the Channel on 18th June 1819 and on the 20th all prisoners were brought on deck for 2 hours under armed guard while the prisons were thoroughly cleaned, ventilated and fumigated. Efforts to keep the prisons well ventilated and the prisoners clean continued for the rest of the voyage under directions from surgeon Duke. On 23 June several prisoners were overheard planning to take the ship, two were handcuffed for being out of bed. At 10 am Alexander L. Hayes, Edward Mills and Jonathan White received a dozen lashes each for having broken through the prison into the hospital and having two steel saws in their possession. Prisoners were then allowed on deck only 40 at a time. The weather was warm on the 27 June when Madeira was sighted 16 leagues to NNW and on the 4 July when the prisoners were mustered and inspected, the island of St Antonio was sighted 8 leagues to the west. By early July the weather had turned sultry with heavy showers. These conditions continued for the next few weeks and John Duke was unable to keep the prisoners as dry as he could have wished. They passed the equator on 23 July, but did not observe the usual ceremony on the occasion as the heavy showers continued. Land was sighted at daylight on 26 August and at 3 pm they anchored in Table Bay, Cape Town, where they remained until 6th September. Twelve more prisoners were taken on at the Cape. They also took on fresh meat and vegetables, however the prisoners complained of the condition of it. Although the Master of the ship and Lieutenant of the Guard declared it to be good and wholesome, still the prisoners threw some of it overboard. On 19 October 1819 at 3 am the light on Port Jackson was sighted, and a Pilot came on board at 10 am. At 1:30 they came to anchor in Sydney Cove after a voyage of 124 days. One prisoner by the name of Solomon Hill died on the voyage. On the 27 October, the Colonial Secretary inspected the prisoners and enquired of each if they had any grievances. Several complained that Griffiths had been withholding part of their daily allowances and the Secretary promised it would be enquired into and redressed. The following two days, the prisoners were allowed on deck as they pleased and they were issued with new clothes to land in. After 154 days on board the Atlas, they were landed and inspected by Governor Lachlan Macquarie on the 30 October, who according to the Sydney Gazette ' was afterwards pleased to return a polite compliment to the Commanders and Superintendent Surgeons, requiring the acceptance of his thanks for the very fine and healthy appearance of their people. In the usual mode of enquiry His Excellency applied to the men individually whether they had any cause of complaint as respected their treatment or allowance on the passage; but the men looked so well and hearty, and appeared to have been so very well used, as to deserve His Excellency's congratulations'. The surgeon reported that Governor Macquarie ordered that the amount of daily allowance defrauded by Griffiths should be calculated and made good either in kind or in money. ....Governor Macquarie's diary entry 19th October 1819
Source for Death. Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.
Edward Mills married Margaret Holmes 9 February, 1824. Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.
Sources for Arrival. Source Citation Class: HO 10; Piece: 20 Source Information Ancestry.com. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Home Office: Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 5, 19-20, 32-51); The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England. Source Citation Class: HO 10; Piece: 52 Source Information Ancestry.com. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, Convict Pardons and Tickets of Leave, 1834-1859 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Home Office: Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 31, 52-64); The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England. Source Information Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: New South Wales Government. Musters and other papers relating to convict ships. Series CGS 1155, Reels 2417-2428. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. Source Citation State Archives NSW Source Information Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: New South Wales Government. Copies of returns of Absolute and Conditional Pardons granted. Series 1165. State Records Reel 774, copy of 4/4492. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Registers of Conditional Pardons. Series 1170. State Records Reel 774. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Register of convicts recommended for Conditional Pardons. Series 1173. State Records Reel 797-798, copy of 4/4478-80. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Alphabetical registers of pardons. Series 1174. State Records Reel 798, copy of 6/884. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Registers of Absolute Pardons. Series 1177. State Records Reel 800, copy of 4/4486-88. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Registers of recommendations for Absolute Pardons. Series 1179. State Records Reel 800, copy of 4/4489-90. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Copies of Conditional Pardons Registered. Series 1172. Reels 775-796, 3037. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. Source Citation Class: HO 10; Piece: 13 Source Information Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Home Office: Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 1-4, 6-18, 28-30); The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England. Source Citation Class: HO 10; Piece: 1/2 Source Information Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Home Office: Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 1-4, 6-18, 28-30); The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England.
Sources for Birth, Crime, Sentence, Transportation. Source Citation Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 4 Source Information Ancestry.com. UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849. Microfilm, HO9, 5 rolls. The National Archives, Kew, England. Source Citation State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4006]; Microfiche: 642 Source Information Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: New South Wales Government. Indents First Fleet, Second Fleet and Ships. NRS 1150, microfiche 620–624. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. List of Convicts: Minerva, Speedy, Royal Admiral, Minorca, Canada, Nile. NRW 1151, microfiche 625. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Bound manuscript indents, 1788–1842. NRS 12188, microfiche 614–619,626–657, 660–695. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Government. Annotated printed indents (i.e., office copies). NRS 12189, microfiche 696–730, 732–744. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.