Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Timothy Murphy was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 247 (125) |
| 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
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: MURPHY, Timothy; inmate #4674, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1834 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Glass blower Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Warwick, Warwick, England Crime: Burglary, breaking & entering Sentence Period: Life Ticket of Leave Date: 21 Aug 1861 Conditional Pardon Date: 18 Dec 1866 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--
September, 1856: He was sent from Dartmoor to board the Nile for transportation to WA, convict #1/3804; behaviour on voyage "good" (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Character Book for Nos 4508-5585 (R8)). --00--
25 November, 1856: Admitted to Dartmoor prison, Princetown, Yelverton; inmate #3804. He was listed as 19 years old when convicted, able to read and write imperfectly, a glass blower, single. A notation says "bad temper and disposition". Behaviour "very good" (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32)). --0--
JAILS: 23 August, 1856: Admitted to Millbank prison, Westminster, London -- served 3 months 3 days in separate confinement; behaviour "good". --0--
OCCUPATION: Not "Not known", just not listed in the options. He was a glass blower by trade. --0--
NEWSPAPER report of his trial: "Burglary at Wibtoft.— At Warwick Assises last week, Thomas Field, alias Jenkins, 23, and Timothy Murphy, 20, were charged with burglariously breaking into the dwelling house of John Garrett, and stealing therein three sovereigns, a half-sovereign, a pair of cord breeches, and other things, his property. The guilt of the prisoners was clearly established; and both having been previously convicted, they were sentenced to transportation for life." (Leicester Chronicle, 09 August 1856, p4 at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/). --0--
TRIAL: 26 July, 1856: Timothy Murphy was convicted at the Warwick Assizes of burglary, and sentenced to transportation for life; a previous conviction (in 1855, also for burglary and with a sentence of 4 years' penal; servitude) was taken into account (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for Timothy Murphy; England; Warwickshire; 1856). --0--