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Chris Ison on 3rd December 2024

RUNAWAY NOTICES THE undermentioned Convicts having absconded from the Prisoners' Barracks, Hobart Town, and here being every reason to believe that they have piratically carried off the sloop Ellen belonging to Harris Walker, Esq of Pittwater, all Constables and others, are hereby required to use their utmost exertions to apprehend and lodge them, in, safe Custody, and the usual Reward will be paid for their apprehension. A. W. H. HUMPHREY, Police Magistrate 693. John Watson, 5 ft 6 1/2 in height, brown hair, brown eves, age 24; carder, tried at York, March 19 1825, life, Medway 2nd, native place, Manchester. 728; Alexander Stirling, 5 ft. 5 3/4 in height, brown hair, grey eyes,' age 24; mariner, tried at Aberdeen, April 28, 1825, life. Medway, (2) native place, Old Der, W.B. back of right arm. 218 Henry Alderson, 5ft. 2 ½ in height, dark brown hair, dark grey eyes, age 18, cooper; tried at Northumberland, March 8, 1823, 7 years, Medway, (2) native place, Newcastle, scar centre of forehead, dimple on chin. 28 William Ironmonger, 5 ft 9 in height, dark brown hair, light grey eyes, age 26, carpenter ; tried at Warwick, July 26,1823, life, Chapman, (I) native place Barton, Staffordshire, small scar back left wrist joint, mole 3 inches above. 330 James Thompson,5ft 3 ½ in height, brown hair, blue eyes, age 22, flax-dresser, rope maker, tried at Aberdeen, April 28, 1825, life Medway, (2) native place Kennemuir, two moles right side lower jaw, scar point of chin, scar on knuckle fore finger left hand, two brown moles back of right arm. 695. John Clarke, 5 ft. 2 ¾ in height, dark brown hair, grey eyes, 34, engraver, mariner, groom and footman, tried at London, Jan 13, 1825, life, Medina, native place, London. 294. Thomas Curphey, 5 ft. 9 ½ in height, brown hair, grey eyes, age 44, labourer, tried at the Isle of Man; April 22, 1819, life, Guilford, native place, Isle of Man. 128. James Nelson, 5 ft. 5 in height, brown hair, blue eyes, age 36 seaman; tried at Middlesex, Feb. 17 1825, 7 years, Median, native place, London. 570. John Murray, 5 ft. 5 in height, light brown hair, dark grey eyes, age 20, bricklayer; tried at York, Oct. 17, 1825, 7 years, Chapmam (2) native place, Leeds, slightly pockpitted, large pock mark front of nose. 429. Charles Carman 5 ft 4 ½ in height, brown hair, dark grey eyes, age 22, bombazine weaver, tried at Norfolk, May 16, 1821, 7 years, Lord Hungerford, native place, London. 157. John Jubb, 5 ft. 7 in height flaxen hair, grey eyes, age 24, farmer's labourer, tried at Cumberland, Aug. 12, 1820, 7 years, Claudine, native place, Martin, Lincolnshire, Britannia, crucifix, 1 H on left arm, two figures on right arm. 662. Charles Holt, 5 ft. 6 ½ in height, dark brown hair, dark blue eyes, age 22, weaver, tried at York, March 19, 1825, life, Medway (2), native place Manchester, hair low down on forehead, small mole left side of neck, scar outside left arm, just above wrist joint. Principal Superintendent of Convicts Office, January,22, 1827. (Hobart Town Gazette 10 Feb 1827, p. 4.) [The band of 12 convicts escaped from the Hobart prisoner barracks, stole a boat and set off down the Derwent. Near the mouth of the river, they seized the cutter Ellen. The crew had taken to their boat, abandoning the cutter when they saw the armed convicts approaching. Neither the Ellen nor any of the convicts were seen or heard of again. – Chris Ison.]