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Voyage
Transportation
John Nelson was transported on the Joseph Somes, departing 2nd Jun 1847 and arriving 24th Sep 1847 with 251 passengers.
Built 1845 at London. Wood ship of 780 Tons. The owner was Thomas Colyer of Kent, the son-in-law of Joseph Somes. Two voyages with transport convicts to Australia: 1845/1846: 1847: 248 male people (known as "exiles" landed at Point Henry, Geelong, Victoria and 1 went on to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). Queen Victoria had decreed that all of these men (many of them youths from Parkhurst, Isle of Wight) should be treated as "free" upon arrival (significant backlash to transported criminals at this time).
Joseph Somes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 182, Parkhurst Govenors Log 1844. Archives Office of Tasmania, Convict Index - Ancestry |
| 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
Convict Index: Aged 18, Birth Year: 1829, Arrived 1847 in Geelong E., Occupation: Bricklayer / Shepherd Convicted 2 July 1844 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Mother - Hannah Butler - Cheltenham. Father was a soldier. Died when prisoner was very young. Mother married secondly a labourer named Butler. Has one daughter by her first marriage. Prisoner was at school for some time, and learnt to read tolerably, but not to write at all. After he left school he was employed by a butcher to take out meat to customer. 1/- a week and his food. Was imprisoned in 1842, 2 weeks for stealing a pair of shoes. Was again apprehended for stealing shoes but was released from want of evidence. Conduct. Sept 3 1844. Confined 24 hours - Laughing & talking in chapel. Sept 21 1844. Confined 48 hours - Laughing & unsteadiness in the ranks. Oct 16 1844. Confined 48 hours - Disorder & wilful disobedience in going to his cell. Dec 1 1844. Confined 48 hours - Laughing in chapel during afternoon service. Jan 27 1845. Confined 3 days & 14 in misconduct class - using obscene language in dormitory andprevious misconduct Jan 30 1845 - Confined 48 hours - Unsteady at drill in misconduct class. Feb 26 1845. Whipped 15 stripes - Quarrelling in hall during supper & exciting disorder. June 10 1845. Confined 48 hours - Unsteady at drill when under punishment. July 31 1845. Confined 3 days - Breaking a pane in his cell window to look out. Jan 15 1846. Misconduct class 4 days . Refusal to work, disobedience & insolence. May 25 1847. Embarked on board the ship "Joseph Somes" for Port Phillip.