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John Newman was transported on the Claudine, departing 19th Aug 1829 and arriving 6th Dec 1829 with 180 passengers.
The 'Claudine' was an East Indiaman built in Calcutta in 1811 from teak wood with a tonnage of 452 tons. In 1820 she ran from London to Hobart Town, Sydney, Batavia and back to England. After leaving Sydney on 10 May 1820 under the command of John Welsh, she discovered the Claudine Reef in the Coral Sea, before making her way past Murray Island in Torres Strait on her way to Batavia. The Claudine made two voyages to Australia as a convict transport. Departing Woolwich 24 August 1821 mastered by John Crabtree with Henry Ryan as ship's surgeon. She arrived in Port Dalrymple, van Diemen's Land after a passage of 113 days via Teneriffe, on 15 December, landing 40 convicts. She then sailed on to Hobart Town and landed the remaining 119 male convicts, one prisoner having died en route . On 24 August 1829 the Claudine departed London, arriving in Sydney on 6 December 1829 after a voyage of 104 days; her Master was William Heathorne, the surgeon William H Trotman. On this voyage she sailed with 180 prisoners and their guard; two prisoners died en route. she then sailed on to Madras on 30 December. The Claudine returned to merchant service and on Monday 21-22 November 1840 under the command of captain Brewer was deliberately beached with another East Indiaman 'Westminster' during a storm off the Kent coast near Margate. This stranding was the subject of a famous engraving by William Henry Bartlett and a pencil and chalk sketch by J.M.W. Turner. The 'Westminster' successfully unloaded 6000 chests of tea into two steamers which delivered it to the East India Docks and was refloated on 7 December. 'Claudine' which was beached onshore unloaded into 200 carts the following day 23rd November and was then refloated on a spring tide after 7 December. Both ships having been dismasted in the storm, were repaired and put back into the trade. The Claudine appears to have been sent to the wreckers in 1849.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 172 |
| 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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Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 05 August 2022), April 1829, trial of JOHN NEWMAN JAMES COLE (t18290409-187). JOHN NEWMAN, JAMES COLE, Theft > simple larceny, 9th April 1829. 866. JOHN NEWMAN and JAMES COLE were indicted for stealing, on the 24th of February , 1 box, value 6s.; 6 spoons, value 20s.; 3 rings, value 15s.; 2 brooches. value 20s.; 2 pairs of ear-rings, value 4d.; 1 shell, value 3d.; 1 buckle, value 4d., and 2 bands, value 3d. , the goods of Elizabeth Chasey . ELIZABETH CHASEY . I am single . On the 26th of February, I left a box, containing this property, in a hackney coach, which took me to No. 4, Montague-place ; I did not miss it till the evening following - these are the articles; Newman was the end, and Cole was the coachman. MARTHA WIMPSEY . On the 26th of February Chasey left my lodgings in Little Coram-street. in a coach which Cole drove - Newman was the cad , but I did not see him on the box; I saw the box which contained these spoons, rings, brooches, and other things. Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Did you see these things put into the coach? A. Yes, by Newman; Cole assisted him in bringing down one heavy box, that was all I saw Cole do; the box containing these articles was a small one of six or seven inches square. GEORGE COST . I am a Bow-street officer. Early on the morning of the 2d of March, I went to the Lamb public-house, in Lamb's Conduit-street - I inquired for the cad -I saw Newman. and took him into custody; I had taken Cole the same morning; I got this reticule from Mary Wells , who said that Newman gave it her - and these other articles I got from a Mrs. Taylor, who said Newman gave them to her for the children to play with; I got these spoons, two rings, and the brooch from Bolt. Prisoner NEWMAN. The witness and the prosecutrix came to me, and asked if I knew where the box was; I said No; and they said, so help their god, if I would tell them where it was, they would forgive me. Witness. There was a notice stuck up, that if any person would bring these things they should be forgiven; but Newman denied all knowledge of it; he was described as a person with a red waistcoat and a drab coat; Cole bears a good character, and said he should have given up the things had it not been for Newman. JOHN BOLT . I am a hackney-coachman . On the last Saturday night in February Cole left a small parcel with me, and asked me to take care of it - there were some silver spoons and other things; I cannot swear that these are the spoons - I did not look at the marks. Cross-examined. Q. Have not hackney-coachmen four days to leave at the office any thing they find? A. Yes, four clear days - that is what I have been given to understand; I have deposited things there myself. NEWMAN's Defence. The lady came to me about seven o'clock, and asked the man, who stood first, to be at Little Coram-street at seven; I went, and told Cole to go; he said, "I will," and I said I would go and put the luggage in - there was a large box which he could not get in himself, and I rode with him to get it out; when we took the luggage out, we asked the prosecutrix if it was all right - she said Yes; I asked her to give me 6d., and the coachman stood murmuring for 6d. more, but the door was shut in our faces - I did not know this was in the coach. NEWMAN - GUILTY , Aged 20. Transported for Seven Years . COLE - GUILTY. Aged 19. Recommended to Mercy by the Jury . - Confined 3 Months .
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Name: Jno Newman Date of conviction: 9 Apr 1829. Place of Conviction: London Vessel: Claudine Port of Arrival: Sydney Cove Date of Arrival: 6 Dec 1829 No; 100 Age: 22. Estimated birth year: abt 1807 Single or Married; Single Native Place: Bedford Calling; Stableman Offence; Stealing. London 9 April 1829 Height; 5 ft. 4 3/4 Hair: Brown Eyes; Hazel General Remarks; Assigned to John Reddall, Minto Noted against his name; Died in the service of Mr. Reddall