Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Hamlet Newton was transported on the Vittoria, departing 26th Aug 1828 and arriving 17th Jan 1829 with 160 passengers.
Vittoria (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 482 |
| 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 |
Claims
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Convict Notes
Certificate of Freedom Granted: 22 Jul 1842. Source: https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/INDEX298305
Hamlet was baptised on 23 May 1790 at the Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England. He was the son of Dan Newton(Schoolmaster) & Ellen Caldwell. Hamlet fathered 3 Illegitimate children. A daughter named Mary, born abt 1807 in Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire, to Mary Taylor, spinster of Orrell, Lancashire. And 2 sons, Ralph, born 1815 & George, born 1817, to Alice Cobb. Source: "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWC9-SQG : 4 February 2023), Hamlet Newton, 1790. "England, Cheshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH2M-JJG : Sun Mar 09 21:32:18 UTC 2025), Entry for George Newton and Hamlet Newton, 18 Mar 1817. "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJLM-RQD : 5 February 2023), Hamlet Newton in entry for Ralph Newton, 1815.
Salford Easter Sessions. – Saturday.  Hamlet Newton 30 was indicted tor stealing /lbs. of cotton and 'of spun cotton, the property of Edward Stansfield. appeared that on the 11th January, the prosecutor having left his cart (in which were two bundles containing the articles stated the indictment) standing for about hour in the yard of Mr. Midwood, the carrier in this town, the prisoner came up and …. Manchester Courier, 3 May 1828.
Date: 21 Apl 1828 Prisoner name: Hamlet Newton Prisoner number: 6 Sessions held at: Salford Verdict: Guilty of stealing at Manchester, 600 lbs of cotton twist and other articles, the property of Daniel Lees; and of having before that time been convicted of felony Sentence: Transported for 14 years Page number: 170 (Source: Lancashire Archives online catalogue LANCAT, Document reference: QJC/2, Lancashire Courts of Quarter Sessions - 1583-1999, Entry in calendar of prisoners, 21 Apr 1828.)