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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Ong was transported on the Norfolk, departing 15th Apr 1825 and arriving 18th Aug 1825 with 181 passengers.
1832 Voyage - Norfolk 3 from Ireland. Henniker - Master. William Clifford - Surgeon Superintendent. Total originally embarked; 200. Died on voyage; 5. Arrived in Sydney Cove 9 February 1832
Norfolk (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 257 (130) |
| 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
3/4/1824 Norfolk Chronicle Norfolk, England: Joseph Ong, charged with stealing two copper saucepans, the property of John Bloy, gardener, of Heigham. 4/9/1824 Norwich Mercury Norfolk, England: The following convicts removed from the City Goal, for Iransportatuib for seven years-Joseph Ong, William Ransome. William Ransome was also on baord. 15/7/1831: COF 1836: Lived in Kent Street, Sydney - made his living by selling pies. Not listed on the NSW or Qld BDM's but found the following - which may have been him: 12/8/1865 The Darling Downs Gazette, Toowoomba, QLD: LEYBURN (From our own Correspondent) A very melancholy occurrence has taken place here, the circumstances being as follow : — For some time past an extremely aged man, named Joseph Ong, had been shepherding a few sheep for another man named Fitzsimmons who does a little in the butchering way. On Thursday last it seems the old man was unable to take the sheep out, saying that he felt too unwell. Some time after Mr. Hill, serjeant of police, found him camped in the bush, and had him taken back to Fitzsimmons's, where he died on Thursday night. From the appearance of the body it would seem that the unfortunate old man had lain too near the fire, and the result was several severe burns which, with other attendant circumstances, were the cause of death. It has not often fallen to my lot to see so melancholy a sight as that of this unfortunate man, whose fate, with all the cir- cumstances attendant thereon, reflects very little credit on those who might to have looked after him. I may mention that Mr. Bell when he heard that the old man was turned out, immediately offered to give him house room and his supper, but when found he was in the state I have described (in which description I may mention I have only set down what I know, were I to tell all I have heard, I might have made out a much more revolting case.) [Our correspondent has omitted to to complete the sentence.]