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Transportation
Frederick Osborne was transported on the Hougoumont, departing 10th Oct 1867 and arriving 9th Jan 1868 with 281 passengers.
875 ton ship was built at Moulmein in 1852. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/on-this-day-in-history-australias-last-convict-ship-docks.htm ---------------------------- Incorrect Image ....This is a four masted steel hulled Barque in the drawing , im surprised Australian Geo didn't do a bit more research on this .......The Hougoumont was a works ship on the Forth Bridge Project in 1885 ....the one potrayed as a drawing in Aust Geo is the later version of this ship.....the photograph i have attached is the correct and original convict vessel. --00-- 1867 "The hired convict ship Hougoumont, which has been taken up by the Government for the conveyance of a numerous party of convicts to Freemantle, Western Australia, left the Nore on October 1, and proceeded down Channel, after receiving on board 150 convicts from the establishments at Chatham and Millbank. The convicts from the Chatham establishment, at St. Mary's, embarked from the dockyard on board the paddle-wheel steamer Adder, Mr. W. J. Blakely, and were in charge of a numerous party of convict guards and wardens, all heavily armed. Among the convicts shipped were a party of fifteen Fenians, who were engaged in the late conspiracy in Ireland, together with the officers and crew convicted of scuttling the ship Severn, and some others who have achieved notoriety from their crimes. The Fenian convicts, like the remainder of the prisoners, were chained together in gangs, but it was observed that they were kept apart from the other convicts in a portion of the vessel by themselves. The steamer Petrel also took down a number of convicts from the establishment at Millbank for shipment on board the Hougoumont, in charge of a strong escort and convict guard. On Tuesday, October 8th, the Hougoumont arrived in Portland roads. Shortly before midday ninety convicts were marched down to the Government pier at Portland under a strong escort of the 12th Light Infantry. The party included twenty-three Fenian convicts, among whom it was said, was Moriarty. The Government steamer employed in the breakwater service was used for conveying the convicts on board the Hougoumont transport ship. The convicts were chained together on embarking, and on board the steamer a strong guard of marines from her Majesty's ship St. George was formed, and saw the convicts safely placed on board the Hougoumont. The Governor of the penal settlement at Freemantle, Captain Young, is on board the Hougoumont, and returns in that ship to his sphere of duty after paying a visit to his native land." Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 19 Dec 1867, p4, English Shipping, available on Trove at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28608271?searchTerm=hougoumont.
HougoumontReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/19, Page Number 235 (120). Edgar, W. (Bill). (2018). “The precarious voyage of her majesty’s convict ship ‘Nile’ to the Swan River colony, late 1857 – and the unexpected aftermath.” The Great Circle, 40(1), 20–43. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26783779. |
| 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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DEATH: 1871, 28 October: Frederick Osborne “died suddenly at York Green Mount (Guildford)", about 97 kilometres east of Perth, from “Congestion of the Brain”; record #12484/127 (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; General Register for Nos 9599-10128 cont. (R16)). FOOTNOTE: “Congestion of the brain” was a term used widely from 1761 to describe a number of conditions of the brain, including but not limited to the blockage of blood vessels. Cerebral congestion is of two types. It is termed as active when there is too much arterial blood flow and passive when there is an undue quantity of venous blood in the veins of the brain. Both conditions cause symptoms, such as severe headache, insomnia, irritability, and unconsciousness. (Wikipedia) --000--
From his FREMANTLE JAIL record: OSBORNE, Frederick, inmate #9844, arrived 10 Jan 1868 per Hougoumont Date of Birth: 1836 [or 1840] Date of Death: 28 Oct 1871 Place of Death: Guildford, [cause] congestion of the brain Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Bricklayer Literacy: Literate Crime: Robbery with violence Sentence Period: 14 years (https://fremantleprison.com.au) --00--
1868, 3 February: #9844 Fred. Osborne on a list of convicts located at Toodyay (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930 for Fred Osborne; Convict Establishment, Miscellaneous; Superintendents Register of Prisoners, 1867 - 1877 (V10)). Note: He does not appear in the "Convicts associated with Toodyay" database, however. --00--
1868, 24 and 26 January: Frederick Osborne is on a list of prisoners to receive dietary “Extras” (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930 for Fred Osborne; Convict Establishment, Medical Hospital Diet Daily Issues, 1867 - 1873 (M30 - M31)). --00--
1868, 10 January: Frederick Osborne was admitted to the Convict Establishment Hospital suffering from periostitis. He was discharged on 25 January (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930 for F Osborne; Convict Establishment, Medical Register of Admissions and Discharges From Hospital, 1857 - 1886 (M32)). Periostitis, also known as periostalgia, is “a medical condition caused by inflammation of the periosteum, a layer of connective tissue that surrounds bone. The condition is generally chronic, and is marked by tenderness and swelling of the bone and pain.” (Wikipedia) --00--
IN WA: 1868, 10 January: On arrival, Frederick Osborne was listed as convict #9844, 29, bricklayer [note change], single, no children; semi-literate, Protestant; convicted for “robbery with violence and previous conviction”; 7 years’ penal servitude; family – Hannah Sherman, 2 Bacon Street, Shoreditch; behaviour in jail in England “Good”; 5’11½” tall, black hair, hazel eyes, long visage, dark complexion, stout appearance; marks – scar, dot, stroke and dots on left arm, scar on chin, left 3rd finger broken (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers, General Register for Nos 9599-10128 cont. (R16)). --00--
EMBARKATION: 1867, 5 October: Frederick Osborne embarked on the Hougoumont, along with convicts sent from Portsmouth Prison. “The hired convict ship Hougoumont, which has been taken up, by the Government for the conveyance of a numerous party of convicts to Freemantle, Western Australia, left the Nore on October 1, and proceeded down Channel, after receiving on board 150 convicts from the establishments at Chatham and Millbank. The convicts from the Chatham establishment, at St. Mary's, embarked from the dockyard on board the paddle-wheel steamer Adder, Mr. W. J. Blakely, and were in charge of a numerous party of convict guards and wardens, all heavily armed. Among the convicts shipped were a party of fifteen Fenians, who were engaged in the late conspiracy in Ireland, together with the officers and crew convicted of scuttling the ship Severn [only two were on the Hougoumont – Thomas Berwick and Lionel Holdsworth, each sentenced to 20 years for fraud], and some others who have achieved notoriety from their crimes. The Fenian convicts, like the remainder of the prisoners, were chained together in gangs, but it was observed that they were kept apart from the other convicts in a portion of the vessel by themselves. The steamer Petrel also took down a number of convicts from the establishment at Millbank, for shipment on board the Hougoumont, in charge of a strong escort and convict guard. On Tuesday, October 8th, the Hougoumont arrived in Portland roads. Shortly before midday ninety convicts were marched down to the Government pier at Portland under a strong escort of the 12th Light Infantry. The party included twenty-three Fenian convicts, among whom it was said, was Moriarty [not the senior Fenian, Captain Moriarty; rather, this was Bartholomew Moriarty, aged 17]. The Government steamer employed in the breakwater service was used for conveying the convicts on board the Hougoumont transport ship. The convicts were chained together on embarking, and on board the steamer a strong guard of marines from her Majesty's ship St. George was formed, and saw the convicts safely placed on board the Hougoumont. The Governor of the penal settlement at Freemantle, Captain Young, is on board the Hougoumont, and returns in that ship to his sphere of duty after paying a visit to his native land.” (Sydney Morning Herald, 19 Dec 1867, p4, at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28608271). --00--
1867, December: #1226 Frederick Osborne, 25 [Note: his age has not changed for more than 18 months, indicating 25 was his age when convicted in 1865], was sent to board the Hougoumont on 5 October 1867. His health was “Good” and his behaviour during the half-year was “Very good”. In one preceding muster, his behaviour was “Good” (England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876 for Frederick Osborne; Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in Convict Prisons/Lunatic Asylums; 1867, December). Note: On his WA Convict Record, Frederick Osborne is listed as having embarked from Woking Prison, as inmate #2728. --000--
1867, September: As above, but his inmate number was changed to #1226, his health had improved to “good” and his behaviour was also “good” (England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876 for Frederick Osborne; Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in Convict Prisons/Lunatic Asylums; 1867, September). --00--