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Transportation
Alexander Park was transported on the Neptune, departing 27th Aug 1837 and arriving 2nd Jan 1838 with 55 passengers.
NeptuneReferences
| Primary Source | Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1838 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891; Convicts Deaths; Death Register, 1828-1879 |
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1848, 8 July: Alexander PARK, per Neptune 1838, an invalid aged 30, died at the Convict Establishment at Parramatta (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891; Convicts Deaths; Death Register, 1828-1879). Ironically, he would receive his restored Ticket of Leave posthumously… 1848, 4 August: Alexander PARK’s Ticket of Leave was restored as No.48/261, and he was allowed to remain in the District of Parramatta. The Ticket was reissued following a petition to the Governor, No.48/2600 (see New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869).
1847, 12 April: Issued with a Ticket of Leave, No.47/352, for the Port Macquarie District (see New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869; Ticket of leave butts, Sep 1846-Jun 1847, Oct 1847-Jan 1848). This was altered to the Windsor District on 14 August 1847. 1848, 29 January: Alexander PARKES, per Neptune 1838, [wrongly listed as] from Yorkshire, Protestant, was admitted to Parramatta Gaol having been sent there from Sydney (see New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Entrance Book, Parramatta 1844-1848). 1848, 11 February: Alexander’s Ticket of Leave was cancelled for “being out of his district without permission” [this notation appears on his original ToL]. 1848, 30 April: Alexander PARKES was sent from Parramatta Gaol to Fort Windsor (see New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Entrance Book, Parramatta 1844-1848).
1844, 18 November: Alexander ran away from his work gang at Port Macquarie (see below). 1844, 13 December: From the NSW Government Gazette, [Issue No.111], p1524: “Alexander Park, Neptune, 1838, 24, County Antrim, butcher, 5 feet 5inches, dark and pockpitted comp., brown hair, brown eyes, nose inclining to the left side, two scars on centre of forehead, AxP heart z heart MD inside lower right arm, scar on ball of right thumb, scar on back of forefinger of right hand, semicircular scar back of left thumb, two on fore, and two on middle fingers of left hand, scar on back of little finger of same, [ran away from the] New England Road Party, Port Macquarie, 18th ultimo…” 1845, 1 January: Alexander PARKE, 27, per Neptune, was admitted to Parramatta Jail from Liverpool “to be dealt with”. He was discharged on 3 January 1845 to Hyde Park barracks to be sent from there to Port Macquarie (see New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Entrance Book, Parramatta; 1844-1848).
1838: On arrival in NSW, Alexander PARK, a Presbyterian, was 20, single, and could read or write. He had no previous convictions. A native of Co Antrim he was described as 5'5½", with a dark and pockpitted complexion, brown hair and eyes (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1838). 1842, 2 August: Alexander PARK, per Neptune, aged 23, was admitted to Berrima Jail from Goulburn to be forwarded to the treadmill. His behaviour in Berrima was described as "orderly". He was sent from there on 4 October (see New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Description Book, Berrima 1840-1842). 1842, 12 October: Alexander PARK, Co Antrim, arrived per Neptune 1838, was admitted to Parramatta Gaol from Liverpool for the purpose of being sent to the treadmill. His behaviour in jail was described as “disobedient” to orders. He was sent from the jail to the treadmill on 14 October (see New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930). 1844, 4 January: Alexander PARK, Co Antrim, per Neptune 1838, was admitted to Darlinghurst Gaol from Hyde Park Barracks where he had been sent by the Bench at Port Macquarie. He was returned to Port Macquarie on 9 January 1845 (see New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930).
1837, 17 August: Alexander PARK was admitted to Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, from Antrim (prisoner #689). He had been tried on 13 July 1837, convicted and had a sentence of death recorded by Judge Burton for robbery. He was described as 20, 5’6” tall with brown eyes, dark hair and a fair complexion. Alexander PARK's death sentence for robbery was commuted on an unknown date to "Transportation life", according to his record at http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/, Document ref1: TR2, p3. 1837, 26 August: Discharged from Kilmainham to be “embarked on the convict ship Neptune” (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910).