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Thomas Parken was transported on the Recovery, departing 30th Jul 1819 and arriving 18th Dec 1819 with 189 passengers.
Built 1799 Batavia, 493 tons. 1823 voyage. Also arrived the same morning, (i.e. Thursday last) from Ireland, having sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 5th April, the ship Recovery, Captain Fotherley, with 180 male convicts, in tolerable health : no deaths on the passage. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Cunningham, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 1st, or Royals, commanded by Captain Gill, who is accompanied by his Lady. Three free passengers come out by this conveyance, at the expence of the Crown. Sydney Gazette, Thurs 7 Aug 1823. 1835 voyage. Surgeon's general remarks. On 5th October 1835, the Guard embarked at Deptford, consisting of 1 staff, 1 subaltern, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by 8 women and 4 children. On the 19th at Spithead we received on board 160 male convicts from the Leviathan and 120 from the York Hulk and in the 30th got under weigh, previous to which, the convicts were discharged to the hulks in consequence of their being a great nuisance on board. Source:The medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Recovery for 5 October 1835 to 16 March 1836 by Alexander Neill, during which time the said ship was employed in passage to Sydney New South Wales
Recovery (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 198 |
| 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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Police Office, Sydney August 31 1821. To Frederick Goulburn, Esq, Colonial Secretary. Sir, I have the honor to send to you the Certificate of Thomas Whittaker transmitted to me in your letter of the 20th instant and have to inform you that it appeared on the examination of Thomas Parkins that Whittaker has left the Colony for more than a year past, that therefore no charges of felony could be substantiated against Parkins on that head – But it having been proved that Parkins had been absented from W. Lord to whom he had been assigned – and at large under a false certificate- he was ordered by the Bench of Magistrates to be sent to Newcastle for two years. I have the honor, etc, (signed) Superintendent of Police.
Colonial Secretary Index. PARKINS, Thomas. Per "Recovery", 1819 1821 Aug 9 Re his employment (Reel 6008; 4/3504 p.215) 1821 Aug 20-Sep 1 Re robbery of Thomas Whittaker's certificate of freedom by Parkins two years previously at Parramatta and the recent apprehension of Parkins at or near Liverpool with Whittaker's certificate in his possession; Parkins, who was sentenced to two years at Newcastle for absconding from service of S Lord and being at large for eighteen months under false certificate, to be returned to Sydney to answer further charge of theft of Whittaker's certificate (Reel 6008, 4/3504 pp.250, 291, 294; Reel 6051, 4/1750 pp.78-80, 103-4; Reel 6016, 4/5781 pp.144-7 [copies]) 1821 Aug 30 On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" (Reel 6008; 4/3504 p.286) 1822 Mar, Jun On monthly returns of prisoners punished at Newcastle; also appears as Perkins (Reel 6023; 4/1718 pp.145, 151) 1824 Oct 6 On monthly return of convicts assigned in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham; to J L Platt. Listed as Perkins (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.95) 1824 Oct 8 Sawyer. Assigned convict tradesman whose master was a defaulter in payment for (Fiche 3293; 5/3821.1 p.2)
The following 27 prisoners, who had been capitally convicted, were then placed at the bar, and arraigned in the following order, and received sentence of Death. — … Thos. Parker, John Cawthorne, Matthew Charlton, Charles Castles, Wm. Waid , Geo. Wilson, and Wm. Hurdcastle, for burglary— … Lancaster Gazette, 27 March 1819.