Joseph Parker

Joseph Parker, one of 200 convicts transported on the Albion, 17 May 1823

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Joseph Parker
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1798
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	28th September, 1829
Age:	31 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Norfolk, Norwich Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Albion
Departure date:	17th May, 1823
Arrival date:	21st October, 1823
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 54
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 7th June, 2020 wrote:

Joseph Parker - 28 September 1829 - Hanged at Sydney for the murder of John “Kangaroo Jack” Hazeldine at Gibraltar Creek in the Cox’s River district.
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New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849

Name: Joseph Parker. Estimated birth year: abt 1798
Vessel: Albion. Arrival year: 1823. Age: 25
Date of conviction: 30 Jul 1822

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Sat 26 Sep 1829 Page 2 Supreme Court. Before Mr. Justice DOWLING ).
Joseph alias James Parker, was indicted for the wilful murder of John Hazledine, and George Donovan as an accessary before the fact, at Bathurst, on the 20th September,
1828

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 7th June, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1798 (prev. 0000), date of death: 28th September, 1829 (prev. 0000), gender: m