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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Henry Payne was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 234. England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; England; Devon; 1856. |
| 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
FOOTNOTE: Newspaper reporting of his trial: "Henry Payne, aged 27, was arraigned on seven charges of felony—one of them being for stealing sheep, belonging to Mr. Godfrey, of Countess Weir. The prisoner, it appears, belonged to a gang of depredators, who have for some time been 'operating' in this neighbourhood, and his house, Trew’s Weir, was made the depot for the stolen goods. The police, although knowing the associates of the prisoner, have not yet been able to take them; but it is hoped the result of this case will tend to break the gang. Two sheep were stolen from Mr. Godfrey, and the carcase of one of them was found concealed near the prisoner’s house, and some of the entrails were found in a saucepan in his house. The footmarks in the field were alleged to correspond with the prisoner’s boots. On this charge was found guilty..." (North Devon Journal, Thursday 10 January 1856, p3) --0--
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: Date of Birth: 1829 Marital Status: Married 2 children Occupation: Farm labourer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Exeter, Devon, England Crime: Sheep stealing Sentence Period: 15 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 18 Oct 1859 Conditional Pardon Date: 11 Aug 1862 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/).
14 April, 1856: He was admitted to Pentonville, prisoner #6580; aged 27, 5’6” tall with brown hair, grey eyes and a sallow complexion. He was married with two children, could read only and Church of England. Next of kin - his wife, Ann Payne of St Leonard's, Exeter; time in separate confinement -- 11 months 12 days (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Pentonville Prison; Register of Prisoners; 1854-1856). —0— 27 March, 1857: Henry Payne was admitted to Chatham jail, prisoner #880. Chatham was a public works prison for male convicts, east of London at St Mary’s Island, in Kent (https://www.prisonhistory.org). On the record of “male transports” from Chatham per Nile to WA he was listed as 27, married with 2 children, able to read but not write and a labourer; his behaviour in separate confinement was listed as “good” and in public works jails as “very good” (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32)). --00--
1856: He was transferred to Millbank at Westminster in London. By the 1850s, Millbank and Pentonville were places for all male convicts to serve “their probationary term [of 9 months], after which they would be transported or sent to a public works prison” (https://www.prisonhistory.org). He served 1 month 10 days in separate confinement (data from Pentonville record). —0—
JAILS: 1856: Henry Payne was held at Devon and spent 2 months 20 days in separate confinement, according to his WA Convict record (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Character Book for Nos 4508-5585 (R8)). —0—
TRIAL: 1 January, 1856: Henry Payne was tried at the Castle of Exeter, County Devon, on a charge of sheep stealing and larceny. He was convicted and sentenced to 15 years’ transportation (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; England; Devon; 1856). —0—