Henry Percy

Henry Percy was transported when he was 15 years old for stealing a till along with, Alfred Collins, 15, and Francis Whittle aged 12. He was Protestant, could not read or write and had a number of previous offences recorded against him. He was 4' 11 3/4" tall, Fresh complexion, Oval Head, Dark brown hair, oval visage, dark brown eyebrows, light brown eyes, medium nose and chin, a rather wide mouth, and his native place was Devon. He had a mole under his left jaw, scar on left cheek, anchor on left arm, scar on right wrist and 2 moles on the left arm. From March 1843 to 21/10/1847 he had many offences against him, misconduct, throwing his dinner at a fellow prisoner, stealing trousers, bad language, being AWOL and he was quarrelsome and troublesome to all reports, for this his received many lashes, solitary confinements for 1 month, 14 days and was put in a gang from which he emerged on 13/9/1846. 21/10/1847: Misconduct - 14 days solitary confinement. Born in 1828, transported at 15, and died at the age of 34.