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David Poultney

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Summary

Born
Jan 1807
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Jul 1829
Arrival
Nov 1829
Death
Aug 1884
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Personal Information

Name: David Poultney
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1807
Death: 6th Aug 1884
Age at death: 77
Occupation: Milkman

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Warwick Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 27th Jul 1829
Ship: Thames
Arrival: 21st Nov 1829
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

David Poultney was transported on the Thames, departing 27th Jul 1829 and arriving 21st Nov 1829 with 160 passengers.

ThamesThames (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 136
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Elizabeth Jack avatar
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on 19th May 2019

Poultney's crime involved a poaching incident committed on 20 Dec 1828 at the Earl of Denbigh's residence, Newnham Paddox, near Coventry. A group of 28 poachers set out from Foleshill (just adjacent to Bell Green, and a short distance outside Coventry). They encountered the gamekeeper and his men at the Earl of Denbigh's residence, where one of the poachers shot and wounded the gamekeeper, John Slinn, who was left for dead. Seventeen of the poachers were found guilty of "shooting with intent to kill" and with aiding and abetting. Two turned crown witness (See article from Warwick Advertiser, 1829). His original sentence of death was commuted to 14 years.

Richard Carlaw avatar
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on 26th October 2012

Birth: Uncertain - possible baptism 17 JUL 1813 Saint Lawrence, Foleshill, Warwick, England, age 6, parents Thomas and Sarah. Marriage: Annie Watt 19-Jan-1837, Hobart, Tasmania. Death Hobart, 06/08/1884 (Tasmania Archives Office document: RGD 35 No 1795/1884). Children: Sarah, William Bent, George, David, John (James), Ann Amelia, Thomas James Alexander, Margaret Mary Ann, Henry Edmund, Selina. (all Tasmania Archives Office) Worked as a Field policeman whilst serving time, later Constable, then milkman