Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Samuel Powers was transported on the Albion, departing 29th May 1828 and arriving 3rd Nov 1828 with 192 passengers.
Albion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 408 |
| 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
Charge of Manslaughter. —On Friday night, Samuel Power was apprehended in Gloucester, and conveyed to Evesham, where was examined yesterday, on a charge of manslaughter. Some months ago. Power and his wife were travelling through Evesham, and during a quarrel at lodging house, he is charged with having inflicted a wound to her head, which caused her death. An inquest was held the body, when a verdict of manslaughter was given against the husband, who remained at large until taken at Gloucester. Worcester Journal, 3 Jan 1828. Samuel Power, who is in custody at Evesham, on a charge manslaughter, in killing bis wife, will be tried at the Borough Sessions. Worcester Journal, 17 Jan 1828. Evesham .Sessions.—At these Sessions, Samuel Power, charged with manslaughter in having killed his wife, was, after a patient investigation of the circumstances, found guilty. As the case was aggravated, the Court sentenced him to transportation for life. The prisoner previously bore a very bad character. The deceased and her husband were travelling through Evesham, and during a quarrel between them at lodging-house, Power stuck a pair of scissors into her eye, by which the brain was injured, and death ensued. The deceased’s father resides in this city. Worcester Journal, 14 Feb 1828 ----------------------------------- National Archives. Hulk Records. Woolwich Hulks, Justitia. HO 9/4_4 Page 42/51 Received 13 Feb 1828 Saml. Powers, age 39, Manslaughter by stabbing his wife, Tried Evesham Gen. Sessions, 1 Feb 1828, Life, Transp 19 May 1828.