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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Owen Pritchard was transported on the Ironside, departing 19th Aug 1862 and arriving 1st Sep 1862 with 348 passengers.
Ironside (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 433 (218) |
| 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
Transported 19th August 1862 British Transportation Registers 1787-1867 Record ID btr11896 Search this database at the State Library of Queensland website Data created by State Library of Queensland Original records held by The National Archives (UK) More about this record set 19th August 1862 Surname Pritchard Given names Owen Colony Gibraltar Sentence term 5 Ship Ironside Tried at Ruthin Assizes Record extract Convicted at Ruthin Assizes for a term of 5 years. [Transferred from Chatham Convict Prison].
In 1866, having been given a ticket of leave, he returned to Wales and was arrested, under the name Charles Williams, for larceny. He was in Carmarthen at the time and was sent to Carmarthen Gaol. Before he was sentenced, he and another prisoner, John Reid, made an incredible escape. They were rearrested in a matter of two weeks. As a result, Reid was sentenced to further imprisonment but Owen/ Charles was sentenced to 15 years' transportation. In 1867 he left Britain aboard the Hougoumont.
He was a prolific criminal and absconder from gaols. He escaped from Ruthin Gaol three times and once from Carmarthen. As a result, he became known as "the Welsh Jack Sheppard", after the famous English criminal. He even left his clothes on the Workhouse gate in Ruthin and a letter teasing the authorities as well as a cheeky poem. What a character!