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Transportation
Moses Prosser was transported on the General Hewett, departing 31st Jul 1813 and arriving 7th Feb 1814 with 301 passengers.
The Windham and General Hewett left England the 24th of August, in convoy with the Wansted, Capt. Moore, who sailed from hence last Thursday for Batavia; the General Hewett arrived at Rio the 17th of November, and sailed again the 2d of December. Together with the military detachments, she received on board for this Settlement 300 male prisoners, of whom we are sorry to report the death of 35, whose names we shall endeavour to procure an account of, and publish in the next Gazette, for the information of their friends and families in Great Britain. Sydney Gazette, Sat 12 Feb 1814.
General HewettReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 117 (60) |
| 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
1814 - 1816. Description List. 1814 Height; 5 ft 2 in. Age; 36. [1780] Hair; Brown Eyes; Hazel. Trade; Labourer Trial; Kent - 1813 - Life; Ship; General Hewitt 1814 - Kangaroo 1816. Native Place; Monmouthshire; Remarks; Blind right eye 1816 - 10 Apr. One of 40 males and 60 females Embarked on the Kangaroo for the Derwent. 1821 - 8 May - Hobart Conduct Record. Appeared Dirty at Muster for Church. 1821 - 9 June. - Hobart Conduct Record. T. L. Stealing Iron Kettle the property of Joshua Ferguson 1821 - 28 July - Hobart Conduct Record. Steals 100 Sheep and quality of wheat. To forfeit his Ticket of Leave and transported to Newcastle for the remainder of his sentence. 1821 - 22 Oct. Arrived at Hobart Town per Ship; Jane be received into Sydney Goal 1821 - 1 Nov. Name; Moses Prosser. Tried; Bench - Hobart Town. Trade. Labourer. Ship; General Hewitt. 15 March 1813 - Life Transported to Newcastle per Sally Australia, Death Index Name: Moses Prosser Date; 1822 - Hoxham, Newcastle, New South Wales Volume Number: V18225540 28 1825 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. 1825 Name; Moses Prosser Age; No Details Class; Convict Vessel; General Hewitt - 1814 - Employment/Remarks; DIED; Newcastle
Kent Assizes Moses Prosser, charged with stealing from out of a field, Bromley, Chestnut mare, the property of George Grole. esq.— Death, Reprieved. Kentish Weekly Post, 23 March 1813. Monday morning, were removed under guard from the gaol at Maidstone, and put on board the Zealand hulk, Sheerness, for transportation, the following convicts, viz. Byfield, John Harrison, Moses Prosser, Wm. Browning, John Coin, John Macguire, Davis, John Murray, John Allen, Thomas Butler, Nicholas Hatfield, John Holland, Wm. Messer. John Wright, Richard Welch, Joseph Fielder, John Mills, and James Wells. Kentish Gazette, 23 April 1813 Moses Prosser was on a List of 40 male convicts embarked on the Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent. 13th April 1816. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p56 No. 17, Moses Prosser, General Hewitt, Convicted at Kent Ass., 18 Mar 1807, Sentence- Life, Miller.