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Voyage
Transportation
Daniel Rapley was transported on the General Stewart, departing 19th Jul 1818 and arriving 31st Dec 1818 with 250 passengers.
General Stewart (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 76 |
| 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
Daniel Rapley was born c1797 in Shipley, Sussex, England. His exact date of birth is not known and a baptism record has not been found. His parents were James Rapley and his wife Elizabeth nee Flint. Daniel was the youngest of James and Elizabeth's three children, James Rapley junior and Sarah Rapley. Daniel's father was the alleged ring leader of the infamous Shipley Gang. Daniel and his sister Sarah were members of the Gang, but their brother James does not appear to have been involved in the Gang's criminal activities. Possibly because he was married with a young family at the time the Gang were carrying out their activities. Daniel was sentenced to death at the 1818 Lent Horsham Assizes. This was later commuted to transportation for a life term. Daniel was held in the prison hulk 'Laurel' in Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire, England before sailing on convict ship the General Stewart to NSW, Australia. Daniel's sister, Sarah Jupp was also tried at the 1818 Lent Horsham Assizes. Four charges of burglary against her were dropped possibly because she was heavily pregnant at the time of the trial. The father of her child was another Shipley Gang member, James Jupp. James Jupp was also sentenced to transportation at the 1818 Lent Horsham Assizes. He was on the prison hulk 'Laurel' with Daniel Rapley and set sail on the General Stewart. James did not arrive in NSW as he was one of the three prisoner who died during the voyage. Sarah Jupp gave birth to a daughter, Sarah Jupp Rapley, in August 1818 in Shipley, Sussex. She married George Bentley in 1820 and moved to a small village, Patching, near Brighton in Sussex. She appears to have led a law abiding life until her death in 1874.
Mary Pike in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 13/2/1829 but this appears to have been refused due to her being married Name: Mary Pike Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1807 Age: 22 Arrival year: 1828 Arriving Vessel: General Stewart Spouse Name: Daniel Rapley Spouse Gender: Male Spouse Birth Year:1797 Spouse Age: 32 Spouse Arrival Year: 1818 Spouse Vessel: Competitor Marriage Year: Abt 1829 Application Date: 13 Feb 1829 Application Place: St Phillips Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Daniel Rapley's character was described as honest and industrious by his employer Rueben Hannan. Her character was described as well conducted by her employer William Lyrett. The colonial secretary wrote a note stating On arrival she stated she was married and further stating the letter written by her ???? is a fiction. On further investigation at muster on her arrival husband Joseph Pike. Sent to VDL for 12 months service 13/2/1829
Morning Advertiser London, England 20 Mar 1818 SHIPLEY GANG James Evans, James Jupp, Philip Jupp, and Henry Jupp, James Nye, sen. James Nye, jun. Thomas Philpot, and Daniel Rapley, were arraigned upon ten indictments for various burglaries and felonies committed within the last two years. The prisoners formed a gang which has been the terror of the county for the last three years ; at length the above prisoners were apprehended. This morning, on being brought into Court, they pleaded Guilty to all the indictments. MR. COMMON SERJEANT and MR. CURWOOD, who were Counsel for the prosecution, stated, that as the prisoners seemed actuated by a sense of contrition for their past conduct, into which hey had been seduced by an old offender, they, on the part of the prosecution, recommended them to the mercy of the Court. It was understood that the leader of this gang was Daniel Rapley, sen. an old offender, who, when he found the party was discovered and apprehended, hanged himself. Henry Jupp, Daniel Rapley, James Nye, Snr. and Jnr. were all on board. James Evans has been listed as EWENS, and he was on board too. James Jupp was also onboard, but may have died on the journey. No records found of him in NSW. No ship for Thomas Philpot. Phillip Jupp - may be the one on the ‘Susan’ 1837 to VDL - not transported earlier. Daniel Rapley was listed as 22 years old on arrival. Native Place: Shipley, Sussex. Daniel awas 5'6¾" tall, fair ruddy complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. 27/6/1827: TOL Sydney Bench. 10/5/1834: TOL in lieu of TOL 1827. 10/7/1834: CP. No marriage or children found on the NSW BDM - Possible death 1859, aged 63 years, Sydney.