Joseph Rawson

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Summary

Born
Jan 1782
Conviction
High treason (treason against a monarch)
Departure
Apr 1818
Arrival
Sep 1818
Death
Jan 1821
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Personal Information

Name: Joseph Rawson
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1782
Death: 27th Jan 1821
Age at death: 39
Occupation: Framework knitter

Crime

Convicted at: Derby Oyer Terminer and Gaol Delivery
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 3rd Apr 1818
Ship: Isabella
Arrival: 14th Sep 1818
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Joseph Rawson was transported on the Isabella, departing 3rd Apr 1818 and arriving 14th Sep 1818 with 234 passengers.

The Isabella was built in London in 1818. She was owned by William Wiseman, Patrick Chalmers and James Wallace. The Isabella transported convicts to Australia in 1818 (NSW), 1822 (NSW), 1823 (NSW), 1832 (NSW), 1833 (VDL) and 1842 (VDL).

IsabellaIsabella (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 12
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

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 9th September 2021

DERBY CONSPIRATORS. The following eleven convicts, sentenced to death, at Derby, for High Treason, are transported for life: viz. George Weightman; Thomas Bacon; John Bacon; Samuel Hunt; Joseph Swire, alias Manchester Turner; Edward Turner, John Onion, the elder; John MacKeswick ; John Hill; George Brassington, and German Buxton. The following three, are to be transported for 14 years: Thomas Bettison, Joseph Rawson, and Josiah Godber. And the remaining six convicts, viz. John Moore; Edward Moore; William Weightman; Alexander Johnson, William Hardwick, and Charles Swaine, remain prison, their final sentence not being yet settled. It is probable that they will be transported for shorter terms. Leeds Intelligencer, 1 Dec 1817.

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 19th April 2020

Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 Name: Joseph Rawson Death Age: 35 Event Type: Burial Birth Date: abt 1786 Death Date: abt 1821 Burial Date: 25 Jan 1821 Burial Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Parish as it Appears: Liverpool St Luke's Joseph Rawson (Pris. Ship Isabella) Liverpool Hospital Died Jan 24 (Disease of the Lungs) was buried Jan 25 aged 35 years

Sylvia Mason avatar
27
on 29th November 2018

Joseph was sentenced by government entrapment www.pentrichrevolution.org.uk www.spanglefish.com/pentrichrevolution

Sylvia Mason avatar
27
on 29th November 2018

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