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Transportation
Foster Roach 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 114 |
| 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
Wednesday eleven convicts from our county Gaol were sent off from thence to the Hulks, at Woolwich, viz. Colin Lindon, James Wilson, alias Roach, and Foster Roach, transported for life; James Crossland, 14 years; James Bennett, Thomas Whittaker, the incendiary, for administering an unlawful oath; John Bradshaw, Thomas Burgess, Thomas Etchells, alias Brunt, and Samuel Lees, transported 7 years each. The whole of the above were concerned in the late riots in this county. Chester Courant, 30 June 1812.
The luddite centenary blog(http://ludditebicentenary.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/30th-may-1812-results-sentencing-of.html) quotes a Report dated Wednesday 30th May 1812 which details crimes and punishment of a number men involved in luddite activities. Extracted from the above Blog: A Calendar of the accused, their alleged offences, and the outcome of the trials can be found in the Home Office papers, and I have summarised the details as follows: For unlawful assembly & robbery of John Parker Esq. at Edge, Etchells on 15th April 1812: Colin Lindon (45) a weaver from Ireland; James Wilson a.k.a. Roach (23) a weaver from Ireland; Forster Roach (18) a weaver from Ireland; James Bennett (21) a hatter from Edgeley; Richard Wood (27) a weaver from Holdcome, Lancashire; James Tomlinson (28) a weaver from Bolton, Lancashire; William Thompson (23) a weaver from Haslingden, Lancashire. All guilty. Sentenced to death, but recommended to mercy by the Jury & respited.
New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists. Foster Roach From the Portland Hulk DIED on Passage