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Transportation
Joseph Russell was transported on the James Pattison, departing 10th Jul 1837 and arriving 25th Oct 1837 with 272 passengers.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 86; England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 Original data - Home Office: Criminal Registers, Middlesex and Home Office: Criminal Registers, England and Wales); New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Original data - Home Office: Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 5, 19-20, 32-51); England |
| 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
Joseph Russell was born to parents William & Mary Russell on 18 Nov 1818 and baptised a week later in St Mary's Church Nottingham. His mother worked with lace makers in Nottingham. His father had served on HMS Revenge at Trafalgar under Lord Nelson. Joseph fell in with a bad crowd and started stealing. He was imprisoned in Jan 1836 for four months hard labour for stealing a handkerchief worth 5/- in Nottingham. Again in April 1837, Joe was before for the courts for stealing various items with other people. He was sentenced to LIFE, and to be transported to Australia. Joe Russell was transported after arriving in NSW in Oct 1837, to Moreton Bay, (Qld) to be imprisoned with all the other "hardened criminals" as this was his second offence in two years. He became well known for his tracking, and as a convict served on many surveying expeditions in Qld. He was issued with a Ticket-of-Leave in 1846 and eventually a Conditional Pardon in 1848. (Never to return home.) Joe married in 1851 to an Irish lass Catherine Geary (GERY) at Drayton, Darling Downs. (The marriage was registered in 1854.) They had four children; three boys & 1 girl. Joe & Catherine settled at Pine Mountain near Ipswich, in Qld where he worked as a timbergetter and farmer. Joseph "Joe" Russell died 21 Sep 1900 at Pine Mountain, Qld, and was buried the following day in St Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Pine Mountain, Qld.
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 3/1/1843 Granted 1842 Honora Hayes Thomas Harrison TOL (7yrs) to Joseph Russell James Pattison TOL (7yrs) Rev Michael Ryan Penrith