Summary
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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Charles Selway was transported on the Joseph Somes, departing 18th Dec 1845 and arriving 19th May 1846 with 250 passengers.
Built 1845 at London. Wood ship of 780 Tons. The owner was Thomas Colyer of Kent, the son-in-law of Joseph Somes. Two voyages with transport convicts to Australia: 1845/1846: 1847: 248 male people (known as "exiles" landed at Point Henry, Geelong, Victoria and 1 went on to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). Queen Victoria had decreed that all of these men (many of them youths from Parkhurst, Isle of Wight) should be treated as "free" upon arrival (significant backlash to transported criminals at this time).
Joseph Somes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 409 (206) |
| 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
Taunton. Wednesday April 23. The parish of Middle Chinnock, and adjacent neighbourhood, have long been infested with a gang of depredators; and great quantities of potatoes, cider, wood, and other articles had been stolen front different persons without any discovery of the thieves, until lately; when the house of Mary Holland was searched. and a large quantity of stolen property found, which has since been identified. Those who made the search were surprised at also finding the entrails of no less than five sheep: and further enquiries led to the apprehension of Joseph Furzer, Charles Meecham, Joseph Meecham, Charles Selway, and Alfred Holland, who have been committed for trial the next Quarter Sessions. Dorset County Chronicle, 24 April 1845. Somerset Quarter Sessions. Ten Years: Joseph Meechem, Charles Selway, Charles Meechem, and Joseph Furzer, for stealing ewe sheep, the property of Edward Budge. Sherborne Mercury, 5 July 1845.