Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Shepheard was transported on the Katherine Stewart Forbes, departing 7th Oct 1829 and arriving 18th Feb 1830 with 201 passengers.
Katherine Stewart Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 224 |
| 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
Somehow, Joseph returned to England. However, the Norfolk Chronicle, 4 April 1840, reports: Walsingham Sessions were held on Friday last, .. prisoners for trial, amongst whom were ... Joseph Shepherd was found guilty of stealing quantity of barley in the straw, the property of Thos. Lake, of Walsingham. The prisoner had been transported, and a short time since had been tried with his father for a similar offence, when the father was transported. The Court now sentenced him to 15 years' transportation.
NSW Convict Index. Joseph Shepheard, per Katherine Stewart Forbes, Certificate of Freedom, 15 Aug 1836. No 36/0733. TL 35/960; retransported per Eden, 1840.
At the Adjourned Sessions held at Holt on Friday, the 8th inst.... the following prisoners (23 in number) were tried: ... Joseph Shepheard, convicted of stealing hay from the field barn yard of Mr. Wordingham, of Barsham, being an old offender, was sentenced to be transported for seven years. Norfolk Chronicle, 23 May 1829.