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Silvanus Skeen was transported on the Recovery, departing 30th Jul 1819 and arriving 18th Dec 1819 with 189 passengers.
Built 1799 Batavia, 493 tons. 1823 voyage. Also arrived the same morning, (i.e. Thursday last) from Ireland, having sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 5th April, the ship Recovery, Captain Fotherley, with 180 male convicts, in tolerable health : no deaths on the passage. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Cunningham, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 1st, or Royals, commanded by Captain Gill, who is accompanied by his Lady. Three free passengers come out by this conveyance, at the expence of the Crown. Sydney Gazette, Thurs 7 Aug 1823. 1835 voyage. Surgeon's general remarks. On 5th October 1835, the Guard embarked at Deptford, consisting of 1 staff, 1 subaltern, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by 8 women and 4 children. On the 19th at Spithead we received on board 160 male convicts from the Leviathan and 120 from the York Hulk and in the 30th got under weigh, previous to which, the convicts were discharged to the hulks in consequence of their being a great nuisance on board. Source:The medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Recovery for 5 October 1835 to 16 March 1836 by Alexander Neill, during which time the said ship was employed in passage to Sydney New South Wales
Recovery (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 197 (100) |
| 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
WORCESTER ASSIZES, held before Mr. BARON GARROW and JUSTICE RICHARDSON, terminated on Wednesday, when sentence of death was passed upon twenty-three prisoners, who had been capitally convicted.—their Lordships, before leaving town, were pleased to reprieve the whole of these unhappy persons, with the exception of John Harris, The following are among the sentences passed upon the respective prisoners : … James Cooper, Silvanus Skeen, John Skeen, and Joseph Carr, for breaking into and robbing in the day time, the house of J. Sawyer, at Yardley; .. condemned. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 15 Mar 1819.
Silvanus was tried and convicted on Saturday 6th March 1819 at Worcestershire Lent Assizes for breaking and entering the dwelling house of James Sawyer during the day-time (no person being therein) and stealing a flitch of Bacon and other property and received a sentence of transportation for life. His brother John and James Cooper and Joseph Carr were tried with him. On 27th May Silvanus and his Brother were received onto the Prison Hulk 'Justitia' moored on the Thames at Woolwich, he was noted as 'an old offender' with a bad character', his brother, also noted as 'an old offender'. Left England on 30th July 1819. Ship:- the 'Recovery' sailed with 188 male convicts on board, there were no reported deaths during the voyage. Arrived on 18th December 1819. On 8th November 1830 he was issued with a Ticket of Leave 30/743 for Kissing Point, New South Wales; altered to Bathurst on 11th June 1833. Married widow Elizabeth Ford (nee Carrington) on 25th February 1850, Elizabeth arrived on the 'Briton' on 26th June 1844 with her husband James Ford, they lived at Richmond River and both had children with diferent partners. James died murdered by aboriginals at Richmond River probably Gundrimbah, Cedar getters camp. On 7th March 1867 at Grafton Quarter Session he was sentenced to six months imprisonment at Grafton Gaol for stealing and receiving a cheque (Larceny) committed on J. P. W. Walker; Bush Carpenter, lately slight labouring work; strength declining from old age; prison conduct good. Silvanus died on 8th September 1879 at the Liverpool Asylum for the Infirm and Destitute aged 79.
7/03/1867: Labourer, Tried for stealing & receiving a cheque, Grafton Quarter SessionsS Sentence: Death 18/07/1867:6mnths imprisonment, Grafton Gaol d.1879,Liverpool,age 79yrs? (BDM) Deaths BDM SKEEN SILVANUS 6301/1879 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN LIVERPOOL m. 1850, Elizabeth Ford nee Carrington (free),widow, 1850,Richmond River, Elizabeth Came free per "Briton" with husband James Ford,widow with 5 children. They lived at Richmond River and both had children. JAmes died murdered by aboriginals at Richmond River probably Gundrimbah, Cedar getters camp. (ancestry.co and memoirs of Lucy Crane nee Ford)