Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Charles Stafford was transported on the Equestrian, departing 27th Aug 1852 and arriving 16th Dec 1852 with 295 passengers.
Built 1842 at Hull. Wood ship of 801 Tons.
Equestrian (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 509 (257). Linc, Conduct Record (CON33-1-111) Conduct Record: CON33/1/111 Description List: CON18/1/58 Indent: CON14/1/46 Pages 118-119 Muster Roll: CON13/1/11 |
| 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
Aged; 44 years old, Farm Labourer. Height; 5 ft 8 inches Remarks; Bad left arm 1875 - Hamilton Police Office: POL302/1/1 page 2 - 12 Nov 1875 1877 - New Town Charitable Institute: POL302/1/1 page 5 - 12 Oct 1877 1879 - New Town Charitable Institute: POL709-1-16 page 203 (16 Oct 1879 to 16 Dec 1879) 1879 - New Town Charitable Institute: POL302/1/1 page 12 - 16 Oct 1879 1880 - New Town Charitable Institute: POL302/1/1 page 13 - 06 Aug 1880 1880 - New Town Charitable Institute: POL709-1-17 page 203 (06 Aug 1880 to 14 Dec 1880) 1882 - New Town Charitable Institute: POL709-1-19 page 200 (06 Sep 1882 to 12 Dec 1882) 1882 - New Town Charitable Institute: POL709-1-19 page 32 (20 Dec 1882 to 16 Feb 1883) 1883 - New Town Charitable Institute: POL709-1-19 page 192 (12 May 1883 to 27 Nov 1883) 1884 - Hamilton Police Office: POL302/1/1 page 17 - 20 Mar 1884 Aged; 77 years old. By Conveyance. 1887 - Death. Aged; 79 years old on the 1 September 1887. Died New Town Pauper Establishment. Trade; Gardner. Born; England. Burial; 2 Sep 1887. Cornelian Bay, Pauper, Section A, Number 489
In the 1851 census, Charles Stafford was a prisoner in Portland Convict Prison. http://www.opcdorset.org/PortlandFiles/PortlandCensus/1851PortlandPrison.htm
Convicted: 31 December 1849 Conduct Record:- Trade: Farm Labourer, Transported for stealing a silver spoon, Single, aged 44, conditional pardon 26 February 1856 Lots of details of him being a Pauper and illnesses up to age 74 in 1883 https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/all/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fNAME_INDEXES$002f0$002fNAME_INDEXES:1502382/one http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON33-1-111,303,248,F,60
Reported in the Nottinghamshire Guardian on 28th February 1850: "REMOVAL OF CONVICTS. On the 18th instant, Robert Pollett, Charles Stafford, William Cooper, George Johnson, and Samuel Cliff, each sentenced to seven years' transportation, were removed by Mr. Jackson from the County Jail to Millbank Prison."