Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
Joseph Swails was transported on the Calder, departing 30th Nov 1821 and arriving 20th Nov 1822 with 4 passengers.
Captain Peter Dillon 1st Officer Mr. Worth The Hobart Town Gazette reported the arrival of the brig Calder from Calcutta on 28 September 1822. Disembarked 4 convicts in NSW on 20/11/1822
Calder (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW State Archives and Records Convicts Index 1791-1873 |
Claims
No one has claimed Joseph Swails yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for Joseph Swails.
Convict Notes
NSW Permissions to Marry. 1825-1851. Permission 11 Nov 1826, Newcastle. Joseph Swales, per Calder, age 31, Life, Bond, and Jane Graham, per Janus, age 29, 7 years, Bond. Rev. G. Middleton.
1828 NSW Census Index. Joseph Swales, per Calder. Resident at Barracks, Newcastle.
Joseph Swails was in the 8th Dragoons, in India. Crime not found. Joseph Swails was listed as 29 years old on arrival. 1829: Married Mary McDonald/McDonnell at Mount Vincent (Co. Northumberland). Mary listed as McDonnell on the NSW BDM. Children: Listed Under Swails: 1830 and 1831 - 2 listings for Mary A. Listed under Swales: 1832: Elizabeth R 1837: Sarah 1840: Emma 1842: Joseph D 1846: William G Perhaps another 2 in South Australia. ????: TOL Maitland 9/6/1831: COF 9/10/1837: CP 1/7/1842: Recommended for Absolute Pardon - by E D Day PM; Edward Hungerford; E Manning; G R Rusden 8/8/1843: Absolute Pardon. 8/4/1850 South Australian Register: Notice to the Public of Adelaide and its Vicinity. The undersigned has opened his establishment as Horse Doctor and Farrier. Horses carefully shod upon an Improved principle. Sick Horses attended upon at the shortest notice. The undersigned having had thirty years' practical experience, solicits a share of the public patronage. Blacksmith's and Wheelwright's work in general. JOSEPH SWALES, Swiss Cottage, Grenfell-stroet, Nearly opposite the ' Sturt Hotel.' 12/3/1851 South Australian Register: BENCH OF MAGISTRATES.— ANNUAL ISSUE OF LICENCES. Joseph Swales, Unley Inn, Unley. 1858: Had the Launceston Hotel, Adelaide. 12/2/1859: Insolvency Notice, Joseph Swales, of Salisury, licensed victualler. 1864: of Gawler Plains. 26/5/1878: Joseph Swales, died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. H. Quin, Harbor-Master, at Port Adelaide, aged 92 years, after a long illness. 27/5/1878 The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide: THE FRIENDS of the late Mr. JOSEPH SWALES are respectfully informed that his remains will be removed from the residence of his son-in-law, Captain Hugh Quin, Dale-street, Port Adelaide, at 2.30 on Tuesday afternoon, for interment in the Woodville Cemetery. Wzl48 J. C. & G. E. HADDY, Undertakers. Mary died 31/1/1888 at Port Adelaide, aged 84.
Joseph Swails was tried and convicted at Fort William, Calcutta on 30 October 1821 and transported to Sydney on the Calder in 1822 with three other prisoners.