Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Taylor was transported on the Sarah, departing 29th Nov 1836 and arriving 29th Mar 1837 with 270 passengers.
Sarah (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 415 (210) |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/5/55 1836 Jan Prisoner name: Joseph Taylor. Prisoner age: 53. Prisoner occupation: Master butcher. Court and date of trial: Jamaica, 5 October 1835. Crime: Cattle stealing. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): The prisoner. Grounds for clemency: The prisoner has six small children and a wife who are dependent on him; the jury was not impartial; he had given evidence against a Thomas Parker for murdering his brother and this man has engineered the case against him; he has always been considered a respectable and honest person. Additional Information: Prisoner held on board the York hulk. He is from Spanish Town, Jamaica. -------------------------------------------------- Conduct Report: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-44$init=CON31-1-44p28 1029. Joseph Taylor, Tried Jamaica 5 Oct 1835, Life. Transported for Cattle stealing. Married, 6 children. Died in H.M. C. Hospital 3 April 1837. Vide Memorandum of John Dunnley, 4 April 1837. ------------------------------------------------ ADM 101/66/61836-1837 Medical and surgical journal of His Majesty's convict ship Sarah for 1 November 1836 to 8 May 1837 by James McTernan, Surgeon. (Described at item level). Folios 40-41: Joseph Taylor, aged 54, convict; case number 33; disease or hurt, erysipelas. Put on sick list, April 1837 at Hobart Town. Discharged 3 April 1837 to the hospital at Hobart Town. -------------------------------------------------- Note: There were a lot of cases of Erysipelas on the Sarah, and a number of deaths from it. Erysipelas -This is an intense red rash which develops on the face, arms and legs which is caused by the streptococcus A bacteria. It occurs within the fat tissues and skin and particularly affects elderly people. -------------------------------------------------- Description Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-20$init=CON18-1-20p64 Joseph Taylor – Sick. (no further information) ----------------------------------------------------- Burial Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD34-1-1p212j2k Burials in the parish of Trinity, Hobart, Buckingham district. Joseph Taylor, Hospital, age 54, per ship Sarah, Convict, buried 8 April.