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William Tippett was transported on the Recovery, departing 26th Oct 1835 and arriving 25th Feb 1836 with 283 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 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 189 (97) |
| 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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8/8/1835 ROYAL CORNWALL GAZETTE, CORNWALL SUMMER ASSIZE – CROWN BAR – Before Mr Baron Gurney – His Lordship took his seat on Monday morning at eleven o’clock. Twenty five Magistrates answered to their names. William Tippett was committed on Friday last, on a charge of stealing a heifer, the property of Samuel Dawe, the evidence produced having clearly proved him guilty. The Jury returned a verdict accordingly. The Judge, on passing sentence, observed that not long since this was a capital offence; now the punishment was not so great, but he could pass no other sentence on the prisoner than transportation for Life. HULK REGISTER: No 6303 - William Tippett, 27, born about 1808, convicted 1 August 1835 at Bodmin for stealing a bullock, received onboard prison hulk “Hardy” moored at Portsmouth on 21 August 1835, sentenced to Transportation for Life, sent to NSW on 19 October 1835 (HO 9/9) CRIMINAL REGISTER: William Tippett, 27, born about 1808, tried Cornwall County Assizes 1 August 1835 for cattle-stealing, can read, sentenced to transportation for Life. Ancestry Convict Indents: William Tippett was listed as 26 years old on arrival. Native Place: Cornwall. William was literate, protestant, single 5'6" tall, dark ruddy complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, slight scar back of right hand, two scars and wart near knuckle of forefinger left hand. 1847: TOL Goulburn
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