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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Charles Towers was transported on the Woodford, departing 29th Jul 1826 and arriving 22nd Nov 1826 with 100 passengers.
Woodford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 39 (21) |
| 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
PIRATICAL SEIZURE OF The Government Brig Cyprus, By Convicts, on their way to the Penal Settlement of Macquarie Harbour. We last week mentioned that the Cyprus was on her passage to the Penal Settlement of Macquarie Harbour, conveying 31 prisoners under sentence of transportation to that place ; and having on board a large supply of provisions for the Settlement ; and that the prisoners had mutinied and taken possession of the vessel , and carried her out to sea. … … The following is a list of the prisoners, who captured the Cyprus:— Michael Herring, Robert McGuire, William Templeman, Matthew Pennell, William Watts, James Davis, Samuel Thacker, John Beveridge, Alexander Stevenson, Leslie Ferguson, John Lynch, James Jones, William Swallow (commonly called Walker), Charles Towers, James Cham, Thomas Bryant, John Denner, William Brown. (Colonial Times 4 Sep 1829, p. 3.)
Conduct Record;- No; 355 Transported for “Highway Robbery' Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts. (CON23) No; 355 Height; 5 Ft 8 1/4 in Hair; Brown Eyes; L. Hazel Age; 23 Trade; Farm Labourer, Shepherd & Ploughman Trial; [1] Devon Assises - 13 March 1826 - Life & [2] Launceston - 13 Jan 1829 - 7 years Ship; Woodford - 1826 Native Place; Tarporley, Cheshire New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. No; 355 Name; Chas Towers Ship; Woodford Remarks\Assigned; ABSCONDED - 1829 1841 - Remarks\Assigned; - ABSCONDED