Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Bewley Tuck was transported on the Lotus, departing 20th Dec 1832 and arriving 16th May 1833 with 216 passengers.
Lotus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 513 (257) |
| 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
Trade; Labourer & Shoemaker aged 18 years old 1834 - Bewley Tuck and Samuel Pitt, for absconding from Grass-Tree Hill road party ; Bewley, sentence extended one year ; and Pitt, three years extension. 1838 - To Bewley Tuck, Lotus, a ticket-of leave for meritorious service rendered the Police 1862 - COURT; Trial date: 27 Feb 1862. Launceston Offense: Sodomy. Verdict: Guilty of attempted sodomy AB693-1-1 1862 The Mercury. Fri 9 May 1862. Page 2. TUESDAY, 6TH MAY, 1862. SENTENCES. Bewley Tuck and John Sullivan, unnatural offence, sentenced each to fifteen years' penal servitude. HEALTH & WELFARE; Name; Bewly Tuck akas Bewby Tuck. Brickfields Invalid Depot: POL709-1-13 page 55 (10 Oct 1875 to 04 Apr 1876) Cascades Invalid Depot: POL709-1-14 page 15 (06 Apr 1876 to 16 Jan 1877) 1877 - DEATH; Date of death: 17 May 1877 Aged; 54 years old. Last known residence: Brickfields Dept. Date of burial: 19 May 1877Cornelian Bay, Pauper, Section A, Number 78
Bewley Tuck was sentenced to 15 years in prison for an ‘attempted unnatural offence’, or in other words, homosexuality.