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Voyage
Transportation
Henry Tuck was transported on the Hougoumont, departing 10th Oct 1867 and arriving 9th Jan 1868 with 281 passengers.
875 ton ship was built at Moulmein in 1852. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/on-this-day-in-history-australias-last-convict-ship-docks.htm ---------------------------- Incorrect Image ....This is a four masted steel hulled Barque in the drawing , im surprised Australian Geo didn't do a bit more research on this .......The Hougoumont was a works ship on the Forth Bridge Project in 1885 ....the one potrayed as a drawing in Aust Geo is the later version of this ship.....the photograph i have attached is the correct and original convict vessel. --00-- 1867 "The hired convict ship Hougoumont, which has been taken up by the Government for the conveyance of a numerous party of convicts to Freemantle, Western Australia, left the Nore on October 1, and proceeded down Channel, after receiving on board 150 convicts from the establishments at Chatham and Millbank. The convicts from the Chatham establishment, at St. Mary's, embarked from the dockyard on board the paddle-wheel steamer Adder, Mr. W. J. Blakely, and were in charge of a numerous party of convict guards and wardens, all heavily armed. Among the convicts shipped were a party of fifteen Fenians, who were engaged in the late conspiracy in Ireland, together with the officers and crew convicted of scuttling the ship Severn, and some others who have achieved notoriety from their crimes. The Fenian convicts, like the remainder of the prisoners, were chained together in gangs, but it was observed that they were kept apart from the other convicts in a portion of the vessel by themselves. The steamer Petrel also took down a number of convicts from the establishment at Millbank for shipment on board the Hougoumont, in charge of a strong escort and convict guard. On Tuesday, October 8th, the Hougoumont arrived in Portland roads. Shortly before midday ninety convicts were marched down to the Government pier at Portland under a strong escort of the 12th Light Infantry. The party included twenty-three Fenian convicts, among whom it was said, was Moriarty. The Government steamer employed in the breakwater service was used for conveying the convicts on board the Hougoumont transport ship. The convicts were chained together on embarking, and on board the steamer a strong guard of marines from her Majesty's ship St. George was formed, and saw the convicts safely placed on board the Hougoumont. The Governor of the penal settlement at Freemantle, Captain Young, is on board the Hougoumont, and returns in that ship to his sphere of duty after paying a visit to his native land." Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 19 Dec 1867, p4, English Shipping, available on Trove at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28608271?searchTerm=hougoumont.
HougoumontReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/19, Page Number 252 --0-- England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876; Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in Convict Prisons/Lunatic Asylums; 1867, December --0-- Edgar, W. (Bill). (2018). “The precarious voyage of her majesty’s convict ship ‘Nile’ to the Swan River colony, late 1857 – and the unexpected aftermath.” The Great Circle, 40(1), 20–43. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26783779 |
| 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
From the Inquirer and Commercial News, 17 January, 1877, p2 at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66301416: “SAILED... January 13. CHARLOTTE PADBURY, barque, 658 tons, Chas. J. Harris, for London. Passengers — in cabin: Miss Hocking, Miss Shaw, Master Milton Randell, Master Daniel Connor; and Mrs. Davies, Misses Davies (two), Messrs. H. Tuck, M. Twohy, F. Filly, J. Whittaker, M. Habour, John Jones, G. Rushton, A. Jones, Thos. Barker, Jas. Wilson, Robt Hams, Wm. Hams, and Robt. Griss, in the steerage. Padbury, Loton, & Co., agents.” FOOTNOTE: The “Charlotte Padbury” was a “full ship” when she sailed, carrying a valuable cargo of WA exports to London – 2000 bales of wool (the largest shipment to leave the colony), lead ore, beeswax, leather, gum, bones and other goods. The wool alone was valued at £37,600, with the cargo’s total estimated value at more than £44,000 (Western Australia Times, 16 January, 1877, p2 at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2976979) --000--
LEFT WA: Henry Tuck appeared on a “Register of Expirees and Conditional Pardon Holders who have left the Colony during the Quarter ending March 31st, 1877”, in the WA Police Gazette, April 25, 1877, No. 16, p66:. 1877, 13 January: Henry TUCK, expiree, 9899, sailed from WA on the “Charlotte Padbury” for London. Described as “57 years of age, 5ft. 9in., black hair, hazel eyes, oval visage, swarthy complexion, stout; cupping marks right side, scar on forehead; horse dealer.” --0--
FREMANTLE JAIL RECORD: TUCK, Henry; inmate #9899, arrived 10 Jan 1868 per Hougoumont Date of Birth: 1820 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Horse dealer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: St Mary Newington Crime: Larceny Sentence Period: 10 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 29 Aug 1872 Certificate of Freedom Date: 15 Nov 1876 Comments: Conditional Release 1874. Teamster, tailor, labourer, general servant. To London, 13 Jan 1877 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --0--
IN WA: 1868, 9 January: On arrival, Henry Tuck was listed as convict #9899; 46, horse dealer, single, semi-literate, Protestant; sentenced to 10 years for larceny and a previous conviction on 5 November, 1866, Newington. Family – father Thomas Tuck, 43 Woburn Mews, Russell Square, London. Described as 5’9” tall, black hair, hazel eyes, oval visage, swarthy complexion, stout build; marks – cupping marks right side, scar on forehead (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; General Register for Nos 9599-10128 cont. (R16)). --0--
EMBARKATION: “The hired convict ship Hougoumont, which has been taken up, by the Government for the conveyance of a numerous party of convicts to Freemantle, Western Australia, left the Nore on October 1, and proceeded down Channel, after receiving on board 150 convicts from the establishments at Chatham and Millbank. The convicts from the Chatham establishment, at St. Mary's, embarked from the dockyard on board the paddle-wheel steamer Adder, Mr. W. J. Blakely, and were in charge of a numerous party of convict guards and wardens, all heavily armed. Among the convicts shipped were a party of fifteen Fenians, who were engaged in the late conspiracy in Ireland, together with the officers and crew convicted of scuttling the ship Severn [only two were on the Hougoumont – Thomas Berwick and Lionel Holdsworth, each sentenced to 20 years for fraud], and some others who have achieved notoriety from their crimes. The Fenian convicts, like the remainder of the prisoners, were chained together in gangs, but it was observed that they were kept apart from the other convicts in a portion of the vessel by themselves. The steamer Petrel also took down a number of convicts from the establishment at Millbank, for shipment on board the Hougoumont, in charge of a strong escort and convict guard. On Tuesday, October 8th, the Hougoumont arrived in Portland roads. Shortly before midday ninety convicts were marched down to the Government pier at Portland under a strong escort of the 12th Light Infantry. The party included twenty-three Fenian convicts, among whom it was said, was Moriarty [not the senior Fenian, Captain Moriarty; rather, this was Bartholomew Moriarty, aged 17]. The Government steamer employed in the breakwater service was used for conveying the convicts on board the Hougoumont transport ship. The convicts were chained together on embarking, and on board the steamer a strong guard of marines from her Majesty's ship St. George was formed, and saw the convicts safely placed on board the Hougoumont. The Governor of the penal settlement at Freemantle, Captain Young, is on board the Hougoumont, and returns in that ship to his sphere of duty after paying a visit to his native land.” (Sydney Morning Herald, 19 Dec 1867, p4, at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28608271). --00--
1867, 8 October: Henry Tuck was sent from Portland to board the Hougoumont for WA (England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876; Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in Convict Prisons/Lunatic Asylums; 1867, December; image 271). --00--
1867, 23 August: Henry Tuck was sent from Pentonville and admitted to Portland Prison, Grove Road, Portland, in Dorset; inmate #6316. Portland, Portsmouth, Chatham and Spike Island in Ireland were listed public works stations and the second stage in the penal process. After separate confinement, prisoners were “placed on work parties at various locations, most commonly naval stations, where maintenance of facilities was vital for the effective protection of Britain’s far flung commercial and military influences around the world. While there, attitude and behaviour were monitored closely. In theory, only after consistently positive reports was a prisoner moved on to the third stage of his incarceration—transportation.” (Edgar, p40) In Portland, Henry Tuck was listed as 26 years old [sic], sentenced to 10 years for stealing; surgeon’s report “good”; behaviour during the quarter “very good” (England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876; Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in Convict Prisons/Lunatic Asylums; 1867; September; image 250). --0--
1867, 14 January: Henry Tuck was admitted to Pentonville Prison, Caledonian Road, London; inmate #4203; previous conviction felony, 1856, 4 years’ PS (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951 for Henry Tuck; Pentonville Prison; Register of Prisoners; 1866-1869; image 61). “After a sentence of transportation was handed down, the prisoner entered into a separate stage where he was placed into an individual cell, isolated from others, apart from brief periods of exercise and attendance at chapel. However, no communication of any kind with other prisoners was permitted at any time. The philosophy behind this penal methodology had its provenances in the religious, monastic traditions; i.e., that in the isolation of his cell the malefactor would be able to contemplate the errors of his way, unadulterated by the negative influences of former contemporaries, and be reformed.” (Edgar, 2018, pp39-40) When first put into practice, the mandated period of separate confinement was 18 months. By the late 1840s, authorities had conceded that such conditions of imprisonment were “injurious to many prisoners’ mental health” and the stint was reduced to 12 months. Periods of separate confinement were reduced further “as a prisoner displayed good behaviour tendencies” (Edgar, p40). Pentonville, Millbank, Wakefield and Mountjoy in Ireland were the “Probation” or “Separate” prisons, as were some local jails. --0--
JAILS: 1866, November: Henry Tuck was held at Surrey County Gaol (aka Horsemonger Lane Gaol), Horsemonger Lane, Newington, Southwark (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951 for Henry Tuck; Pentonville Prison; Register of Prisoners; 1866-1869; image 610). --0--
NEWSPAPER REPORT OF TRIAL: “THE WHOLESALE DEPOT FOR STOLEN GOODS. Henry Tuck (43) and George Hensman (23) were indicted for stealing a leather portmanteau, containing a dressing-case and valuable property, belonging to Mr. William Seagrave. Prosecutor, a surgeon residing at Newington, fetched his daughter from the Great Western Railway terminus in a cab on the nigbt of the 24th of September last, and the portmanteau was placed the roof. On the way the driver several times suspected he was followed by a fastgoing horse and trap, and on pulling up at the end Park-lane the portmanteau was missed. Information was immediately given to the police, and the following day Police-constable Morton proceeded to the house of the prisoners, and found them in an upper room. He asked them if the property in that room belonged to them. Tuck said it was his. Morton then searched the room, and under large quantity of linen he found the dressing-case, broken open, and nearly all the contents, which Mr. Seagrave identitied. The officer also found a large quantity of hair, cloth, and other property, which the prisoners could give no account of. A great deal of evidence was gone into, and the learned counsel having addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, a verdict of guilty was returned. A former conviction was proved against Tuck, who was well known to the police as a receiver of stolen property. Hensman was not known, and Morton, the officer, informed the court that the property found in the house, and now in possession of the police, was worth upwards of 200, none of which, up to the present time, had been owned. The chairman said that Tuck was such an old offender he should sentence him to 10 years’ penal servitude, and fortunately for Hensman he was not known to the police, but no doubt had been concerned with the other in similar depredations; therefore he should sentence him to 18 months’ hard labour at Wandsworth House of Correction.” (South London Press, 10 November, p7 at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000213/18661110/034/0007). --0--