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Transportation
Hendrick Uithaalder was transported on the Pekoe, departing 10th Jul 1840 and arriving 7th Nov 1840 with 191 passengers.
Built Dundee, Scotland 1834. 379 tons. Rig type S. Transported convicts from Dublin, Ireland 1840 to New South Wales, Australia. List of 177 - 180 male persons. As this ship sailed direct from Ireland, the details of those on the voyage are NOT fully entered on this site, but being updated by volunteer researchers. Military Guard of the 96th Regiment plus 5 women and 11 children. Two boys, Matthew Wood (son of Michael Wood) and Patrick McArdle (son of James McArdle) - they were considered as free persons. Ship Surgeon, Robert Bower kept a Medical Journal.
Pekoe (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
TAHO Conduct record - note: Executed at Hobart 20 Feb 1863 for sodomy. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON37-1-3/CON37-1-3P388
THE Tickets of Leave of the undermentioned Prisoners of the Crown have been cancelled for the reasons stated opposite to their respective names.— Witnalder Hendrick, Pekoe, Brisbane Moreton Bay ; committed for trial for rape. NSW Govt Gazette,6 Mar 1846
CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Wednesday 28th January, 1863. Capital Offence. Hendrick Witnalder, the little Kaffir and Cornwall Collins, a boy of about fourteen, were placed in the dock charged with an unnatural offence. Mr. Graves defended the boy Collins. The evidence of the first witness, police constable Hayes, having been fully taken, His Honor pointed out, on application of the counsel for the crown, to the jury that the course now to pursue to meet the legal requirements of the case, would be for them to consider on the facts adduced whether they could return a verdict of acquittal against the boy Collins as not consenting; in order that his evidence might be taken for the completion of the case against Witnalder. The jury asked leave to retire for a few minutes and at the end of that time returned into court with a verdict of not guilty. The boy was then discharged from the dook, and ordered to be kept apart from everybody till his evidence was required. The case was then proceeded with. The hearing occupied the remainder of the day. His Honor having summed up, the jury after retiring for 10 minutes returned into Court with a verdict of Guilty against Whitnalder, and expressing their unanimous conviction that the boy was not a consenting party. Remanded for sentence. The Mercury, 29 Jan 1863. ------------------------------------------------------------- EXECUTION OF HENDRICKWHITNALDER, Yesterday morning (Friday), at 8 o'clock, the last sentence of the law was carried into effect upon Hendrick Whitnalder, condemned to die for an unnatural crime. The criminal, who had been assiduously attended by Father Hunter since his condemnation, and had been most earnest in attending to the exhortations of his clergymen, from the first hour of his condemnation, persisted in his entire innocence of the charge. At 8 o'clock, the Under-Sheriff (Mr. Crouch), accompanied by the Gaoler and Deputy Gaoler, proceeded to the condemned cell, where the executioner pinioned the culprit, who again asserted his entire innocence of tile crime. The criminal was then led out, preceded by Father Hunter reading — the usual prayers, which Whitnalder audibly repeated ; he was perfectly unchanged in his appearance, and walked with a firm step along the-platform and on to the drop. The only person present, besides the officers of the gaol, a body of Police, the Sheriff, the reporters, and the clergyman, was Mr. Lowes, from Victoria. Immediately before the cap was placed over him, the culprit nodded to Mr. Reidy, the Gaoler, and then the bolt was drawn, and the soul of the culprit was launched into eternity. The usual declaration was afterwards made and signed. The Advertiser, (Tas), Sat 21 Feb 1863.
NSW Convict Index. Hendrick Witnalder, per Pekoe, 1841,Colonial Pardon, 7 May 1846. No 46/007. Remarks: Transported to VDL.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Hendrick Uithaalder, age on arrival, 28, per Pekoe 1840. Tried at Grahams Town Court Martial South Africa, 1838, 14 years sentence, for Mutiny. Former conviction: 100 Lashes. DOB 1812. Native place, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Trade, Soldier & bullock driver. Married, 1 female child. Protestant. Remarks: Hottentot Copper colored.