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Francis Warhurst was transported on the John Renwick, departing 24th Nov 1842 and arriving 10th Apr 1843 with 161 passengers.
1842-43 Journey. THE John Renwick, with the new Colonial Secretary, J. C. Bicheno, Esq., arrived at Hobart Town the 10th instant. The John Renwick left London the 7th December, with 161 male convicts, under the care of D. Ring, Surgeon Superintendent; E. M. O'Connell, Commanding Officer; and 31 rank and file of the 99th regiment, three women, and two children. J. C. Bicheno, Esq., and F. Seymour, Esq., Assistant Colonial Secretary, passengers, with three servants. The John Renwick put into the Cape, and sailed thence on the 10th February. On the 26th, in latitude 37 ° 43* S., longitude 25 ° 40' E., she experienced a sudden gale, which rent all her sails to pieces, and carried away the cutter, from the larboard quarter. The Teetotal Advocate (Launceston) Mon 17 Apr 1843. 74 of the men were transported at the Special Commission held at Staffordshire in 1842, having been engaged in the riots in the Potteries at that time. There were 79 convict boys on board. From the Surgeon’s Report, National Archives. ADM 101/39/41842-1843.
John Renwick (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 242 |
| 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
Frederick Warhurst was listed as 22 years old on arrival. Place of Birth: Manchester, Lancashire. Frederick could read, was single, protestant, 5'6½" tall. Father: Elias Mother: Sarah Brothers: John, Ellis. Sisters: Sarah, Maria. Transported for his part in the 1842 Chartists riots in Cheshire. His crime was 'stealing bread from the union work house at the riots'. 26/8/1839: Lancaster County General Sessions, Salford: Francis Warhurst, aged 18 years, was convicted of larceny & sentenced to three months imprisonment. 29/6/1840: Chester, Cheshire, County Sessions: Francis Warhurst, aged 19 years, was convicted of receiving stolen goods & sentenced to six months imprisonment. 6/8/1847: Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston: Longford Police Office - Francis Warhurst, a passholder, in the service of Mr. Mason, was sentenced to six months on the roads for stealing some of his fellow servant's clothes. 3/2/1855: TOL (Newspaper date) 28/3/1857: CP (Newspaper date) 1/1/1863 Launceston Examiner: Enquiry having been made for Francis Warhurst, per John Renwick, who took up his conditional pardon at Longford in April, 1857, any person knowing anything of him is requested to communicate the same to the Comptroller-General's office. From Founders and Survivors website: Possibly died as Francis Warhouse, on 19 Mar 1887, of chronic cystitis, aged 77 years, at Launceston Hospital. There are some newspaper references to a Francis Warhouse, in Launceston, mainly in the 1880s, being convicted of drunkenness. No record of his arrival has been located. Conversely, no death for Francis Warhurst can be located.