Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Wharton was transported on the Barossa, departing 9th May 1844 and arriving 5th Sep 1844 with 322 passengers.
Barossa (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 98. Tasmanian Archives - convicts Colonial Times 9 Jan 1852 & Hobart Courier 1852. |
| 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
(N.B. Point Peur was the facility for boys sent out under the convict system. Father: William Mother: Mary Brother: Henry Newspaper report of second conviction - Colonial Times 9 Jan 1852 & Hobart Courier 14 Jan 1852.
Joseph was 4'3 1/2" tall, could read and write a little, RC, fresh complexion, sandy hair, hazel eyes, tattoos. Joseph's conduct record, records his age as 11. Joseph was sent to Point Puer. 22/10/1849: COF 9/1/1852: Joseph Wharton and Samuel Hall, both free by servitude, were found guilty of stealing shirts and other wearing apparel, the property of James Martin - to be transported for 7 years each. Could not find where he was sent to. 3/4/1857: Unclaimed letter at the Ballarat P O, Victoria. 3/2/1864: Goulburn Herald - A man names Joseph Wharton drowned in the Shoalhaven near little Bombay. He a digger, and was going across the river in a boat loaded with dirt, the boat sank and because he had heavy digger's boots on, drowned.
Joseph was 11 years old when he was transported to Port Arthur for stealing 2 brass taps at Birmingham.