Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Luke White was transported on the Marquis Of Hastings, departing 27th Jun 1828 and arriving 12th Oct 1828 with 179 passengers.
Marquis Of Hastings (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 431 (217) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Involved in the nefarious gang of cattle thieves who made use of the Fish River caves (Jenolan)"
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Convict Notes
A young Essex man, Luke White, sentenced to seven years transportation and arrived in the colony on the convict ship Marquis of Hastings in 1828. He became a stockman in the Hartley-Fish River district , “as early as the year 1830 the existence of the caverns was reported by Luke White, a stockman in the employ of Mr John Woods of Lowther Park (Hartley)” . He soon became involved “in the nefarious practice of a gang of cattle stealers” who occasionally made use of the large ’Fish River’ caverns. He received his certificate of freedom in 1834, however he was tried for cattle stealing in 1840 at the Supreme Court Sydney. He was sentenced 10 years to Life to Norfolk Island. He left Norfolk Island for Hobart on the same ship as James McKeown in 1844 and was also assigned to the same probation station, Wedge Bay. He was granted a Ticket of Leave in 1845 and received Conditional Pardon in 1849.