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Joseph Whitehouse was transported on the Claudine, departing 20th May 1821 and arriving 15th Dec 1821 with 160 passengers.
The 'Claudine' was an East Indiaman built in Calcutta in 1811 from teak wood with a tonnage of 452 tons. In 1820 she ran from London to Hobart Town, Sydney, Batavia and back to England. After leaving Sydney on 10 May 1820 under the command of John Welsh, she discovered the Claudine Reef in the Coral Sea, before making her way past Murray Island in Torres Strait on her way to Batavia. The Claudine made two voyages to Australia as a convict transport. Departing Woolwich 24 August 1821 mastered by John Crabtree with Henry Ryan as ship's surgeon. She arrived in Port Dalrymple, van Diemen's Land after a passage of 113 days via Teneriffe, on 15 December, landing 40 convicts. She then sailed on to Hobart Town and landed the remaining 119 male convicts, one prisoner having died en route . On 24 August 1829 the Claudine departed London, arriving in Sydney on 6 December 1829 after a voyage of 104 days; her Master was William Heathorne, the surgeon William H Trotman. On this voyage she sailed with 180 prisoners and their guard; two prisoners died en route. she then sailed on to Madras on 30 December. The Claudine returned to merchant service and on Monday 21-22 November 1840 under the command of captain Brewer was deliberately beached with another East Indiaman 'Westminster' during a storm off the Kent coast near Margate. This stranding was the subject of a famous engraving by William Henry Bartlett and a pencil and chalk sketch by J.M.W. Turner. The 'Westminster' successfully unloaded 6000 chests of tea into two steamers which delivered it to the East India Docks and was refloated on 7 December. 'Claudine' which was beached onshore unloaded into 200 carts the following day 23rd November and was then refloated on a spring tide after 7 December. Both ships having been dismasted in the storm, were repaired and put back into the trade. The Claudine appears to have been sent to the wreckers in 1849.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 89 (46) |
| 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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Hobart Town Government Gazette March 20 to 31, 1827. James Tooney, one of the Field Police, was convicted of being drunk and disorderly, and of neglect of duty in suffering Joseph WHITEHOUSE to escape from his custody on his way from the Coal River to Hobart-town. He had two men in charge, and was found by Mr. Fisk, lying on the road beastly drunk, with only one of his prisoners, and his musket lying near him. This man was one of the first who joined the Field Police, and in 18 months more he would have been entitled to his emancipation. Mr. Humphrey marked his crime with the following punishment, which, it is to be hoped, will be a timely caution to all others, viz: dismissed from his office, forfeit all his salary, receive 50 lashes, and labour in irons for three months.
April 1828: Free Certificate. 9/2/1836: Colonial Times, Hobart: Thursday, February 4th. Joseph Whitehouse was charged with stealing two sacks, value 4s., the property of Mr. Flexmore, at Green Tonds. Verdict, Guilty. Sentence, seven years ransportation. 30/11/1838: The Hobrt Town Courier: Monday, November 26. Joseph Whitehouse's existing sentence of transportation extended two years, and to be removed to Port Arthur, for absconding from the Perth road party. May 1841: TOL 2/2/1845: COF Unsure that this is his marriage - could not find Alice Watson on the 'Phoebe' --- 9/5/1853: Married Alice Ann Watson, (Phoebe) aged 28, at Catherdral Church, Hobart. Joseph was a labourer and 45 years old. 7/2/1856 The Tasmanian Daily News, Hobart: IDLE AND DISORDERLY. Joseph Whitehouse was charged with wandering about in the streets, Apparently without the means of support. The prisoner was a poor creature, evidently only half-witted, with scarcely any clothes to cover him. He had neither shoes nor stockings his trousers so torn and tattered as to require holding together, and his coat, which was of the meanest description, was "buttoned behind." He pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, with a recommendation that he should be sent to Impression Bay. 22/4/1856 Colonial Times, Hobart: Insanity.-Yesterday two unfortunates, John Couch and Joseph Whitehouse, were brought before the police bench charged on the information of Dr. Brook of H. M. General Hospital with being of unsound mind and unfit to be at large, and incapable of maintaining themselves by their own exertions. Their worships (Messrs. Burgess and Power) adjudicated under the Act 10 Viet No. 9, sec. 5, and ordered the poor fellows to be detained in the General Hospital pending the Lieutenant Governor's order. 21/10/1856: Joseph died of 'Disease of the brain and heart, aged 55, at the Lunatic Asylum, New Norfolk.
Transported 7 years for " Felony" Gaol report: "Bad character - Old offender" Hulk report: "Orderly" Stated this offence: "Felony", F at N P Sheldon Warwick.
Description listed as: Age 23, tried at Warwick, 31st March 1821. Native of Sheldon, Warwickshire Height: 5" 6¾", Hair: Flaxen, Eyes: Blue Farmers Labourer & Ploughman Remarks: Scar on left arm, ditto on cheek