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Transportation
Charles Wilkins was transported on the Baring, departing 31st Mar 1815 and arriving 7th Sep 1815 with 302 passengers.
Baring (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 202 |
| 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
CHARLES WILKINS was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 4th of July, a gelding, value 17 l. the property of James Kill . Prisoner's Defence. I was very much in liquor when I hired the horse; when I came round from my journey at Bow I tumbled off the horse; the next morning I was so tipsey I did not know how to walk. I did not mean to part with the horse. GUILTY - DEATH , aged 25. Charles and Elizabeth (per Mary Ann 1815) were married 29 July, 1816 at St Philips Church of England, Sydney – listed as Elizabeth Barnes on NSW BDM. In the 1828 census, Charles was a blacksmith in George Street Sydney. 1831: was a licensed victualler and had "Somerset House", at the corner of Kent and George streets, Sydney. 8/1/1839 Sydney Gazette: On the 6th instant, Mr. Charles Wilkins, of George-street Sydney, aged 47 years, after a long and severe illness. 28/5/1839 Sydney Gazette: MARRIED, By Special License at St. James' Church, on Thursday, the 23rd instant, by the Rev. Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frederick Stewart, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Charles Wilkins, both of George-street, Sydney. 3/12/1839 Sydney Gazette: On the 15th November, 1839, at her residence, Kent-street south, after along illness, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkins, widow of the late Charles Wilkins, of Brickfield Hill, George-street, where they resided many years.
Charles was my great x3 grandfather. He married Elizabeth Bearance in 1816, receieved an absolute pardon in 1835. His offence was feloniously stealing a gelding valued at £17.