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Transportation
Joseph Windle was transported on the Eliza, departing 13th Jul 1822 and arriving 22nd Nov 1822 with 161 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 193 (97) |
| 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
On Friday the following convicts left York, in order to be delivered on board the hulks at Sheerness, up the River Medway;— William Carnall, John Wharton, Henry Egley, Thomas Sunderland, George Burgin, Samuel Warburton, Henry Wilkinson, John Brown, Thomas Buxton, John Taylor, Joseph Windle, and James Smith, severally to be transported seven years: also John an
At the General Quarter Sessions the Peace for the West-Hiding, held by adjournment at Sheffield, on Wednesday, … the following prisoners took trials:— Joseph Windle for stealing quantity of knives; scissors, and razors, the property of William Rowley, of Sheffield -To be transported. Sheffield Independent, 27 Oct 1821.
Joseph Windle 2nd cousin to Alfred Windle
Windsor. March 3. Joseph Windle was charged with having stolen sundry articles found in his possession. He had robbed the lodging whereat he stopped on the Windsor-road, and had taken away a remnant of blue cloth, some pieces of print, a little dungaree, thread, cotton, calico, &c. He called at the house of a little farmer, in a very remote place, and offered the articles for sale; but the farmer, who is now an honest industrious man, had once in his day known something of these kind of matters, suspected all was not correct, and apprehended the prisoner. The prisoner is a ticket of leave holder; the "New Order" operates well against rogues and vagabonds. Sentence, 2 years to a penal settlement. Sydney Gazette, 13 Mar 1827. -------------------------------------------------- Moreton Bay Convict Register. Joseph Windle, per Eliza 2, tried at York Q.S., 24 Oct 1821, 7 years. Trade, Cutler. Colonial sentence: Gen. Sessions Windsor. 3 Mar 1827, Runaway and felony. 2 years. Returned to Sydney, 1 Apr 1829. Description: Josh. Windle, native of Sheffield, age 21, 5 ft 3½ in, fair comp, fair hair, grey eyes, E. religion. -------------------------------------------------- Convict Index, 1791-1873. Joseph Windle, per Eliza 1822, Certificate of Freedom, 4 May 1829. 29/0431.
Joseph was 16 years old when on board the Eliza. Colonial Secretary Papers: WINDLE, Joseph. Per "Eliza", 1822 1823 Sep 27: On return of convicts discharged from the Establishment, Emu Plains; to Port Macquarie (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.157) 1823 Oct 15: On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Sally" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.78, 438-9) 4/5/1829: COF
Joseph Windle was the brother of Alfred Windle. They were both found guilty of stealing 48 rolls of ribbon and Joseph was sentenced to 7 years transportation while his brother Alfred, the elder brother, was sentenced to death. This sentence was commuted to 99 years transportation and they both ended up in New South Wales. Alfred arrived on the ship Guildford in 1822 while Joseph arrived the same year on the ship Eliza. It is thought that Joseph returned home to England but it is known for sure that Alfred stayed in New South Wales after he obtained a full pardon. He married and had 13 children before he died in Coogee, New South Wales.