Hello All I have just joined the list and I am hoping that there is a Sage out there that can help me resolve my predicament. I have a convict Daniel CANVIN who was caught stealing from a person and was tried at the Guildhall (one word) Bristol 4 May 1820. From various paper reports he was in Newgate and Lawson's Gate Gaol. He sailed for Sydney Town on The Elizabeth 18 Aug 1820 from The Downs, Kent, England however that is about 200 miles from Bristol. Can someone help me understand why he would have had to travel that distance to board the ship and how would the authorities have organised it. It has me bluffed. Many thanks Jenny
Hi Jenny, My convicts were tried at Hereford not far from the Welsh border and transported from Woolwich which is on the Thames downstream from London also quite a distance in those days. I think they were transferred in horse drawn prison wagons. They probably had overnight arrangements at other prisons along the way or alternatively, collected fresh horses and another coachman en-route. Lyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny T" <jennygirl@unwired.com.au> To: <AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:33 PM Subject: [PJ] Newgate Prison to Sydney Town > Hello All > > I have just joined the list and I am hoping that there is a Sage out there > that can help me resolve my predicament. I have a convict Daniel CANVIN > who was caught stealing from a person and was tried at the Guildhall (one > word) Bristol 4 May 1820. From various paper reports he was in Newgate and > Lawson's Gate Gaol. He sailed for Sydney Town on The Elizabeth 18 Aug 1820 > from The Downs, Kent, England however that is about 200 miles from > Bristol. > > Can someone help me understand why he would have had to travel that > distance to board the ship and how would the authorities have organised > it. It has me bluffed. > > Many thanks > Jenny > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >