Hi to the list. Could I ask the list. Would a transported convict be retransported if convicted in Tasmania, and if so, where to?? I appreciate that question isn't as clear as it could have been, so a bit of background. John Plowright was sentenced in England in 1836 to transportation for 7 years. After a year on the hulks, he arrived in Tasmania in Oct 1837 (Elphinstone 2). Whilst a prisoner, it appears there were a few months' additions to his sentence, but even so, he was given his Free Certificate in 1843. His Prisoner Record states, after mentioning Free Certificate, the following: 'Hobart Town ?26 May 1847 ?Jobe imprisoned in H M Gaol at H Town and kept to harsh for 2 yrs Transported for stg 2 cha.rs' There is no other entry after this. But on 5 Jul 1847, according to Hobart Gazette, he absconded from the Prisoner Barracks, Hobart. I am assuming he was eventually picked up, and perhaps because of 'escaping' was ??transported from Tasmania to ??? Sue Wyatt kindly sent me a whole batch of details. However, the only other reference found to date concerning a John Plowright is a marriage in 1851 to a Catherine Hedley - the convict permission to marry records John as FREE and Catherine as CADET2. But the age is wrong (28 and should be 32) and I'm not convinced that this is my John. Any advice, suggestions, guidance would be extremely welcome. Regards Tony England

G'day, I've found a few similar cases in 1830s: they were sent to Norfolk Island, from Hobart. But I gather, short sentences were served in VDL. One character, William COMSTIVE (1792-1858) became quite an expert: 1820 convicted York; death; commuted to life 1821 arr VDL per "Lady Ridley" 1834 convicted Hobart; death; commuted to life 1834 Hobart to Sydney, per "Arab" 1834 to 1842 - on Norfolk Island 1842, one but not both, life sentences pardonned; other one not; - conveyed from NI to Sydney, NSW; arr just after transportation ended; - he was an anomaly in Sydney, and accommodation was short, so he was not detained, but was paid 1/5 (17 pence) per day to find his own accommodation & food. He wrote a letter of complaint about shabby treatment given to convicts in NSW. Peter THOMAS Darwin, Australia <[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: Tony Flynn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, 15 June 2002 23:31 To: [email protected] Subject: [TAS-CONVICTS] Re-transportation? Hi to the list. Could I ask the list. Would a transported convict be retransported if convicted in Tasmania, and if so, where to?? I appreciate that question isn't as clear as it could have been, so a bit of background. John Plowright was sentenced in England in 1836 to transportation for 7 years. After a year on the hulks, he arrived in Tasmania in Oct 1837 (Elphinstone 2). Whilst a prisoner, it appears there were a few months' additions to his sentence, but even so, he was given his Free Certificate in 1843. His Prisoner Record states, after mentioning Free Certificate, the following: 'Hobart Town ?26 May 1847 ?Jobe imprisoned in H M Gaol at H Town and kept to harsh for 2 yrs Transported for stg 2 cha.rs' There is no other entry after this. But on 5 Jul 1847, according to Hobart Gazette, he absconded from the Prisoner Barracks, Hobart. I am assuming he was eventually picked up, and perhaps because of 'escaping' was ??transported from Tasmania to ??? Sue Wyatt kindly sent me a whole batch of details. However, the only other reference found to date concerning a John Plowright is a marriage in 1851 to a Catherine Hedley - the convict permission to marry records John as FREE and Catherine as CADET2. But the age is wrong (28 and should be 32) and I'm not convinced that this is my John. Any advice, suggestions, guidance would be extremely welcome. Regards Tony England