Hi Anna, This is from 'Convicts Unbound' "Jonathan Spencer, alias John SMITH [c 1781-1804] Butcher Aged 21 of Braunston near Oakham, Rutland Tried at Rutland Summer Assizes (Oakham G.D) 30 July 1802 for stealing 45 sheep and 45 lambs from a Mr Robinson and others at Braunston. Sentenced to death. Reprieved by Mr Justice Heath and Baron Thomson and sentenced to transportation for life. Gaoled at Oakham and transferred to the hulks at Woolwich. During the voyage out Spencer was employed on deck as a poulterer. Died 5th March 1804, Risdon Cove, aged 22 (?)" Cheers Lynne
Thank you Lynne for looking that up for Anna and shedding light on his alias. In my haste this morning I took that he was not fully victualled and thought he had arrived later than the other Calcutta Convicts. In my senior senior moment I forgot that the victualled list started from their time at Port Phillip not England. I will send Anna the page I referred to in the Muster book so she can see it. Again many thanks Irene Subject: [AUS-Tas] Jonathan SPENCER Hi Anna, This is from 'Convicts Unbound' "Jonathan Spencer, alias John SMITH [c 1781-1804] Butcher Aged 21 of Braunston near Oakham, Rutland Tried at Rutland Summer Assizes (Oakham G.D) 30 July 1802 for stealing 45 sheep and 45 lambs from a Mr Robinson and others at Braunston. Sentenced to death. Reprieved by Mr Justice Heath and Baron Thomson and sentenced to transportation for life. Gaoled at Oakham and transferred to the hulks at Woolwich. During the voyage out Spencer was employed on deck as a poulterer. Died 5th March 1804, Risdon Cove, aged 22 (?)" Cheers Lynne _______________________________________________ AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ Contact Admin [email protected] _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/aus-tasmania Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus