Hello Grahame I'm going to be a bit more systematic: Exiles known to have been sentenced in Oxfordshire. William SMITH sentenced in Salford Dec 1842, came on the ROYAL GEORGE arriving 11 Nov 1844, one of only 21 who were sent as a trial shipment to see if they would be accepted. They were quickly whisked off to squatters who had agreed with their patron, William Yaldwyn, who was returning after a trip to England, that they would take the men. I think we can safely say that these were handpicked model prisoners, expected to take advantage of their opportunity. On the SIR GEORGE SEYMOUR arriving 20 Mar1845: George BARTLETT sentenced at Oxford Feb 1843 Henry SPRAGG sentenced at Oxford Feb 1843 STRATHEDEN pardon list was not included in the Victorian Public Records series VPRS 89, so not able to be transcribed. I will check the "dispoal lists later for this ship. On the MAITLAND arrived 13 Nov 1846: Thomas CRAPPER at Oxford Dec1843 William WARD at Oxford July 1844 John EDEN at Oxford July 1844 Henry GOULDING at Oxford Oct 1844 On the SIR THOMAS ARBUTHNOT 29 Dec1846 Daniel CLIFFORD at Oxford March 1845 James WOOLLEY at Salford August 1843 John SHAW at Salford Feb1845 On the SIR JOSEPH SOAMES 8 Oct 1847 Samuel GARDINER at Oxford Oct 1842 John SMITH at Salford Oct 1843 Richard PERRIN at Oxford July 1845 Johnthan THOMAS at Salford Sept 1845 On the ANNA MARIA 6 Jul 1848 None On the EDEN 4 Feb 1849 Thomas GORDON at Salford April 1844 William CHAUNDY at Oxford Mar 1847 William HATTON at Banbury Dec1843 William WHITE at Oxford mar 1847 I will return to Part 3 of this Oxfordshire exile list with my next post. Regards Ada Ackerly Ada Ackerly. Melbourne Formerly Ackerly Docusearch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grahame & Rosslyn Thom" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 11:39 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Exiles from Oxford > Hi list > > I have a friend in Oxford who is preparing a publication on people > convicted and sentenced to transportation from Oxfordshire including > 13 exlies. <snip> Or for that matter anyone who has a convict who was > sentenced in Oxfordshire. > > Grahame

Hello Grahame, William SMITH sentenced in Salford Dec 1842, came on the ROYAL GEORGE <no further notes on this man> **On the SIR GEORGE SEYMOUR arriving 20 Mar1845:** George BARTLETT sentenced at Oxford Feb 1843 >convicted 10 years larceny in a dwelling at Oxford. A labourer born 1818 , married, read and write imperfectly, taught trade of rugmaker. ( It seems that rugmaker was one of the least skilled trades taught, and I would think, the least useful to earn a living in frontier Australia!) Henry SPRAGG sentenced at Oxford Feb 1843 >convicted 7 years larceny from his master. A labourer born 1814,a widower, reads and writes imperfectly, taught trade of tailor. Refused to accept wages offered for on shore employment and was dismissed from the ship to find his own employment. **On the MAITLAND arrived 13 Nov 1846:** Thomas CRAPPER at Oxford Dec1843 >convicted 10 years burglary.born 1828, single,reads and writes, taught trade of shoemaker ( trade used to good effect in Australia, seems the "top" trade taught to model prisoners) William WARD at Oxford July 1844 >convicted of horse stealing. born 1815 a miller and baker, married, reads and writes,taught trade of carpenter (another trade for model prisoners) John EDEN at Oxford July 1844 >convicted larceny. born 1823, a farm labourer,single,reads and writes, taught trade of rugmaker. Henry GOULDING at Oxford Oct 1844 >convicted two terms of 7 years each, so 14 years,felony,born 1818, a linen draper,taught trade of weaver, widower, reads and writes **On the SIR THOMAS ARBUTHNOT 29 Dec1846** Daniel CLIFFORD at Oxford March 1845 >convicted 10 years,house breaking,born 1828, taught trade of tailor, single, reads and writes James WOOLLEY at Salford August 1843 >convicted 7years, stealing silver spoons, born 1828, a carpenter, taught trade of carpenter (he may have been an instructor), single, reads and writes. Parkhurst Governor: "character and disposition good. Industrious and useful as a colonist." John SHAW at Salford Feb1845 >convicted 7 years, of felony, born 1828, a factory labourer, taught trade of tailor, single, reads and writes. I will return to Part 4 in my next despatch. Regards Ada Ada Ackerly. Melbourne Formerly Ackerly Docusearch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ada Ackerly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Exiles from Oxford : Ada Part 2 > Hello Grahame > > I'm going to be a bit more systematic: > Exiles known to have been sentenced in Oxfordshire. <snip> These will be in next message. i.e. #4 > On the SIR JOSEPH SOAMES 8 Oct 1847 > Samuel GARDINER at Oxford Oct 1842 > John SMITH at Salford Oct 1843 > Richard PERRIN at Oxford July 1845 > Johnthan THOMAS at Salford Sept 1845 > > On the ANNA MARIA 6 Jul 1848 > None > > On the EDEN 4 Feb 1849 > Thomas GORDON at Salford April 1844 > William CHAUNDY at Oxford Mar 1847 > William HATTON at Banbury Dec1843 > William WHITE at Oxford mar 1847 > > I will return to Part 3 of this Oxfordshire exile list with my next post. > > Regards Ada Ackerly > > Ada Ackerly. Melbourne > Formerly Ackerly Docusearch > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grahame & Rosslyn Thom" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 11:39 AM > Subject: [GEELONG] Exiles from Oxford > > > > Hi list > > > > I have a friend in Oxford who is preparing a publication on people > > convicted and sentenced to transportation from Oxfordshire including > > 13 exlies. <snip> > Or for that matter anyone who has a convict who was > > sentenced in Oxfordshire. > > > > Grahame > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://www.zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ada Ackerly. Melbourne Formerly Ackerly Docusearch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ada Ackerly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 11:22 AM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Exiles from Oxford : Ada Part 3 > Hello Grahame, ** On the SIR JOSEPH SOAMES 8 Oct 1847:** Samuel GARDINER at Oxford Oct 1842 > convicted 7 years receiving a stolen broom, born 1829 single, reads and writes, taught trade of shoemaker. John SMITH at Salford Oct 1843 > convicted 7 years felony, born 1831 single, reads and writes,taught trade of tailor Richard PERRIN at Oxford July 1845 >convicted 10 years lamb stealing born 1818 married, reads only, labourer, taught trade of shoemaker. Refused to take reasonable wages, sent on shore to find his own way. Johnthan THOMAS at Salford Sept 1845 > convicted 7 years felony, born 1825,single, reads and writes, a miner, taught trade of carpenter. **On the EDEN 4 Feb 1849** Thomas GORDON at Salford April 1844 >convicted 7 years larceny, single, reads and writes, taught trade of tailor,born 1827. (claimed born Bedford in 1820 when convicted of horse stealing at Castlemaine in June 1853. Aliases given as Henry Gordon and Henry Mace.) William CHAUNDY at Oxford Mar 1847 >convicted 7 years stole a letter containing valuable illustrations born 1811 a letter carrier, taught trade of mat maker, married, reads and writes.(his wife and child arrived 28 August 1850) William HATTON at Banbury Dec1843 >Also listed as James Hatter. convicted 7 years stealing money, born 1832 single, reads and writes, an eagle dealer, he was taught the trade of tin plate worker. (went ashore at his own request) (alias William Burrowes, alias William Burns, alias Peter Crowley. He is listed as convicted and working on the roads soon after his arrival.)( Claim, on arrest, to be a tailor, born 1832 at Banbury, then born 1830 at Ashby de la Zouche) William WHITE at Oxford mar 1847 >convicted 10 years larceny plus a previous conviction, born 1829 single,reads and writes, a stonemason, taught trade of shoemaker I'll have to look out my notes on the STRATHEDEN, which, as I indicated, was not included in the Victorian Public Record Office series VPRS 89, "Her Majesty's Pardon of Exiles". That will be a couple of days away, message #5 **** Wording of the original Queen's pardon:of 1845. Slight changes were made to the reference to the port of reception according to whether the ship went to New South Wales or Tasmania, which both received exile ships 1845-1849. "We, in consideration of some circumstances humbly represented unto us, are graciously to extend our grace and mercy unto the persons named, and to grant them our pardon for the crimes of which they stand convicted, on the condition that they be conveyed as soon as conveniently may be, to the Port Phillip in our Territory of Australia - and that they do not return to our United Kingdom during the remaining term of their respective sentence of transportation and that they shall continue under the said sentence until they arrive at Port Phillip aforesaid, when this our pardon shall take effect." Given at our court at St James... By Her Majesty's command. > > Regards Ada > > Ada Ackerly. Melbourne > Formerly Ackerly Docusearch > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ada Ackerly" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 12:58 PM > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Exiles from Oxford : Ada Part 2 > > > > Hello Grahame > > > > I'm going to be a bit more systematic: > > Exiles known to have been sentenced in Oxfordshire. > > <snip> These will be in next message. i.e. #4 > > On the EDEN 4 Feb 1849 > > Thomas GORDON at Salford April 1844 > > William CHAUNDY at Oxford Mar 1847 > > William HATTON at Banbury Dec1843 > > William WHITE at Oxford mar 1847 > > > > I will return to Part 3 of this Oxfordshire exile list with my next post. > > > > Regards Ada Ackerly > > > > Ada Ackerly. Melbourne > > Formerly Ackerly Docusearch > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Grahame & Rosslyn Thom" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 11:39 AM > > Subject: [GEELONG] Exiles from Oxford > > > > > > > Hi list > > > > > > I have a friend in Oxford who is preparing a publication on people > > > convicted and sentenced to transportation from Oxfordshire including > > > 13 exlies. <snip> > > Or for that matter anyone who has a convict who was > > > sentenced in Oxfordshire. > > > > > > Grahame > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > > http://www.zades.com.au > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://www.zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message