John Walsh 87511
M, #8751, b. 1841
| Name-Change | John Walsh 8751 was also known as John Welch 8751. |
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| Birth | He was born in 1841.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 22 December 1865.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of desertion ( Court Martial) and sentenced to 8 years on 7 July 1863 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the Vimeira arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 21 December 1865. He had been collected from Chatham prison.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a railway platelayer; soldier on 22 December 1865.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 8751 on 22 December 1865.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 22 December 1865.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 22 November 1867 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 14 May 1870 at Western Australia.1 |
| Left | He left the colony for S.A. per Assam on 29 December 1877.1,2 |
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John Walsh 87521
M, #8752, b. 1839
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| Birth | He was born in 1839 at Ireland.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 22 December 1865.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of stabbing a superior officer ( Court Martial) and sentenced to life on 16 September 1863 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the Vimeira arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 21 December 1865. He had been collected from Portsmouth prison.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a block printer; soldier on 22 December 1865.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 8752 on 22 December 1865.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 22 December 1865.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 26 August 1875 at Western Australia.1 |
| Cert. of Remission | His Cerificate of Remission was granted on 22 August 1885 at Western Australia.1,2 |
| Bio | Recorded as having worked at "The Bowes."3 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, General Register, 1850 - 1868 (R21b)
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60668/…
- [S383] Sue White, The Bowes - A Little Piece of Heaven, pg 304.
John Wilson 87531
M, #8753, b. 1830, d. 3 December 1881
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| Convicted | Convicted of striking a superior officer ( Court Martial) and sentenced to 10 years on 17 November 1863 at London, Ontario, Canada.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the Vimeira arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 21 December 1865. He had been collected from Chatham prison.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a labourer; soldier on 22 December 1865.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 22 December 1865.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 8753 on 22 December 1865.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 12 April 1869 at Western Australia.1 |
| Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 17 December 1873 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S95] WA Police Gazettes, online slwa.wa.gov.au/collections/collections/police-gazettes, Inquest 1881 pg 205.
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, Register of Admissions and Discharges From Hospital, 1857 - 1886 (M32)
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60668/…
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 11132/1881.
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, General Register for Various Nos 1435-3784, Nos 8476-8770 (R12-R13)
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Michael Walsh 87541
M, #8754, b. 1842, d. 9 November 1866
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| Birth | He was born in 1842.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 22 December 1865.1 |
| Death | He died on 9 November 1866 at Swan, Western Australia, killed by falling tree.1,2,3,4 |
| Convicted | Convicted of violence to a surgeon (Court Martial) and sentenced to life on 20 February 1864 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the Vimeira arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 21 December 1865. He had been collected from Portsmouth prison.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a labourer; soldier on 22 December 1865.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 22 December 1865.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 8754 on 22 December 1865.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S85] CO 18 Despatches, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2043248911/view
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, General Register for Various Nos 1435-3784, Nos 8476-8770 (R12-R13)
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60668/…
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 3346/1866.
George Yallop 87551
M, #8755, b. 1838, d. 2 November 1900
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| Convicted | Convicted of burglary and sentenced to 7 years on 6 August 1864 at Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the Vimeira arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 21 December 1865. He had been collected from Portland prison.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 22 December 1865.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 8755 on 22 December 1865.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 22 December 1865.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 16 July 1868 at Western Australia.1,6 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 3 February 1870 at Western Australia.1,7 |
| Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 7 August 1871 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S14] Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, online ww2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch, https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 1883/1900.
- [S12] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23847443
- [S95] WA Police Gazettes, online slwa.wa.gov.au/collections/collections/police-gazettes, Inquest 1900 pg 358.
- [S402] Perth TOL Register 1386/5 (Sep 1865 - Dec 1875), pg 180 The pdf starts at pg 1 on pdf pg 3. There are 3 entries per page. To view or download click on this link, then click on book image
https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/…
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, General Register for Various Nos 1435-3784, Nos 8476-8770 (R12-R13)
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George Ashworth 87711
M, #8771, b. 1844, d. 21 October 1870
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| Birth | He was born in 1844.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 4 July 1866.1 |
| Death | He died on 21 October 1870 at Bannister, Western Australia.2,3 |
| Convicted | Convicted of robbery with violence and sentenced to 7 years on 3 December 1863 at Chester, Cheshire, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the Belgravia arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 3 July 1866. He had been collected from Chatham prison.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a silk spinner; factory operative on 4 July 1866.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 8771 on 4 July 1866.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 4 July 1866.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 18 October 1867 at Western Australia.1 |
| Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 26 June 1869 at Western Australia.1 |
| Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted in 1870 at Western Australia.1 |
| Research | CWA has him dying in 1894 but that person was a child. |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S12] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58418603
- [S405] Yvonne & Kevin Coate, More Lonely Graves of Western Australia, pg 13.
George Austen 87721
M, #8772, b. 1842
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| Birth | He was born in 1842.1 |
| Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was married as at 4 July 1866.1 |
| Convicted | Convicted of house breaking and sentenced to 10 years on 28 February 1865 at Rochester, Keny, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the Belgravia arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 3 July 1866. He had been collected from Portsmouth prison.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 4 July 1866.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 8772 on 4 July 1866.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 4 July 1866.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 23 February 1871 at Western Australia.1 |
| Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 4 August 1875 at Western Australia.1 |
| Left | He left the colony for India per Robert Morrison on 15 March 1878.1,2 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S156] Brian Purdue, Convicts Who Left The Colony, Police Gazettes 1878 pg 66.
Thomas Armstrong 87731
M, #8773, b. 1831, d. 18 January 1886
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| Convicted | Convicted of stealing potatoes and sentenced to 8 years on 3 April 1865 at Leicester, Leicestershire, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the Belgravia arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 3 July 1866. He had been collected from Portsmouth prison.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a framework knitter on 4 July 1866.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being illiterate as at 4 July 1866.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 8773 on 4 July 1866.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 20 April 1869 at Western Australia.1 |
| Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 10 April 1873 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 13694/1886.
- [S33] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106916442/…
George Andrews 87741
M, #8774, b. 1842, d. 29 September 1871
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| Convicted | Convicted of stealing clothes and sentenced to 10 years on 3 January 1865 at Taunton, Somerset, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the Belgravia arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 3 July 1866. He had been collected from Portland prison.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a tailor on 4 July 1866.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 4 July 1866.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 8774 on 4 July 1866.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 27 April 1870 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, Register of Admissions and Discharges From Hospital, 1857 - 1886 (M32)
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60668/…
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 5099/1871.
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, General Register for Nos 8771-9058 (R14)
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Henry Asher 87751
M, #8775, b. 1826, d. 18 May 1891
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| Convicted | Convicted of grievous bodily harm and sentenced to 15 years on 5 December 1864 at Warwick, Warwickshire, England. He had been convicted previously.1 |
| Transported | Transported to WA on the Belgravia arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 3 July 1866. He had been collected from Portsmouth prison.1 |
| Occupation | Recorded as a miner on 4 July 1866.1 |
| Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 8775 on 4 July 1866.1 |
| Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 4 July 1866.1 |
| Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 20 October 1872 at Western Australia.1 |
| Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 5 May 1881 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 284/1891.
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, Daily Medical Journals, 1891 - 1894 (M25 - M25a)
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
