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Parkhurst Boys 1842-1862
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| Ameer - arrived in WA in 1849 | SOURCES |
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The 'Ameer' is said to have left the Isle of Wight on November 1, 1848 and to have arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on February 2, 1849. An earlier departure date of October 19, 1848 was quoted in other reports. In all, she was said to have carried 68 passengers and the 50 Parkhurst boys who embarked at the Isle of Wight were among that number. The boys were listed in Paul Buddee's book, 'Fate of the Artful Dodger' and in Andrew Gill's later work, 'Forced Labour for the West'. Additional information was given in AJCP Reel 448 CO 18/58 letter #70 - Report by Wittenoom, Guardian of Juveniles and in the Colonial Secretary's Office records CSO AN 24/Acc 36/138 pp. 156-163. The 50 'apprentices' who were transported on the 'Ameer' are transcribed below. Two more were recorded by Rica Erickson in the 'Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians' and are listed below as well. | |
Parkhurst Boys
Surname Christian Name(s) Term Age Trial Place Day Mth Year Offence Comments Atherton Samuel 7y 16 Liverpool 15 12 1845 stealing slippers .... .... .... .... .... Beard William 7y 16 Stafford 12 03 1846 stealing shoes .... .... .... .... .... Bell Richard 7y 15 Bristol .. .. 18.. stealing fat .... .... .... .... .... Berry James 7y 15 Edinburgh 15 12 1845 theft .... .... .... .... .... Berry Thomas 10y 16 Durham 29 06 1846 stealing To Fremantle asylum Brown John 7y 15 Middlesex 18 11 1845 stealing bread Absconded Carney James 7y 14 Knaresborough 06 01 1846 stealing handkerchief .... .... .... .... .... Cochrane John 7y 14 Manchester 23 02 1846 felony aka [COCKRANE]; absconded in an American whale boat Cornish William 7y 16 Taunton 14 10 1845 stealing 3 ducks .... .... .... .... .... Dakin George 7y 15 Leicester 13 10 1845 stealing .... .... .... .... .... Dixon Henry 7y 15 Oxford 05 03 1846 felony .... .... .... .... .... Gibson Charles ... 16 Nether Knutsford 13 10 1845 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Glass Charles ... .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... .... .... .... .... .... Mentioned in 'Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians' but not in other records for the 'Ameer' [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Term Age Trial Place Day Mth Year Offence Comments Goss Thomas 7y 10 Salford 02 12 1844 larceny aka [MADDOCKS; CROWTHER] Hales William 10y 15 Liverpool 20 10 1845 embezzlement .... .... .... .... .... Harrison Thomas 7y 15 Birmingham 09 01 1846 stealing Error in Parkhurst Prison discharge register - listed as sent to VIC Harrope William 10y 17 Sheffield 26 02 1846 housebreaking aka [HARROP]; Error in Parkhurst Prison discharge register - listed as sent to VIC Hart John 7y 15 Bristol 15 04 1846 stealing meat .... .... .... .... .... Haxston James 10y 14 Maidstone 21 07 1845 housebreaking aka [EXTON] Haywood George 7y 14 Middlesex 17 03 1846 stealing Error in Parkhurst Prison discharge register – listed as sent to VIC Howe J. 7y 16 Bristol 29 10 1845 stealing .... .... .... .... .... Howells William 7y 16 Wisbeach 07 01 1846 stealing boots aka [HOWELL]; error in Parkhurst Prison Register – listed as sent to VIC Hurley John 7y 14 Clerkenwell 06 10 1845 stealing .... .... .... .... .... Kirby Richard 7y 15 Newington 20 10 1845 stealing .... .... .... .... .... Maguire Philip 7y 16 Warwick 25 03 1846 stealing bacon .... .... .... .... .... Maley William 10y 17 Central Criminal Court 27 10 1845 larceny .... .... .... .... .... [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Term Age Trial Place Day Mth Year Offence Comments Melvine John 7y .. Glasgow 24 09 1845 theft .... .... .... .... .... Mills Robert 10y 15 Dorchester 06 01 1846 stealing money aka [William]; Error in Parkhurst Prison discharge register – listed as sent to VIC Newman Thomas 7y 14 Newington 20 10 1845 stealing .... .... .... .... .... Norman William 14y 15 Kirkdale 21 01 1846 stealing cigars .... .... .... .... .... O'Donell Edward 7y 15 Liverpool .. .. 18.. stealing rags .... .... .... .... .... Pennyfather Thomas 7y 15 Central Criminal Court 05 01 1846 larceny .... .... .... .... .... Peterkin David 7y 16 Perth SCT 10 10 1845 theft .... .... .... .... .... Pickering Joseph 7y 17 Liverpool 24 10 1845 stealing born Ireland – refer: 'Perth Gazette' 26/3/1850 Prentice Abraham 15y 14 Bedford 27 12 1845 arson To Millbank Prison on 22/4/1846 Ryder John 7y 16 Birmingham 06 03 1846 stealing .... .... .... .... .... Slater James 7y 16 Middlesex 17 03 1846 stealing .... .... .... .... .... Smith Charles 7y 13 Northampton 20 10 1845 stealing .... .... .... .... .... Smith Charles 10y 13 Hertford 17 10 1845 stealing .... .... .... .... .... [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Term Age Trial Place Day Mth Year Offence Comments Smith James 7y 15 Birmingham 17 10 1845 stealing Absconded Smith William 7y 15 Northampton 20 10 1845 stealing .... .... .... .... .... Speed John 7y 15 Nether Knutsford 13 10 1845 stealing .... .... .... .... .... Thomas George 10y 16 Central Criminal Court 11 05 1846 larceny .... .... .... .... .... Thomas Henry 10y 16 Birmingham 17 10 1845 stealing aka [KELLY, Daniel] Thomas John 7y 16 Middlesex 18 11 1845 stealing bread .... .... .... .... .... Thomas Robert ... .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... .... .... .... .... .... Mentioned in 'Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians' but not in other records for the 'Ameer' Toal Daniel 7y 16 Perth SCT 30 04 1846 theft Absconded in SA Toal David 7y 17 Perth SCT 30 04 1846 theft .... .... .... .... .... Walker William 7y 14 Edinburgh 05 11 1845 theft .... .... .... .... .... White James 7y 15 Louth 14 04 1846 stealing shoes .... .... .... .... .... Williams William 7y 15 Liverpool .. .. 18.. stealing blankets .... .... .... .... .... Yates Francis 7y 16 Birmingham 06 03 1846 stealing aka [GATES] |
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