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| Minden, 1851 |
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The 'Minden' is said to have left the Isle of Wight on July 7, 1851 and to have arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on October 14, 1851. She finally set sail from Plymouth on July 21 and was said to have carried 115 passengers and 301 male convicts. Among the convicts were 30 Parkhurst boys who embarked at the Isle of Wight. 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'. The 30 'apprentices' who were transported on the 'Minden' are transcribed below. To be transfered to the complete and expanded passenger list for the 1851 voyage of the 'Minden', Close this window and click on the Minden's name in the list on the previous page. |
Parkhurst Boys
Surname Christian Name(s) Term Age-S Trial Place Day Mth Year Offence Comments Allnut William Newton Life 16 Central Criminal Court 13 12 1847 Wilful murder of his grandfather aka [ALNUTT] Angel Eli 14y 18 Norwich 29 06 1847 Larceny aka [ANGELL] Ashton Edward 7y 18 Worcester 03 04 1848 Larceny .... .... .... .... .... Badcock Edward 10y 17 Clerkenwell 06 07 1847 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... .... .... .... .... Barlow John 7y 18 Manchester 15 05 1848 Stealing fixtures aka [Jonathon] Barry Patrick 10y 19 Clerkenwell 20 06 1848 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... .... .... .... .... Berwick James 7y 16 Dover 02 04 1849 Embezzlement .... .... .... .... .... Butt Edwin 7y 15 Exeter 14 03 1848 Larceny aka [Edward] Carpenter Charles 7y 17 Leicester 28 06 1847 Larceny .... .... .... .... .... Cawsey James 7y 18 Barnstaple 04 07 1848 Larceny aka [CONWAY] Fitzgerald William 10y 16 Clerkenwell 11 04 1848 Larceny from the person .... .... .... .... .... Goldsmith Richard 7y 20 Sandwich 30 03 1848 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... aka [GOLDDSMITH] Hopkins Edward 10y 18 Clerkenwell 11 04 1848 Larceny from the person aka [HOSKINS] Jones Daniel 7y 19 Northampton 29 02 1848 House breaking aka [Darius] Knight George 7y 19 Wells 02 01 1849 Larceny aka [Charles] [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Term Age-S Trial Place Day Mth Year Offence Comments Lindsay Richard 7y 19 Glasgow 23 04 1847 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... .... .... .... .... Mansfield Robert 7y 18 Wells 27 03 1849 Larceny .... .... .... .... .... Marks John 7y 19 Central Criminal Court 26 02 1849 Stealing a book and 2 candlesticks aka [MARKWELL] McBride Daniel 7y 20 Glasgow 24 12 1847 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... .... .... .... .... Murphy James 7y 19 Liverpool 22 05 1848 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... .... .... .... .... Nicholson John 7y 18 Bury St Edmunds 20 03 1848 Larceny aka [NICKLESON] Preist Henry 7y 19 Gloucester 02 01 1849 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... aka [PRIEST] Richards Thomas 10y 18 Clerkenwell 06 06 1848 Larceny from the person .... .... .... .... .... Sheen Michael 7y 19 Derby 21 10 1848 Larceny aka [SHEAN] Souter Samuel 7y 19 Stafford 25 06 1847 House breaking aka [SOULTER] Summers William 7y 18 Chelmsford 15 02 1848 Larceny aka [SUMMINS] Teddiman Alfred 7y 22 Clerkenwell 01 06 1847 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... aka [TEDEMAN] Tomlin Walter 7y 20 Cambridge 03 01 1848 Larceny .... .... .... .... .... Walker George 7y 16 Beverley 06 04 1847 House breaking .... .... .... .... .... Wilkes William 7y 19 Clerkenwell 11 04 1848 Larceny aka [WILKS] |
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