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.

Click HERE to be transfered to the complete and expanded passenger list for the 1851 voyage of the 'Minden'.

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]
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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]