The 'Halifax Packet' is said to have left the Isle of Wight on August 20, 1844 and to have arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on December 11, 1844. In all, she was said to have carried 25 passengers and the 18 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'.

The 18 'apprentices' who were transported on the 'Halifax Packet' are transcribed below.

Surname       Christian Name(s)  Term   Age       Trial Place        Day Mth Year       Offence                                      Comments

Brewer         Edmund              7y   13   Exeter                   05 07 1841   Larceny                             ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
Brixie         George              7y   13   Winchester               20 02 1841   Obtaining money by false pretences  aka [BRIXEY; BISSAY; BRISCEY]
Callaghan      John                7y   13   Middlesex                19 10 1841   Stealing bread                      aka [MURRAY, Richard]
Charles        George Pengally     7y   12   Plymouth                 25 10 1841   Larceny                             aka [PENGALLY]
Chifney        William            10y   13   Central Criminal Court   20 09 1841   Larceny                             ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
Guthrie        George              7y   11   Central Criminal Court   05 04 1841   Embezzlement                        ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
Hesketh        Thomas             10y   13   Chester                  12 04 1841   Housebreaking                       aka [HESBETH]
Howell         John Henry          7y   13   Dover                    12 04 1841   Stealing money from his father      ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
Jones          George              7y   14   Clerkenwell (Middlesex)  30 09 1841   Stealing bread                      aka [WOODS, George]; deaf
Malpas         John               15y   13   Stafford                 .. 03 1841   Burglary                            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
McGrath        Terence             7y   12   Westminster              14 05 1841   Larceny                             ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
Philips        Thomas              7y   12   Surrey                   02 04 1841   Felony                              aka [PHILLIPS]
Powell         Edward              7y   12   Monmouth                 31 07 1841   Larceny                             ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
Sparks         William             7y   12   Maidstone                15 03 1841   Stealing rugs                       aka [LAVENDER]
Trubee         Thomas             10y   12   Aylesbury                29 06 1841   Burglary                            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
Walton         Henry               7y   12   Warwick                  04 08 1841   Felony                              ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
Webb           John                7y   13   Bath                     22 03 1841   Simple larceny                      Left colony when apprenticeship expired
Wells          James               7y   12   Reading                  05 10 1841   Stealing a watch                    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....