NSW List of Absconded and Apprehended Prisoners (Convicts) to 25th February 1833

Principal Superintendent of Convict's Office, 
Sydney, 
25th February, 1833. 

THE undermentioned Prisoners having absconded from the Individuals and Employments set against their Names respectively, and some of them being at large with stolen Certificates, and Tickets-of-Leave, all Constables and others are hereby required and commanded to use their utmost exertions in apprehending and lodging them in safe custody. 

Any Person harbouring or employing any of the said Absentees, will be prosecuted as the law directs: — 

Dennis Ryan, Henry Porcher, Pedlar, Limerick, 5 feet 6½, grey eyes, brown hair, brown complexion, scar on crown of head, from No. 11 Road Gang. 

George Carr, Mermaid, 24, Seaman and Labourer, Sunderland, 5 feet 3¼, grey eyes, brown hair, dark ruddy complexion, scar on right side upper lip, anchor and G C on right arm, from No. 11 Road Gang. 

Michael Coogan, Marquis of Huntly, 18, Inn and Out-door Servant, Kilkenny, 5 feet 2¼ brown eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, scar inside left wrist, scar on left side forehead, from No. 6 Road Gang. 

Thomas Masterman, Bussorah Merchant, 19, Labourer Canterbury, 5 feet 9, dark grey eyes, dark brown hair, dark pale complexion, scar on left ear, scar on bridge of nose, scar on forehead near right eyebrow, fish, and T M on right arm, from No. 6 Road Gang. 

Charles Bean, Katherine Stewart Forbes, 29, Shoemaker, Liverpool, 5 feet 4¼, hazel eyes, brown hair, dark ruddy and pock-pitted complexion, from No.6 Road Gang. 

James Draper, Morley, 16, Tailor. Down, 5 feet 1¼, hazel eyes, red to sandy hair, ruddy freckled complexion, 3 marks on breast from the bite of a horse, from No. 6 Road Gang. 

Thomas Standish, Larkins, 22, Wearer, Lancashire, 5 feet 7, hazel eyes, brown hair, dark sallow complexion, scar across point of chin, slight one over left cheek, T S on left arm, at top, anchor on right, D under left armpit, from No. 5 Road Gang. 

John Hickey, No. 27-5531, Eliza (3), 33, Farm Servant, Tipperary, 5 feet 4¾, hazel eyes, brown to grey hair, ruddy complexion, nose inclining to right, middle finger of right hand crippled, from No. 6 Road Gang. 

John Ingram, Dunvegan Castle, 22, Chandler and Grocer, Abergavenny, 5 feet 6½, dark hazel eyes, brown hair, ruddy and freckled complexion, from No. 5 Road Gang. 

Edward Flynn, Surry (4), 36, Soldier, Antrim, 5 feet 10½, grey eyes, dark flaxen hair, freckled and much pock-pitted complexion, from Argyle Bridge Party. 

Francis Chapman, Adrian, 25, Blacksmith, Norfolk, 5 feet 7½, light hazel eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, scar on top of right foot at joint, from J. F. Hawkins, Esq. Bathurst. 

James Walton, Surry (5), 44, Mariner, Liverpool, 5 feet 4½, grey eyes, dark brown hair, dark ruddy complexion, wants second finger left hand, and forefinger crooked, from Mr. R. Stubbs, Port Stephens. 

Thomas H. Taylor, alias Thomas Auley, Minerva (5), 34, Labourer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 5 feet 7¾, grey eyes, brown hair, sallow complexion, from No. 7 Road Gang. 

William Wade, No. 28-1084, Borodino, 33, Stable Boy, Waterford, 5 feet 4½, blue.eyes, brown hair, pale pock-pitted complexion, from No. 12 Road Gang. 

Samuel Morley, No. 28-427, Hooghley (2), 33, Farming Man, Derbyshire, 5 feet 11, dark brown eyes, dark brown hair, ruddy complexion, a well-looking man, from Mount Clarence, on Escort. 

John Thomas Hudson, Minstrel, 33, Bookmaker, St. Albans, 5 feet 8, hazel eyes, dark brown hair, pale sallow complexion, from Moreton Bay. 

John Leonard or Lennord, No. 31-239, Edward, 24, Farming Man, Leitrim, 5 feet 10½, hazel eyes, brown hair, sallow complexion, from Moreton Bay. 

Simon Kent, No. 29-2914, Sarah, 27, Farming Man, Norfolk, 5 feet 7¾, dark eyes, brown hair, sallow complexion, mole in centre of forehead, at left corner of nose, and on cheek, one at corner of right eye, both middle toes crooked, from Moreton Bay. 

John Sharpe, No.27-2664,; John, 20, Errand Boy, Dublin, 5 feet 7¼, blue eyes, brown hair, fair pock-pitted and freckled complexion, J S 1827 inside right arm, V on left with a spread dark mole above, from Moreton Bay.. 

James Doyle, No. 31-695, Waterloo (2), 16, Errand Boy, County of Carlow, 4 feet 10¾, hazel eyes, light brown hair, pale freckled complexion, J D on right arm, from No. 13 Road Party. 

John Dwyfield, No. 30-2191, Royal Admiral, (3), 20, Button Manufacturer, Birmingham, 5 feet 1, hazel eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, from Road Party Emu. 

Richard Hailes, No. 30-386, Catherine Stewart Forbes, 18, Labourer, Worcester, 5 feet 5½, grey eyes, dark brown hair, fair ruddy and pock-pitted complexion, from Road Party Emu. 

James Armstrong, Hercules, from Road Party, Emu, 2d time of running, charged with Robbery. 

Charles McGuire, No. 27-1186, Cambridge, 22, Labourer, Armagh, 5 feet 4¾, grey eyes, light brown hair, fair pock-pitted complexion, from No. 2 Road Party. 

George Johnston, No. 31-166, York, 22, Gold chaser, Birmingham, 5 feet 5 ½, dark grey eyes, brown hair, ruddy freckled complexion, left eyelid fallen, small diagonal scar on left cheek, small one also over right eye, from Mr. H Brooks. 

John Shipton, No. 22-2286, Hercules, 25, Labourer, Gloucester, 5 feet 3½, blue eyes, brown hair, sallow ruddy and pock-pitted complexion, J S inside lower right arm, scar back of left thumb, from A.B. Spark, Esq. 

Elizabeth Martyn, No. 32-206, Burrell, 23, Nursemaid, Devonshire, 4 feet 11¾, hazel eyes, brown hair, fair ruddy complexion, C M J P on upper left arm, from G. Tomlins Sydney. 

Margaret Byrne, No. 32-343, Southworth, 22, Housemaid, Kildare, 5 feet 1½, grey eyes, brown hair, sallow and freckled complexion, scar over left eyebrow, from R. Cunningham, Sydney. 

Mary Lavery or Laverty, No. 31-222, Palambam, 20, Servant of All-work, Armagh, 5 feet 3¼, hazel to grey eyes, sandy hair, ruddy freckled complexion, from L. Hely, Sydney. 

Ann King, No. 29-462, Lucy Davidson, 24, House Servant, London, 4 feet 9½, light hazel eyes, brown hair, ruddy freckled complexion, wants upper front teeth, small perpendicular scar under right eye, from Mrs. Jefferys, Sydney.

James Frazer, Albion, 25, Shoemaker, London, 5 feet 2, blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy freckled complexion, bird, heart and darts and E F on upper part of right arm, holding a Ticket of Leave for District of Sydney.

Robert Coaklay, Florentia, 24, Calico Dyer and Printer, Lancashire, 5 feet 5, hazel eyes, light hair, ruddy freckled complexion, from Mr. J. Mackie, Sydney.

John Franklin, No. 29-2280, Layton, Factory Boy, Lancaster, 5 feet 0 ½, hazel eyes, light brown hair, ruddy freckled complexion, horizontal scar over right eye, from Escort on Roads.

—— Jones, from J. F. Hawkins, Bathurst.

Thomas Welsh, from Mr. Samuel Hassall, Bathurst.

Alexander Trow, from Mr. William Redfern, Bathurst.

Michael Downey, No. 30-3041, Larkins, 30, Farming Labourer, Limerick, 5 feet 2, hazel eyes, brown hair, dark ruddy complexion, from Mr. Mackie, Bathurst.

John Foster, Sarah, 41, Shears, &c., Lancashire, 5 feet 2¼, grey eyes, dark brown hair, H C on upper part right arm, from Mr. William Jackson, Liverpool Road.

Patrick McGraw, City Edinburgh, from Mr. William Howe, Lane Cove.

James Wilson, from Mr. Benjamin Singleton, Williams' River.

John Devlin, Isabella, 36, 5 feet 7½, grey eyes, brown hair, sallow complexion, from Moreton Bay.

Patrick Donnolly, Henry Porcher, 23, Shoemaker, Dundalk, 5 feet 3½, hazel eyes, brown hair, fresh complexion, from Moreton Bay.

Dennis Haberlim, No. 30-667, Forth, 20, Stable and House Boy, Waterford, 5 feet 7, grey eyes, brown hair, sallow complexion, small scar under right eye, and perpendicular one on upper lip left side, from Moreton Bay.

John Blackmore, Morley, 27, 5 feet 2¾, hazel eyes, light brown hair, fresh complexion, from Moreton Bay.

William Adams, Countess Harcourt (5), 24, Labourer, Stafford, 5 feet 4½, brown eyes, dark brown hair, dark complexion, W A and number of letters on lower part right arm, from Moreton Bay.

Thomas Davis, Recovery (1), 92, Labourer, Denbighshire, 5 feet 5¼, hazel eyes, brown hair, pale complexion from Moreton Bay.

John Jones, No. 30-417, Dunregan Castle, 20, Miller, Carnaervon, 5 feet 1¾, blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy and pock-pitted complexion, heart, darts, J W inside left arm, from Moreton Bay.

Thomas Ryley, No, 29-2255, Layton (2), Barber, Birmingham, 5 feet 2¾, hazel eyes, brown hair, dark ruddy complexion, T R on back of left hand, from Moreton Bay.

John Smith, Agamemnon, 27, Cooper's Apprentice, London, 5 feet 6¼, dark grey eyes, brown hair, pale pock-pitted complexion, from Moreton Bay.

Elizabeth Williams, No. 30-11, Asia, Nursemaid, Belfast, 4 feet 10, grey eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, from J. Palmer, Esquire, Windsor.


LIST OF RUNAWAYS APPREHENDED UP TO THE

25th FEBRUARY, 1833.

James Grier, Albion (1), from Mr. Robert Lambert, Bathurst.

George Cocklin, Exmouth, from Mr. Robert Lambert, Bathurst.

James Prespall, Sarah, from Robert Lambert, Bathurst.

Bigley Hermitage, Marquis Hastings, from Mr. Robert Lambert, Bathurst.

Patrick Hennessy, Eliza,, from Mr. William Lawson, Bathurst.

James Clarke, Eliza, from No. 1 Iron Gang. Edward Probert, Albion, from No. 45 Road Gang.

John McLaine, America, from Roads.

Jane Flood, Palambam, from Mr, John Bell, Sydney.

James Winter Lonach, from No. 4 Road Gang.

William Flynn, Eliza, from John Cupitt, Windsor.

Harriett Bannister, or Currier, Princes Royal, from W. H. Wyatt, Sydney.

John Grant, Marquis Hasttngs, from Mr. J. Thorp, Sydney.

Mary Kelly, Hooghley (3), from Mr. Mackie, Bathurst.

Owen Flannagan, Mangles (4), from Moreton Bay.

Thomas Hely, Larkins, from No. 5 Road Gang.

John Wright, Countess Harcourt, from No. 5 Road Gang.

Catherine Wilson, Southworth, from Mr. Williams, Pitt-street.

George Sturt, Waterloo, from No. 11 Road Party.

Thomas Pimble, Asia, from No. 11 Road Party.

Thomas Taylor, Isabella (4), from No. 7 Road Party.

William Hawkins, Mary, from No. 7 Road Party.

James Keogh, Guildford, from No. 12 Road Party.

Patrick Rooney, Mangles, from No. 12 Road Party.

Michael Smith, Edward (2). from No. 12 Road Party.

F. A. HELY, J. P.
Principal Superintendent of Convicts.


Source: Government Gazette Notices (1833, February 27). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 79.

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