Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) List of Absconded and Apprehended Convicts - Published 12 June 1830

POLICE OFFICE

June 9th, 1830

The undermentioned prisoners having absconded from their places of residence, all constables and others are hereby required to use their utmost exertions to apprehend and lodge them in safe custody.

P. A. MULGRAVE

Chief Police Magistrate

ABSCONDED

136 Jane Waldie, 5 ft. 2 1/2, dark brown hair, blue eyes, age 30, a housemaid, tried at Edinburgh in Nov. 1828, sentence 7 years, per Lady of the Lake, native of Edinburgh, several feint letters inside heart on left arm.  Absconded from Mr. Walter, Hobart town, June 3, 1830.

930 Thomas Haggar, 5ft. 4 1/4, dark brown hair, light blue eyes, age 20, a stable boy, tried at Hertford in July, 1828, sentence of life per Lady Harewood, native of Withamstow, Essex, T H Mermaid and Sloop inside right arm, man smoking, J H and anchor inside left hand, absconded from Mr. P. Hogan, June 3, 1830. Reward 2l.

162 Sarah Skelton, 4ft 11, pale complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes, age 20, a housemaid, tried at London in Sept. 1829, sentence 7 years per Eliza, native of Mile end, Middlesex.  Absconded from mr. Richardson, Hobart town, June 5, 1830.

150 Robert Rhodes, 5ft 7 1/2, light brown hair, light blue ees, age 39, a labourer, tried at Middlesex in May, 1819, sentence life per Coromandel, native of Huntingdonshire.  Absconded from Mr. G. A. Robinson, Brune island, June, 1830. Reward 2l.

158 Rebecca Smith, 4 feet 10, fair complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes, age 26, a servant, tried at Devon in August, 1827, sentence 7 years per Eliza, native of Redruth, Cornwall, absconded from Charles Abbott, Esq. June 8, 1830.

485 John Parton, 5ft. 8 & quarter, nearly black hair, dark brown eyes, age 34, a farmer's labourer, tried at Salop in March 1827, sentence life per Wilham Miles, native of Rushley, Shropshire, long scar back of little finger left hand, absconded from public works New town, June 7, 1830. Reward 2l.

103 Sarah Wassell, 5ft. 1 & a half, brown hair, grey eyes, age 33, tried at Southampton in March 1827, sentence 7 years, per Sovereign, native of Oxford, subject to mental aberration, absconded from Mr. Aylwer, Clarence plains, June 6, 1830.

APPREHENDED

60. Sarah Jones
150. Robert Rhodes
51 or 61. Margaret Kidson

JOSIAH SPODE, M.M.

Source: The Hobart Town Gazette; Saturday, June 12, 1830; Volume XV., Number 733