Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) List of Absconded and Apprehended Convicts - Published 5 June 1830

POLICE OFFICE
Hobart Town
June 3, 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, C.P.M.

1274 William Bradley, alias Matthew Peck, alias Matthew Pike, 4 feet 11 ½, dark brown hair, do. eyes, age 16, a farmer's boy, tried at Salop, in July 1829, sentence 7 years, per Bussorah Merchant, native of Wellington, Salop, absconded from public works Chatworth parish, May 27, 1830.  Reward L2.

69 Sarah Jones, 4 feet 10, dark complexion, black hair, hazel eyes, age 26, servant of all-work, tried at Middlesex, in Sept. 1829, sentence life, per Eliza, native of St. Andrew's Holborn, absconded from F. C. Darling, Esq. 1st instant.

The following Runaways have been apprehended since last Publication:

460 William Hubbard

102 Sarah Scallop

277 Dennis Donnovon

941 William Barnard

440 Thomas Wilson

162 Sarah Sheldon

136 Jean Woldie

82 Isabella Williams

1274 William Bradley

351 George Leach (surrendered)

723 William Christmas, absconded on the evening of the 2nd instant from a constable, was apprehended the same evening about ten o'clock.

JOSIAH SPODE, M.M.

The undermentioned convicts who absconded without the usual report being sent to this office, were apprehended and convicted of absconding on the respective days as stated against their names -

763 James Williams, convicted July 31, 1829, before P. A. Mulgrave, Esq.

28 James Vallely, convicted August 24, 1829, before P. A. Mulgrave, Esq.

582 John Morton, convicted September 8, 1829, before James Gordon, Esq.

800 William Sainter, convicted September 8, 1829, before James Gordon, Esq.

437 Thomas Lawton, convicted September 8, 1829, before James Gordon, Esq.

986 William Stewart, convicted September 8, 1829, before James Gordon, Esq.

739 Samuel Cowden, convicted September 8, 1829, before James Gordon, Esq.

644 Francis Hemmings, and

135 William Powers - These two last-mentioned men were apprehended at Launceston on the 21st Sept. 1829, by Alexander Cumberbeach, John Ashton, and Andrew Rhind, and were forwarded to Hobart-town for examination, and on the way escaped from the constable who had them in charge, and were afterwards apprehended in the District of Oatlands, by William Prior.

JOSIAH SPODE, M.M.
Muster Master's Office,
May 28, 1830.


Source: The Hobart Town Gazette; Saturday, June 5, 1830; Volume XV., Number 732

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