PRINCIPAL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,
SYDNEY, March 3, 1824.
THE undermentioned Prisoners having absented themselves from their respective Employments, and some of them at large with false Certificates, all Constables and others are hereby required to use their utmost Exertions in lodging them in safe Custody:—
101. J. Bailey, per Agamemnon; 22 years old; native of Wiltshire; 5ft 7in; hazel eyes; black hair; dark, ruddy complexion; from J. Pritchard, Sydney.
96. W. Watts, Adamant; l8 yrs; Leicestershire; 5 ft. 2¼; hazel eyes, brown hair; florid complexion; servant to Mr. Lord.
71. J. Stone, Larkens; 20; Nottingham; 5ft 9¼; hazel eyes; flaxen hair; pale complexion; servant to Miss Walsh.
53. Richard Elliott, General Stuart, 21, Bury St. Edmunds, 5 ft. 2, haz. eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, government servant to Mr. T. Chaseling, Portland Head.
75. J. Stone, Tottenham; aged 31; Nottingham; 5 ft. 4; blue eyes; brown hair; dark sallow complexion; Newcastle.
75. Isaac Patterson, Dromedary; 26; London; 6 ft. 6; hazel eyes; sandy hair; sallow complexion, Newcastle.
72. A. Shaw, Sir Wm. Bensley; 23; Isle of Mull; 5 ft 5½; hazel eyes; br. hair; ruddy comp; Newcastle.
68. J. Burns, Bencoolen; aged 21; Dublin; 5 ft. 4; dark eyes; dark sandy hair; fair pale comp; Newcastle.
58. Charles Young, C. Harcourt, Grass-cutters' Gang.
66. Thomas Lawrence, Isabella (1); aged 23; London; 5 ft. 4; hazel eyes; sandy hair; florid and pock-pitted comp; from Painter's Gang.
58. J. Brooks, Morley, 42, London, 5 ft. 9¼, green eyes, brown hair, florid complexion, Commissariat Store.
49. Malcolm Campbell, Mariner, 29, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 5 ft. 3½, hazel eyes, brown hair, dark freckled comp. H. M. colonial cutter Sally.
55. G. Atkins, Grenada (1), 26, St. Ed B. 5 ft, 9, hazel eyes, black hair, dark ruddy complexion, Richmond Road Party.
51. D. Dion, John Barry 2, 26, C. Cork, 5 ft. 8, hazel eyes, dark brown hair, dark florid complexion, J. Campbell, Esq. Clearing party.
51. Den. Davidson, Guilford 5, 26, 5 ft. 7, hazel eyes, hair, fair complexion, Mr. J. Campbell's Clearing party.
51. George Beck, per John Barry 1; aged 32; native of Oxford; height 5 feet 4 inches; hazel eyes; light brown hair; fair complexion; from Gazette Office.
31. T. Teek, Hadlow 1, 22, Bristol, 5 ft. 1, hazel eyes, dark brown hair, florid complexion, servant to Mr. G. Lane.
48. John Warwick, Lord Eldon, 29, Bucks, 5 ft. 4, br. eyes, bl. hair, ruddy comp. Mr. J. Blaxland's Clearing party.
49. George Brown, per Fortune (3); Newcastle.
47. Fred. Stephens, Asia 1, 36, London, 5 ft 5 ¼, dark eyes, black hair, dark sallow complexion, servant to Mr. J. Smith.
36. Joseph Hifford, Isabella (1), 28, Lincoln, 5 ft. 4, hazel eyes, dark brown hair, dark pale and pock pitted complexion, servant to Mr. Farrall.
33. Walter Stanhope, Minerva (4), 27, Leeds 5 ft. 5 dark eyes, black hair, pale complexion, servant to Mr Wilshire.
29. Thomas Harpres, Elizabeth (3), 34, Bristol, 5 ft. 4 ¾, dark eyes, black hair, fair complexion, Mr. Wm. Bell's Clearing party.
29. James Burgess, Grenada (1), 22, London, 5 ft. 3, hazel eyes, light brown hair, fair complexion, Emu Plains
28. James Mullens, Grenada (1), 30, Belfast, 5 ft. 4 ½, dark eyes, black hair, dark ruddy complexion, Emu Plains
32. George Rowley, Gen. Stewart, 25, Salop, 5 ft. 5, hazel eyes, dark brown hair, dark sallow complexion, servant to Mr. Oatley.
32. Francis Ewer, Ocean, 25, London, 5 ft 8, grey eyes, dark sandy hair, fair ruddy complexion, Byron's Gang; by trade a Plumber.
32. James Ring, Mariner, 24, Middlesex, 5 ft. 5, brown eyes, brown hair, dark ruddy complexion, Painter's Gang.
32. J. Kearns, John Barry, 25, Queen's Co. 5 ft. 7, green eyes, brown hair, fair pale complexion, government servant, to Mr. Francis Lawless.
28. John Hackett, Hebe, 30, Staffordshire, 5 foot 7 and a quarter inches high hazle eyes, light brown hair, fair pale complexion, Emu Plains.
28. Charles Gillmore, alais John Broadfoot, Lord Sidmouth (2), 27, County Down, 5 feet 4 inches high, hazle eyes, brown hair, fresh florid complexion, Mr. P. Wilson, Myrtle Creek.
26. Edward Ross, Tottenham, 24, Northumberland, 5 feet 6 and a half inches high, hazle eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, servant to Mr. Oliphant.
26. Jane Rogers, from Female Orphan School.
56. William or Daniel Porter, Mangles 1, 21, Middlesex 5 feet 5 inches high, hazle eyes, light brown hair, florid complexion, Emu Plains.
26. John Glynn, Prince Regent 1, 26, Tipperary, 5 feet 7 and 1 quarter inches high, hazle eyes, brown hair, fair pale complexion, Emu Plains.
24. Richard Watkins, Glory 26, Bristol, 5 feet and 1 half inch high, grey eyes, brown hair, dark pale and pockpitted comp. Beckets's gang.
26. John Brown, Hebe, 34, Shrewsbury, 5 feet 11 and 1 half inches high, hazle eyes, brown hair, fair ruddy complexion, from Cowpasture Road Party.
23. J. Williams, Surry (4), 20, London, 5 feet 5 inches high, grey eyes, flaxen hair, servant to William Henry.
28. S. Kennedy, servant to Samuel Johns.
28. William Rochford, Agamemnon, 28, Manchester, 5 feet 6 inches high, hazel eyes, brown eyes, brown hair, fair ruddy complexion, Emu Plains.
19. Charles Thorpe, Mary (2). 42, Suffolk, 5 feet and 6 and a half inches high, dark eyes, black hair, sallow complexion, Emu Plains.
19. John Kennion, Morley, 33, Rochdale, 5 feet 6 and a half inches high, hazle eyes, brown hair, fair ruddy complexion, Emu Plains.
16. William Bishop, Isabella (1), 30, Birmingham, 5 feet 5 inches, hazle eyes, brown hair, fair pale complexion, Bringelly Road Party.
16. John M'Guire, Tyne, 39, Rathfarnham, 5 feet 5 and a half inches, hazle eyes, dark brown hair, dark sallow complexion, Liverpool Station.
15. Frederick Bailey, Minerva (8), 22, Knightsbridge, 5 feet 4 inches, light hazle eyes, sandy hair, fair florid complexion, Emu Plains.
15. Simon Benjamin, Malabar, 25, London, 5 feet [5?] and a quarter inches, hazle eyes, light brown hair, fair ruddy complexion, Mr. Terry's Clearing Party.
15. John Daniels, Fame, 27, Gibraltar, 5 ft. 8 and a quarter inches, black eyes, black hair, dark complexion, from the Service of Aaron Barnett.
14. Silus Pierson, Eliza 1, 25, Cheshire, 5 feet 4 and a half inch high, grey eyes, sandy flaxen hair, fair pale complexion, servant to Mr. Kable, Windsor.
14. Richard Lumley, Mangles, 23, Lancashire, 5 feet 5 and a half inches high, dark eyes, black hair, dark sallow complexion, servant to Andrew Doyle, Portland Head.
15. Andrew Slathey, Guildford 3, 33, Cork, 5 feet 6 inches high, hazle eyes, brown bair, fair ruddy complexion, servant to Mr Bent.
11. James Gibson, Daphne, 26, Fermanagh, 5 feet 6 and a half inches, hazle eyes, brown hair, dark sallow complexion, Gaol Gang, Liverpool.
11. William Watson, Minerva (4), 22, [Epacton? - Sentenced for Life at Surry (Queen-sqaure) Sheep Stealing], blue eyes, brown hair, fair florid freckled complexion, Gaol Gang, Liverpool.
10. John Williams, Mangles, 20, London, 5 ft. 2, hazle eyes, brown hair, fair pale complexion, Grose Farm.
11. Edward Phillips, Dick, 19, London, 5 feet 8 and 3 quarter inches, dark eyes, dark brown hair, dark complexion, Judge Advocate's Clearing Party.
11. William Lewis, Shipley (4), 22, Bristel, 5 feet 7 inches, hazle eyes, brown hair pock-pitted complexion, Emu Plains.
10. John Gill, Shipley (4), 30, Richmond, 5 feet 11 and a quarter inches high, grey eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, servant to Mr. S. Terry.
8. John Reilly, Countess Harcourt, 27, Redfernham, 5 feet 4 and a half inches high, grey eyes, brown hair, brown complexion, servant to W. Hays, South Creek.
8. James Truelove, Baring (2), 20, Aberdeen, 5 feet 1 inch, hazle eyes, brown hair, fair pale complexion, Carters' Barracks.
8. Cornelius Kay, Shipley (4), 17, Lancashire, 4 feet 10 and a half inches, dark eyes, brown hair, sallow complexion, Carters' Barracks.
8. Peter [Ritley? Rifley?], Dorothy, 17, Dublin, 4 feel 8 inches, hazle eyes, sandy hair, fair ruddy comp. servant to Wm. Marsden, Liverpool.
8. Edward Jenkinson, Globe, 32, Doncaster, 5 feet 6 inches, dark eyes, brown hair, dark sallow complexion H. M. Dock-yard.
8. Thomas Gill, Earl St. Vincent, 32, Northampton, 5 feet 8 and a half inches, grey eyes, sandy hair, fair freckled complexion, servant to S. [Stirling?]
8 Thomas Jacobs, General Stuart, 36, Southampton, 5 feet 9 and a quarter inches, hazle eyes, brown hair, dark ruddy complexion Commissariat Stores, Sydney.
7. William Spencer, Surry 4, 36, Norfolk, 5 feet 8 and a half inches high, dark grey eyes, brown hair, red complexion, John M'Arthur, Esq. Clearing Party.
2. John Holland, Ocean (3), 19, Manchester, 5 feet and a quarter inch high, dark hazle eyes, brown hair, fresh freckled complexion, Mr. William Bell's Clearing Party.
5. Thomas Condon, Hindostan, 17, London, 5 feet 1 inch, grey eyes, brown hair dark florid complexion, Dr. Harris's Clearing Party.
5. Robert Webtser, Orenda (2), Wapping, 5 feet 5 and a half inches, grey eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, H. G. Douglass, Esq. Clearing Party.
5. John Penny, Surry (4), 23, Sheffield, 5 feet 6 inches, dark grey eyes, brown hair, brown and pock-pitted complexion, servant to J. Wood, Richmond.
5. Martin Ward, Malabar, 35, Sligo, 6 feet 8 inches, hazle, dark brown hair, dark ruddy complexion, servant to William Murray.
6. Edward Walsh, Countess of Harcourt, 19, County of Welford, 5 feet 8 and a quarter inches, grey eyes, red hair, ruddy complexion, Bringelly Road Party.
4. Patrick Halloran, Isabella 3, 36, Clare, 5 feet 8 and half inches, grey eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, servant to William Magick, Richmond.
4. John Black, Minerva 4, 30, Glasgow, 5 feet 2 and three quarter inches, dark eyes, dark hair, florid complexion, Mr. H. Cog's Clearing Party.
4. Terrence Hickey, Minerva 3, 47, New Ross, 5 feet 9 inches, hazle eyes, black to grey eyes [hair?], dark ruddy complexion, servant to J. McHenry, Esq.
4. William Gardener, Lord Sidmouth, Oxfordshire, 5 feet 5 inches, hazle eyes, brown hair, dark yellow complexion, servant to John Doyle.
5. Alexander Polack, Canada 5, 35, Scotland, 5 feet 11, dark eyes, black hair, sallow complexion, Carpenters'Gang.
4. John M'Guire, General Hewitt, 25, Emu Plains,
4. Thomas Ryan, Neptune 3, 31, Clonmell, 5 ft 4 inches; hazel eyes, black hair, dark ruddy complexion, Emu Plains.
4. John Landgridge, Grenada 2, 20, St. Leonard, 5 feet 2 and a quarter inches, grey eyes, black hair, dark florid complexion, servant to Mr. Bonner, Bathurst.
4. John Elliott, Tyne, 27, Dublin, 5 feet 4 and a quarter inches, hazle eyes, dark brown hair, dark ruddy complexion, Bathurst.
4. John Smith, Asia, 31, London, 5 feet 10 and a half inches, dark eyes, dark hair, pale complexion, servant to Mr. Miller, Bathurst.
4. Samuel Shepherd, Coromandel, Lancashire, 5 feet 1 inch and 3 quarters, hazle eyes, brown hair, dark ruddy complexion, Rooty Hill Establishment.
3. John Cooper, Minerva (4), 34, Hereford, 5 feet 6 inches, blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, George Cox's Clearing party.
3. James Elms, Princess Royal, Cheshire, 5 feet 10 inches, hazle eyes, brown hair, brown complexion, servant to Mr. R. Johnston.
3. Joseph Lockett, Princess Royal, Norwich, 5 feet 10 inches, light grey eyes, brown hair, fresh complexion, servant to Mr. R. Johnston.
3. Thomas Woods, Princess Royal, Cheshire, 5 feet 10 inches, hazle eyes, brown hair, brown complexion, servant to Mr. R. Johnston.
3. James Duke, Countess Harcourt, [25?], Dublin, 5 feet 7 inces, dark grey eyes, brown hair, dark freckled complexion, Mr. M'Arthur, Esq. Clearning party.
3. William Bayley, Asia, 23, Henly on Thames, 5 feet [8?], hazle eyes, light brown hair, fair pale complexion, Emu Plains.
2. John Grady, Mangles 2, Mr. W. Hutchinson, Eastern Creek.
2. John Pentley, Asia 4, 24, Durham, 5 feet 5 inches, blue eyes, sandy hair, fair ruddy complexion, Mr. W. Hutchinson, Eastern Creek.
2. Thomas [Lone?], Eliza 2, 18, Birmingham, 5 feet 4 and a quarter inches, hazle eyes, brown hair, pale sallow complexion, servant to Thomas Reiby, South Creek.
2. John Price, Canada, 37, Lancashire, 5 feet 5 inches, dark eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, Bathurst.
2. John Fisher, Isabella 1, 27, Manchester, 5 feet 5 inches, hazle yes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, Servant to John [Shepherd?].
2. Anthony Bogin, Guilford 3, Longford, 5 feet 6 inches, hazle eyes, brown hair, fair ruddy complexion, Emu plains.
2. Richard Bayford, Dick, Hertfordshire, 5 feet 3 and a half inches, hazle eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, Emu Plains.
2. John Hawkens, Tottenham, 24, London, 5 feet 8 and a half inches, brown eyes, dark brown hair, dark complexion, Emu Plains.
2. Samuel Owen, Mary 2, Sallop, 5 feet 9 and a half inches, grey eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, Emu Plains.
2. Edward Wylie, Canada 3, Dublin, 5 feet 2 and a half inches, dark eyes, black hair, fair pale complexion, Emu Plains.
2. Felix Macken, Daphne, 22, Newry, 5 feet 4 and a half inches, hazel eyes, light brown hair, fair ruddy complexion, Emu Plains.
2. Edward Lambert, 49, Hadlow, Hereford, 5 feet 4 inches, hazle eyes, brown hair, fair ruddy complexion, Lieut. James Reid, Newcastle.
1. Margaret Carroll, Woodman, Dublin, 4 feet 11 inches, blue yes, brown hair, fresh complexion, servant to Mr. Gilbert Macleod.
1. Edward Birmingham, John Barry, 18, Kildare, 4 feet 7 inches, hazle eyes, dark brown hair, florid complexion, Mr. Redfern's Clearing Party.
1. John Groves, Coromandel, 25, Newington, 5 feet 2 inches and a half, hazle eyes, brown hair, dark ruddy complexion, servant to Mr. Binder, Hunter's River, Newcastle.
1. Thomas White, Batavia, Derbyshire, 5 feet 3 and 3 quarter inches, brown eyes, brown hair, dark ruddy complexion, Liverpool.
1. John Brown, Grenada, 36, America, 5 feet 6 inches, hazle eyes, brown hair, dark ruddy complexion, servant to G. Mason, Upper Minto.
1. Charles Croker, Surry (4), 19, Bath, 4 feet 4, hazle eyes, brown hair, fresh complexion, Patrick Shea's Gang, Rooty Hill.
1. Patrick M'Nally, Isabella 3, 21, County Meath, 5 feet 3 and 3 quarter inches, grey eyes, brown hair, sallow comp. Patrick Shea's Gang, Rooty Hill.
1. James Kelly, Recovery (2), 21, Dublin, 5 feet 5 and a half inches, blue yes, brown hair, pale complexion, Carter's Barracks.
1. Richard Wise, Minerva (3), 25, Limerick, 5 feet 4 inches, blue eyes, black hair, dark ruddy complexion, servant to Mrs. King, South Creek.
1. William Donald, Guilford (5), 22, Dumbastoneshire, 5 feet 6 inches, grey eyes, brown hair, fair freckled complexion, J. Campbell, Esq., Prospect.
1. Edward Duff, John Barry, 30, Kildare, 5 feet 7 inches, hazle eyes, sandy hair, sallow complexion, Servant to H. O'Brien.
Any Persons harbouring, concealing, or maintaining any of the said Absentees, will be prosecuted for the Offence.
F. A. Hely, Principal Superintendent.
Source: NSW Absconded Prisoners' (Convict's) List (1824, March 4). The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), p. 4.
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