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James CLOVER - Convict VDL
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Trial of James CLOVER 1838
James CLOVER late of the Parish of Burnham, Labourer, Tried for housebreaking after previous conviction for belongings, the cause of John GLADDON. Pleads Guilty. Sentence: To be transported for the term of 10 years to such place as Her Majesty shall think fit to declare. [Essex Quarter Sessions Indictments 16 Oct 1838: Dengie 32:, Wendy Taylor]
Convict Record of James CLOVER (provided by Ross Newcombe)
(Green text indicates questionable)
Page 46, VDn (Van Diemen's Land)
CLOVER James
Tried: Essex 2 (nd) S(ession): 16 Oct 1838, Sentence: 10 yrs
Embarked: 20 Feby 1840, Arrived: 30 June 1840
Protestant, Can Read (but not write)
Transported for House Breaking, Gaol, Rep(or)t, Bad (character), Convicted
and in Prison before & once Whipped. Hulk Report: Good, Single. Stated
this offence: House Breaking, Pros(ecuto)r John Newman, Parish of Burnham,
Once for Watch 6 mos & Whipped, once fined 5/-, Single
Surgeon's Report:
No. of offences: -
How Employed: -
General Conduct: Good
Trade: Ploughman and Sawyer
Physical Description: Height: 5ft 4ins, Age: 23, Complexion: Fair, Head: Oval, Hair: Brown, Whiskers: Brown thin, Visage: Oval, Forehead: Oval, Eyebrows: Dk Brown, Eyes: Medium large, Nose: Medium Length, Mouth: Large, Chin: Round. N(ot) Plain, Bristle on chin mouth large
Remarks: None (no scars or tattoos)
Period of Probation: 15 months. 20 Nov 1841 Ext(ende)d two mos, 1 Dec 1841 Extd three mos, 4 Mar 1842 Extd 15 mos DO (initials or ditto)
Station of Gang: PB (Prisoner Barracks) 11 Aug 1841 Prob(ation) Ex(tended), 1 Sep 1841 CMd (Commanded) I/B (In Barracks), 22 Jan 1843 PB (Prisoner Barracks)
Class: 3rd, 2nd 4/?/? , / PPN 1(st) Class. Under
Offences and Sentences:
21 April 1841 P(robation) Gang / Misconduct - 3 days Sol(itar)y NG (initals)/
1 May 1841 (Probation) Absconding - Six months hard labour in Chains PM & IT
Chain Gang PB (Prisoner Barracks) vide (see) L(ientenant) G(overnor's) Decision 7 May 1841, 7 June 1841 PG (Probation Gang)/ Absent from his Gang under
Plea of Sickness 3 days Sol(itar)y Conf(inemen)t PS/ 2 Augt 1841 / (C(hain) Gang) Misconduct mak(in)g away
Slop Clothing, Extended Sentence to Chains extd 3 months and & recom(mende)d to be removed to Salt Creek Con(ditional) P(ardon) vide
LGD (Lieutenant Governor's Decision) 7 August 1841 (This next offence was entered twice in error and is crossed out: 7 June 1841 (P(robation) Gang) Absent from his Gang under Plea of Sickness - 3 days Sol(itar)y /NG/
26 Nov 1841 Prob(atio)n Ch(ai)ns Idleness Recom(mende)d that his probation be extd two mos /EB/ App(rove)d vide L(ieutenant) G(overnor's) dec(isio)n 3 Dec 1841. 1st Dec 1841
P(robation) Ch(ai)ns, Absent without leave - Prob(atio)n ext(ende)d 3 mos- recom(men)ded /EB/ 2nd Decr 1841 Pr(obation) Ch(ai)s/
Refus(in)g to work - 36 stripes on the Breech /EB/ 3rd Decr 1841 Pr(obation) Ch(ai)ns/ Persist(in)g in refus(in)g
to work - 7 days Sol(itar)y (Confinement) /EB/ 17th Decr 1841 P(robation) Ch(ai)ns / Abs(en)t without authority - 30 stripes
on the Breech /EB/ 30th Decr 1841 (?P~ C Ms) Pr(obation) Ch(ai)ns / Refusing to work 36 stripes on the Breech /EB/
P(robation) G(ang) L Ext(ende)d L(ieutenan)t Gov(ernor')s Dec(ision)
Remarks (right side column, scan1)
§ Feb 1842 Idle - improving
§ Apr 1842 G(ang) probation
§ ? - Jun 1842 mid(?)g L. Jul 1842 gang
3 or T.L.
§ Aug 1842 ---- -----aly ----
Sep 1842 ditto, Oct 1842 Food ditto
8 Jul 1843 Perth 12 Jul 1843 SD
Pooley Cressy
2 Mar 1844 Perth, 6 Mar 1844
Wm Thos Beswick
Whitehills Morven
12 Apr 1848 N-- 18 Apr 1848 G Morven
7 May 1848 P(robation) / G(ang), 14th C(oal) Mine
3 Oct 1848 Cas(cades), 5 Mar 1849 To
Freedom
5th July 1845 Ticket of Leave
Convict Record continued (left side margin, scan 2)
28 Aug 1841 IL, 22 Oct 1841 Cascs (Cascades, Hobart), 3 Dec 1841 CPtn (?Campbell Town) off (prob offence, poss off stores), 16 Dec 1841 CPtn (?Campbell Town), 21 Dec 1841 Cascs (Cascades), 7 Jan 1842 Cascs (Cascades), 25 Jan 1843 T Bay off, 10 Feb 1843 T Bay off, 21 Jul 1843 Longford
(left side margin, scan 1)
26 Mar 1844 off, 17 May 1844 Catls (Cat'o nine tails) offence, 15 Oct 1844 In a oven (solitary) offence, 3 Apr 1848 Cascades, Absconded 9 Dec 1848 P(risoner)-p Office
Scan2 top line illegible, date? 10 Apr 1848, something about 'mutton concealed'?
received --- deprived of his T Leave (date?)
T(icket of) Leave revoked 14 Apr 1848 X Pet(itio)n for Re-d of TL, Re-ord 30 Dec --
T(icket of) L(eave) revoked 9 May 1848
Discharged to his freedom from P(robation or Prisoner) B(arracks) Hobart 3 Mar 1849
CON 33/1 [CON 33/1-115 Male convicts under the probation system 1840-1853. Form used from 1840 combined the functions of the old conduct registers and the description lists. The convicts' previous history, voyage, description, native place, probation station, conduct in the colony, employment etc were recorded. Arranged alphabetically by initial of surname.]
(sideways on right side)
24 Aug 1841 off, 8 Nov 1841 T(icket of) L(eave), 19 Dec 1841 off, (date? 8 Jan 1842) T P--, (date? 23 Jan 1842) off
Scan3 List of Convicts [2615-26b]
2619 CLOVER James, Trade: Ploughman, Where Tried: Essex, Sentence: 10 years, Native Place: Essex, near Chelmsford, How Appropriated: 15 months
2620 CROUCHMAN James, Trade: Butcher & Ploughman, Where Tried: ditto, Sentence: 15 years, Native Place: Essex, near Chelmsford, How Appropriated: 2 years
2621 COE George Ploughman, Where Tried: ditto, Sentence: 14 years, Native Place: How Appropriated: 18 months, Died in Hosp(ital) ---?
NOTES:
Number of convicts transported to VDL was 52508 [Lesley Uebel]
Lt-Gov Sir John FRANKLIN term of office 5 Jan 1837-21 Aug 1843
Lt-Gov Sir John EARDLEY-WILMOT - 21 Aug 1843-13 Oct 1846
Administrator Charles J LATROBE - 13 Oct 1846-25 Jan 1847
Lt-Gov Sir William T DENISON - 25 Jan 1847-8 Jan 1855
In 1856 VDL became known as Tasmania.
Saltwater Probation Station 1843-1850
Cascades Probation Station was on Tasman Peninsula
State Library of Tasmania, Convict Records in Launceston Library, by Marion Sargent
e.g. CY 1160 Campbell Town Convict Department Lists of prisoners. Includes name, term, ship, date of arrival, offence, where from, colonial sentence. 1832-1854
e.g. CY 1929 Ross Road Station convict records 1845-1852
Fellow researchers of GLADWIN/CLOVER line: Paula Jones, Ross Newcombe, Diane Ovenden, Wendy Taylor
